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    Gothic Short Story

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    while he waited for his friend to pick him up. We talked for about an hour when there was another knock at the door. The police were here looking for a murder named Harry. Harry had just escaped from jail and stole a guard ’s car. The guard ’s car was located outside of my house. We went into the kitchen to find the man with car troubles missing. The police jolted outside to try to catch him. They couldn ’t find him‚ but questioned me about him for what seemed like hours. When they finally left‚ I

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    Flatsound: A Short Story

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    they sent this up to you.” He hands me the hot pad and the burning plate‚ which smells phenomenal. “And‚ I wanted to say that I like your new hair.” He pulls a fork and spoon wrapped in a napkin out of his pocket and hands the bundle to me. He’s about to leave when I ask him‚ “Could you bring me up something to drink?”

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    The Muusky: A Short Story

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    BAM! The crowd roared after I did this‚ I just hit my first single of my career‚ and not the only time I will get another one. It felt musky while I hit it‚ and it was beginning to get cloudy in the distance as well. My friends Trevor‚ Collin‚ Evan‚ Andrew‚ and Michael congratulated me once I got into the dug-out. At the time I was only seven years old. I always remind myself that I have to work for things in order to accomplish things. I was mesmerized that I actually hit it‚ at first I just tried

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    The opportunity was an open door to human trafficking and a closed one to any reality she had before entering this world. Angela’s story may be as tragic as it gets‚ but it’s more than that. Her constitutional right was ripped away from her hands when she was forced to work for a family that neglected her basic needs for living. Many people couldn’t imagine a world that does not implement

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    Grace: A Short Story

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    sassy tone showing no sympathy for her mother’s hurt expression “And how does that make it my fault he won’t show.”the mother said placing her hands on her hips “I don’t have time for this.” Grace mutters burying her face in her hands “Well what about the sochi‚” her mother says raising an eyebrow “That was his job and it was a trad-” grace cut her mother off by sitting up and clenching her fist “I know just wait he will be here” Grace says with a angry expression starring her mother down “Keep

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    Gizmo: A Short Story

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    Do you have a Puppy? I do and his name is Gizmo. Getting Gizmo is one of the best things that ever happened to me. Here’s how it happened. It was near my birthday when I asked my parents if I could get a dog. Sadly‚ they said I wasn’t ready for a dog because I couldn’t take care of it. I was distraught because I had wanted a dog for as long could remember. A few days passed‚ and I had finally gotten over not getting a dog. I was chilling at my house watching tv‚ bored as ever ‚ until my mom came

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    Short Fictional Story

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    My Heaven on Earth Chapter 1 Life in the Norm It was an average day in suburban Denver‚ Colorado. Everything was peaceful. The day went as smooth as butter. I walked out of the office from a hard and exhausting day at work. I sold three houses‚ did six 100-page reports‚ and sucked up to the boss for that little bit extra in my pay check. I walked into my house I shared with my best friend and housemate Madeline. “Hey Madi‚ I am so exhausted! The boss had me working non-stop today. Ugh I can’t

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    Zero: A Short Story

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    yet another bullet left the barrel of a sniper. This time it did the job. The bullet hit my neck‚ severing my carotid artery and just missing my spine. I fell to the hard‚ dusty concrete floor. Laying in a pool of my own blood‚ the Russians cheered about their small victory. Disappointed‚ I close my eyes for the last time‚ beginning my descent into

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    outstretched root. The followers stepped forward with thick ropes in their arms. They formed a rough circle around us and slowly‚ cautiously‚ moved in. “If you try anything funny we will use lethal force‚” the leader warned. “ I know you all must be confused about what is going on. The truth is the “Folder” was a scam to find people who were so desperate they would leave everything. The pictures you saw were all of native Vernans in the city of Vazdas. All of the humans we collect are sent there to work as slaves

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    Eternalsleep Short Story

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    routine. I was leading Mrs. Houston along nicely. We moved from the tarot readings – where Harold’s presence first manifested – to channeling sessions‚ where he showed up regularly. Google‚ Twitter‚ and Consta made it almost too easy. I knew plenty about Harold

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