Short Fiction

Drama and guilt are for those people who have too much time on their hands ...

Everyone's betting on Warren to go undercover. The only question is under wear?

Jeffrey Carl Jefferis is a thirty-year-old freedom fighter. He has been pushing the envelope of word power for so long that his fingers are permanently stuck to the sealing glue.

The action! The excitement of the chase! Ugh, the scurvy pervert after the undies ...!

How agonizing, to pretend that love does not exist!

What can you not admire about penguins?

Poor Jack Runner. Mel Trent has chronicled his troubles before, but this time, she chooses an alternative reality for his story ...

When it comes to the end, do you do what is right, or do you do what is inevitable?

It was like having a rug pulled out from under your feet. And yet, the fall itself taught a lesson about balance ..

Word is out on the street: Great Lenin plays some mean ball. Do you care to join him?

The beginning, so full of promise. If we knew what the words would become, would we even say, "Hello"?

M.J. Nicholls concludes his Modern Narratives ... will Lucy Biatch and the feckless Nigel survive?

And who wouldn't be captivated by her amazing personality and flair?

In pain, keep peeling back the layers ... where was it that it all went so wrong?

Oh, well, we've all experienced something like this, haven't we?

When you try to pinpoint where a relationship went from beautiful to hideous, you keep going back, and back, and back ...

She was a redhead, with entrancing freckles and a fine way with words ... but making speeches is sometimes the least of political skills ...

Rude people who don't want to take the time to talk to people are just asking for it ...

Being Henry is normal to Henry. His co-workers respect him, he does his best, he's never late for work. But one day in particular, his employer doesn't want him there ...

Censorship is not necessarily a bad thing. However, you have to consider who is doing the censoring and whether they are doing it for the common good, or because it gives them power ...

Peter is currently working towards an MFA in Creative Writing, having journeyed across the country to do so. He has work forthcoming in Writers' Bloc.

The end has come, and Plague's destiny is about to overtake him.

Anna Sykora writes for the joy from Hanover, Germany, where she resides with her patient husband and three enormous Norwegian Forest Cats. Editors seem to prefer her humor, horror and animal tales.

Times were rough. This was at least a job, and easy enough to do, even though his co-workers were a bit on the odd side ...

When Paula finally begins to tell the whole story about her friendship with Merle, Rick can hardly bear to hear it ...

Cleaning up the garden can be satisfying to the heart and to the eye ... and sometimes, to the ear as well.

Alex proceeds to try to break his brother's spirit, but won't this maneuver break something in himself, too?

Rick sees in Merle's blog entries a clear danger, but wonders why on earth Paula continues to defend him ...

Wayne Faust has been a full-time music and comedy performer for over 30 years, performing in 38 states, England, Holland, Scotland, and Mexico.

Jack Runner has been given an ultimatum: he must quit his caffeine habit. He hates the idea, but it seems better than giving up the whiskey or the cigarettes ... for a while.