Short Fiction

Even a monster has the right to find love. No matter how long it takes.

A time to remember for years to come...

When do you realize that every heart needs some kindness?

Brady Ellis is a writer from Appalachia, Ohio, graduate of The Ohio State University, and the associate of multiple infamous cats. When not writing he can generally be found fueling an expensive caffeine addiction or wandering through the nearest woods.

Sean Lawrence hails from Southern California, where he writes both screenplays and short stories. He's been published a few times and won a few contests. There are rumors he might one day attempt a novel, but he has yet to confirm this.

Matthew Mota is a writer from Chicago, Illinois. He went to the University of Illinois for engineering but still makes time to write. Creating unique short stories and poetry are his ways of navigating the universal hardships of life.

Just another five minutes, that's all...

The great outdoors!

Ah, the right hand of Justice...

Where there is hatred, there is no room for anything else...

Viewing heartbreak from two perspectives...

Closer each day...

Ashwini Shenoy is an Indian author best known for her debut novel, Shikhandini - Warrior Princess of the Mahabharata (Leadstart, 2019) which received critical acclaim worldwide, with its Tamil version released by Swasam in 2024.

John Randolph is a technologist and writer living in New York City.

Continuing last week's story "Rabbit Season"...

Visitors to another planet find unfriendly natives...

Author of the debut novel Twelfth House (Seaburn Classics), and Shaded Pergola (Tropaeum Press), a collection of haiku and short poetry featuring her original illustrations, E.C. Traganas enjoys a professional career as a Juilliard-trained concert pianist and composer, and has held over 40 national exhibitions of her artwork.

Temptations come in many forms...

Alyssa Willeford is a Seattle-born, New York City-based new writer working in the fields of sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative fiction.

An attack, a battle, or plain old war?

Daniel Stride has a lifelong love of literature in general, and speculative fiction in particular. He writes both short stories and poetry. Daniel lives in Dunedin, New Zealand.

In uncommon territory, we can expect uncommon ways of seeing life...

Sometimes you don't need to be alone...

Testosterone and muscle cars...

Daniel P. Douglas is the pen name for identical twins Phillip and Paul Garver. Phillip, a U.S. Army veteran, former intelligence analyst, and retired federal government employee, and Paul, with 30 years in the museum profession including the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, write science fiction, suspense, and thrillers.

Maurice Forrester is a software developer and writer living in central New York.

Asylum? For a being that different?

Mary Jo Rabe writes science fiction, modern fantasy, historical fiction, and crime or mystery stories, generally displaying a preference for what she defines as happy endings.

Michael James Tapscott is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer, musician, and songwriter. Since 2004, he has been recording, releasing, and performing under various names.

Kevin LeCompte is a high school English teacher who loves stories of all genres, though he tends to lean towards horror because he grew up in the 80's and was sneaking out of bed to watch scary movies way before he should have been.