She woke up and everything had changed. But there is one silver lining…
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APPEARANCES ARE DECEPTIVE: A Short Story by Mary Papas
Melissa would welcome her fans in her dressing room, with a big smile on her face. She would yell at the cleaning lady who would come later, when everyone else was gone. She would play with her jewelry at home. Continue Reading
SWEET TEA: A Free Short Story by Deina Furth
(1215 words) The ice cubes are almost gone, misshapen chunks of fractured glass floating in the diluted amber sea. The sweetness has dulled. The sun has gone with it, leaving me alone on the sagging deck, eyes fixed on the Continue Reading
THE NOTE: A Free Short Story by Mary Papas
I want you to know this was not an easy decision. I have been thinking about this for months. It is the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last one when I go to bed. Continue Reading
House of Mirrors: A Short Story by Tia Brown
(902 Words) A man stares at his full reflection, trembling with excitement. He slowly reaches out and touches his reflection… finger to finger. There’s a spark of light. Then ripples. His reflection warps and shrinks. It is now a small Continue Reading
THE OBSESSION OF ED NOLAN: A Free Short Story by PJ Rhett
(1164 words) Ed Nolan parked his blue 1955 Chevrolet under the maple trees right across the street from the high school. It was unusually warm on that September afternoon for Minnesota: 80 degrees and no wind. Ed pulled a hankie Continue Reading
THE CLIFFWATCHER: A Short Story by Deina Furth (Part 3 of 3)
Part 3 of 3 (1597 words) It had to be the television. It had really hyped this up, this suicidal glorification, hadn’t it? And now it was affecting impressionable teenagers’ minds. The old man shook his head. “It was two Continue Reading
THE CLIFFWATCHER: A Short Story by Deina Furth (Part 2 of 3)
(1298 words) “Miss, you’re on my property,” he tried again. He hobbled across his porch so that he stood at the top of three steps leading to the lawn, wanting to make sure that she heard him. “And down there’s Continue Reading
THE CLIFFWATCHER: A Short Story by Deina Furth (Part 1 of 3)
(1066 words) The old man was stirring a dab of honey into his chamomile tea when the first raindrop hit the window. He looked up, his attention shifting to the droplets as they created a constellation of mirrored beads on the Continue Reading
Never Again: A Short Story by Mary Papas
Never again. I will not come back. This is it. You hit me for the last time. I look in the mirror. An old lady with bruises all over the face and neck looks back at me. I am 30 Continue Reading