Tagged: short story

Here we include all stand alone short stories regardless of the style of prose. We have great literary fiction, contemporary, sic-fi, fantasy and some amazing work by new writers that is amazing because it doesn’t fall into a category.

Babylon 0

Babylon

As I stood before the Tower of Babel, a chill ran down my spine, and an overwhelming sense of dread washed over me. Its colossal structure loomed over the city, an affront to the...

The Blaze 0

The Blaze

Amidst the obsidian expanse of the Caribbean, the HMS Blaze sailed through the 17th century, a towering colossus of wood and sail. Her bow sliced through the inky waters, leaving foamy tendrils in her...

The Rancher and the Child 0

The Rancher and the Child

1 Once again, Robert Kelley found himself at a crossroads with the state of things. The woman had just calmed enough to where she could breathe, with her husband patting her back, his face...

Epilogue 0

Epilogue

That’s how I encountered myself this morning. I’m sitting in a tree near my house, staring at the sunshine, listening to my favorite song.  The cars come and go, some of them going to...

The girl in the gown 0

The girl in the gown

It’s only a few paces behind me, whatever it was, I didn’t stop to check, I was to petrified at the eerie sound to see what had made it. Not like I want to...

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Birth of a Robot

I was finished being builded the first of December, 3035. That’s when my AI was first activated. My movement at the time was minimal, so I could only see what was directly in front of me. The factory floor was sterile, bright, and chrome. Robotic arms whizzed all over the floor, quickly building cheaper models to be sent to whatever mercenary company or factory floor that needed the expendable labor. I looked down to see two people in lab coats…

Rage of a Human

Rage of a Human

Filiks sat in the corner of a ruined shack, his rifle aimed at the door. The blue blood of the gorgfin and the red blood of their advisory decorated the interior of the shack,...

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The Great Dream

Short Story “‘Are you dreaming?’ “The question caught me off guard. I didn’t recognize the voice. I turned to look at the man that questioned me. ‘Excuse me?’ As I turned I realized I...