Category: Short Story
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Avoidance
(Image provided by Erin Elizabeth) It was not a good day. In fact, it had been several days since Adrick had had a good day. Was it too much to ask for even a few hours without something major taking place that needed his attention? It was midday and he hadn’t had more to eat…
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Once More, With Feeling
(Image provided by Jameson Knopp) Word had already arrived. The heroes were dead, fallen at the very foot of the Dread Lord’s castle. The last hope of all mankind was lost. Most people back in the village were still weeping, lamenting the coming doom. Already, on the horizon, the black clouds could be seen gathering.…
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Helping
(Image provided by Paul Cleveland) Danny disliked the new home. It was fine enough during the day but at night things changed. At night, the walls began to whisper. Most of the time it sounded like faint hissing, or perhaps someone whispering just far enough away that you could hear them but not understand what…
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The Storyteller
(Image provided by Megan Durham) “In ancient days, the earth spoke. It gave forth warnings, hints for the future, and aid in times of great need. It was beloved by all but a few. Those few recognized that the earth was also preventing people from advancing, and so they sought for a way to silence…
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Hard Days
(Image provided by Annette Forrest Taylor) Get up. The injunction was there, hanging in the air like a floating balloon just out of reach. There’s nothing wrong with you, just get up. He did not get up. He wasn’t sad, or angry, or…anything, really. No desire at all for anything filled him to the brim.…
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Neighbors
(Photo by Lisa Fotios) The hot sun beat down on Tafita and her garden. It was nearing midday and she really ought to be inside but there was just a couple more rows of weeding to do. Besides, she enjoyed the work and the heat. Beads of sweat were diverted away from her eyes by…
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Buenas Noches, Joaquin
(Photo by Alex Andrews) It was a quiet night, which was not the norm. Usually there were sounds of traffic or insects but tonight, it seemed, everyone and everything had decided to keep to themselves. After listening to the usual nightly noise for so many years, Joaquin found it difficult to fall asleep in this…
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Art and Soul
(Photo by LR Allen) “Art is the truest expression of the inner soul.” That was a favorite refrain of Leah’s art professor, Dr Hicks. He was an old man, quite round and bowed with age but his eyes were always bright and his voice strong whenever he was lecturing. “I want you all to go…
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Theofore
(Photo by Janejira Damron) The last family finally left, dragging their crying child who wanted to stay. It was both a compliment for all the hard work that went into making The Kid’s Corner a fun place as well as a tiring and annoying reminder of another late closing that would keep everyone working just…
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Cloud Fall
(Photo by Erin Elizabeth) Kani’s small village was the only settlement on the island. It was the last in a string of over a dozen islands near the world falls where the ocean poured over the edge and into the vast nothing. From the westward beach Kani could see the rising mists that forever hung…
Bridge of Broken Glass 