Short Fiction

We all want to be happy. But to expect someone else to make us happy?...

Christopher Yermack is happy to be here.

There is no sure way to count on another day...

Born and raised in Scotland, Kathleen Gray left home at 18 for London, The Hague, then Paris, which became home.

Will Willoughby’s short stories often feature characters facing absurd, funny/sad situations. He earned his English degree from the University of New Hampshire and now lives in southern Maine with his wife, his daughter, and his potato-colored dog, Charlie.

Austrian writer Thomas Kodnar, born in 1992, has a thing for horror. He studied philosophy at the University of Vienna. He enjoys black coffee and vegan cake.

"...Time in reverse possesses infinite possibilities..."

1928...Are we having fun yet?

Now, then, in times to come...never changes.

The end creeps up on us, and when it arrives, all we have left is the past...

Jesse Ofsowitz was born in Germany and now lives in the USA. He has been published in Chapter House, Sojournal, and Bartleby Snopes. In addition to his fiction, he enjoys photography, writes about English usage, and has translated Middle English poetry.

Mike Scofield has been publishing stories since the last millennium.

"...squeezing what they can from life’s terrifying countdown..."

What, value is based on skin coloration?

My Oma (Dutch grandmother) told me this story when I was twelve...

Sydnie Stern is a third-year English student at St. John’s University. Her journalistic articles are featured in the University’s independent publication, The Torch. She held an internship position with Brooklyn-based author and artist Christine Stoddard.

To hear, you don't only need ears...

Giovanni Ruffini lives in New York City. He is a Professor of Classical Studies in the Department of History at Fairfield University, specializing in the social history of Greco-Roman Egypt and Christian Nubia. His short stories combine a love of science fiction with a lifelong interest in the history and cultures of the Nile Valley and the Horn of Africa.

Jacob Aaron Reingold has taught English in Oman, served in the US Navy, and worked in refugee resettlement, carpentry, and food service. He currently lives in Spain.

Why surround ourselves with walls that weren't necessary to begin with?

There's always a project like that...

Corey Villas, born and raised in North Carolina, is a graduate of Auburn University.

Keep in mind that those who remember are more than just memories...

The currency of vast "progress"...

Too young and too dumb, indeed...

James W. Morris is a graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia, where he was awarded a scholarship for creative writing. He has published dozens of short stories, humor pieces, essays, and poems in various literary magazines, and worked for a time as a joke writer for Jay Leno.

Nick Young is a retired award-winning CBS News Correspondent. He lives outside Chicago.

Rick McQuiston is a bonafide horror fanatic. To date, he has had well over 400 publications. Currently, he's under contract with Raven Tale Publications for several novels.

Win or lose, a game is an interesting proposition...