creepy stories fantastic stories Frederick Frankenberg medium length stories Monday, April 22, 2024 The Quest for Red Bull by Frederick Frankenberg Jake is forbidden from travelling beyond his garden, out where life is cheap and monsters roam, but he simply must get some more Red Bull.I wasn't always an adventurer. In fact, I hardly left the house. I would shut myself up in the living room and play video games all day. But Daddy used to let me out on Fridays to play handball with the other kids after my homeschool ended. I was in front o… Read more Labels: creepy stories fantastic stories Frederick Frankenberg medium length stories 5 comments:
Loredano Cafaro medium length stories real life stories Sabrina Beretta Friday, April 19, 2024 Thus the Circle Closes by Loredano Cafaro, translated by Sabrina Beretta When Max returns to Pratonero, he is forced to stay longer than intended, and face the trauma of his past.A single raindrop, an imperceptible veil of fog, even a hint of mist would contribute to creating the right atmosphere for the situation. Instead, there is only the autumn sun carrying out its task as a routine, perhaps with too much zeal. Then again, why expect the opposite? If life were a m… Read more Labels: Loredano Cafaro medium length stories real life stories Sabrina Beretta 5 comments:
Aurora McKee creepy stories long stories Wednesday, April 17, 2024 And the Beanstalk by Aurora McKee An autistic girl called Jack tends to a mysterious plant growing in her back garden to try and escape from a memory she can't bring herself to voice.There's a new plant in the garden. New as in no one planted it, no one's put anything there since Grandma died. Her roses have all withered, her lilacs choked with weeds, flower petals rotting into the dirt like little girls' skins. T… Read more Labels: Aurora McKee creepy stories long stories 8 comments:
JD Strunk real life stories short stories Monday, April 15, 2024 Swish by J. D. Strunk Jeremy Astor becomes obsessed with making the high school basketball team, but at what cost?Jeremy "Automatic" Astor stood at the free throw line. Two shots were forthcoming; two points would win the game. Even so, it was not the orange lip of the rim that was the focus of his attention. Nor was it the 400 chanting fans. Rather, Jeremy was attempting to calculate the odds of a game endi… Read more Labels: JD Strunk real life stories short stories 15 comments:
pick of the month real life stories short stories Stephen Myer Friday, April 12, 2024 The Blue Country by Stephen Myer A sorrowful man shares his surreal recurring vision of the Blue Country.I sit beside sorrow heading crosstown, eyes searching for the address through iridescent drops that pelt the windshield. I depart the bus and climb the steps of a brownstone. A woman answers the door. She wears a black, avian print dress that conforms to her svelte body. Where have I seen her before? Perhaps she is the doctor… Read more Labels: pick of the month real life stories short stories Stephen Myer 18 comments: