Short Fiction

What father mourns his living son? What wife her present husband? What dog passes judgment on a man? Part 3 of 5.

A legless woman, a talking dog, a handsome man with a beautiful voice -- how can they have met? Part 2 of 5.

Yes, it was just as good as taking out an ad in the newspapers ... wait, does anyone read newspapers any more? Maybe it was a lot better than taking out an ad!

Our lives flow along like the waters of a river, and where we find ourselves is at least partly due to how we use the current...

Look out for yourself -- this future is closer than you think!

What if you woke up tomorrow and it was seven centuries later, and a lot of problems had been solved? Would you long for the past or...?

The pain only lasts a short time in the scheme of things, but that last flash of memory, the one in which you can see how it was all going wrong -- that's the thing that cripples your heart...

Some people just can't get out from under that label...

A child is told that Authority comes from Heaven, and that Authority comes from the head of the family. Think about it.

This editor is glad that the Foodie Channels don't have anything "special" on tonight...

Maui Holcomb grew up in the Northwest and currently lives and writes in Burbank, California, toiling in the lower echelons of the film industry attempting to make movies sound good.

So dangerously fast was the troika, they made a law that the horses had to wear bells to warn of their approach ...

To savor each day, to soak in all the beauty that surrounds us, from the minute to the mountainous...is there any higher calling?

A project, a paper, an experiment: they have a particular and finite purpose, a beginning and an end. However, people -- and justice -- should be more than that...

This is where you find the words, the truth, the glory...

The shadowy recesses of the curtains, the soft sound of steps upon the wooden dais, the splendor of the lights...theater! Nothing like it!

"...adjective: related or joined in spirit..."

Marshall J. Pierce is an author, producer and songwriter living in San Francisco. His writing has appeared in newspapers, online magazines, literary mags, tv commercials, corporate videos, LitQuake, box packaging, his Mom's Facebook page, radio theatre and countless emails.

There are always clues -- but the mystery surrounding a murder may have only a few of them that are apparent...

Jeremy has no choice -- he must go to Africa and hunt a certain rhino if he wants to be rid of his affliction...

The best flavors are the ones you can taste from your heart out...

Bill Schwarz is a writer, designer, and engineer from Austin, Texas.

Unseen danger floats all around you. Are you prepared? A simple and economical solution is available to keep you and your loved ones safe.

Looking for Mr. Right -- or should we say Mr. Night? Dress your best and accentuate those fangs!

We all start out in the dark, barely able to look around and see what we've got stored in there...

It didn't matter that Skip didn't want to believe ... he was a man who had no choice in the event.

Living can be hard work even at the best of times, but a time comes when the effort of staying alive makes one long for retirement ...

You think you're asleep, but you're not. You think you're dead, but you're not. You think you can escape, but ...

That cold and creepy voice you hear bouncing off the canyon walls? It's yours...

Yes, that is.