In this original short web fiction piece by Sylvia Krakauer (approx. 2300 words) you’ll find out that sometimes being what other people call crazy is the sanest thing in the world. * * * * Marriage is like a fortress besieged: those who are outside want to get in, and those who are inside want [...]

by Sylvia Krakauer “So what do you do”, I said to the computer screen, “if you really do like walking on the beach and you really don’t play games?” I guess things get to be clichés for a reason. But I didn’t want someone who thought I was just like everyone else. So maybe I [...]

If you’re a fan of flash fiction, you’ll find tons of examples on this site. Below are six stories by Milda Harris all written around the theme of “Food.” Yum! Food Stories by Milda Harris I stared at the girl making the Nutella crepe and couldn’t help myself. I went to the counter and ordered [...]

In another one of Christy Murphy’s true stories about growing up, you’ll find out why it’s both awesome and hard to be the geeky kid of a fun-loving dad. * * * * When I was in middle school, I found out that my Algebra teacher Mrs. McClure had gone to high school with my [...]

by Christy MurphyShe forced herself to relax as she lined up her sights and waited for her view to be unobstructed. As the carnival goers moved away from her target, she held her breath and pulled the trigger. No one would ever suffer at his hands again. * * * * * Some might think [...]

by Sylvia Krakauer Almost everyone I know remembers the first time the previously dispositive complaint “That’s not fair” was not met with a sincere effort to make things right but with a dismissive “Whoever promised that life would be fair?” Most of us were shocked into silence without fully grasping that our worlds were forever [...]