Short Fiction

Grief is complex, and must be given time...

Marc Watson is an author, educator, and father of two residing in Michigan. He spent most of his years in Texas before making a dramatic, life-changing move to Hawaii. There, he taught at an elementary school while simultaneously finding a passion for writing on secluded beaches and in the thick of tropical forests. He became a father and moved once more to Michigan with his growing family, where he now writes under the canopy of maple trees. When his two young children allow him to, of course.

Can you know what goes on behind closed doors?

Adam Stone muses gently on the human condition from Annapolis, Maryland.

Alex Grass was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He now writes and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and three kids.

Immersed in your work?

"...the cause of so many tears..."

The clues were all there...

Some jobs are just routine -- until they aren't...

When it's over, what will you find?

David William Jurgenson got his English writing minor at the University of San Francisco. He was an exchange student at Oxford University, England, where he studied fiction writing. David plays drums in a rock band in Northern California and lives in Novato with his puppy Honey Whiskey.

If your heart speaks truly, does it matter if no one else hears?

Paul G. Chamberlain is a Canadian writer. He has just published his latest book: "The Secret Alchemy of Atlantis: A Journey in Search of a Myth." He lives by the sea in British Columbia.

Destruction, when it comes, gives no explanation...

No excuse...

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"...