Short Fiction

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...

There's a real curmudgeon in Eddie and Kent's neighborhood...

Jason Battle writes about dragons, faeries, space and time travel. His short stories have appeared in short story anthologies and online ezine publications. He resides outside Chicago with his wife and son.

Joseph Evergreen is a novelist primarily writing science fiction and speculative fiction for both children and adults. He lives in the Pacific Northwest and works in data analytics.

E.P. Lande was born in Montreal, but has lived most of his life in the south of France and Vermont, where he now lives with his partner, writing and caring for more than 100 animals, many of which are rescues.

Who knows what the future holds?

"...I’m here and you’re there...."

Gabriel White is a senior at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale studying to be a history educator. He is an avid horror movie watcher and a devoted Stephen King fan.

It's the surprise that makes the laugh...

The world can be a grim place, but there's good out there, too...

Got lots of weapons at his disposal ... Get it?

Joe Mackie lives with his family and pets in Michigan and works as a Software Engineer.

Scintillant takes Christmas into another world and brings back a peculiar, yet happy and unexpected surprise.

Galen T. Pickett has been a member of the physics faculty at Cal State Long Beach since 1999. He lives in the greater LA area with his spouse, four grown children, and several canines. His writing is inspired by the grandeur of the physical world and the absurdity of the academic world, in nearly equal measure.

Polar opposites, best friends ...

Prayer is a beating heart, with emotion and dance to lift it...