Short Story News
Ripped from the headlines – Horror Collection now accepting submissions
ReadMe Publishing is announcing a new horror collection which starts accepting submissions ASAP!
Everyone knows the saying that real life is stranger than fiction. We believe this should be taken even further, that in fact real life is scarier and more horrifying than fiction. We are putting together a collection of short stories inspired by horrific [...]
Micro Fiction
Shadow of a Boy – By Kristine Ong Muslim»
Arthur opened one of the Fed-Ex envelopes on the mantel and inspected its contents. Pictures and a medical certificate of a boy named Kelvin White slid out of the envelope. He remembered the name from the local newspaper item he had read two days ago. The boy had died after being hit by a stray [...]
Flash Fiction
Adventures of G.O.D. – By Darlyne Baugh»
Pablo grips a bottle of booze he managed not to drink last night. A block away Miguel and Niña trail pre-school kids who are joined by a tether and are blocking the sidewalk. The children are noisy and joyful. Their smiles glitter under cloudy skies. This is Pablo’s favorite time of day, a modest slice [...]
Poetry
High Plains Drifter – By Sam Hoye»
Dry throat from dry air. Cracked leather, Callused fingers, maple handle, steel barrel. Three-day stubble on his face weathered face. Eyes are slits, mouth is gnarled. Tobacco juice drips slightly as he spits. He wipes it away with the back of his hand. A horse lies dying and a man lies screaming, “Save me. I [...]
Offbeat Writings
It must be love – By Rosemary Bach-Holzer»
She is such a vixen.
Who is? My car! Is that why ex-husband says she reminds him of me? Hmm… must remember to ask next time I see him. Anyway, back to this particular vixen in question.
She’s a real pedantic always-has-to-be-something-wrong-with-her automobile. Take this morning for example. She was low on petrol… all right! She was [...]
