The One about the Dead Dog
This is a story inspired by urban legends -- unusual stories or anecdotes based on hearsay that are widely circulated as true. Like alligators in sewers. Or dead dogs in…
Behold the Winners of the 280-Character Story Contest
Two weeks ago, we asked you to write 280-character short stories, in honor of the unasked-for, unappreciated, and frankly awful increase in Twitter’s tweet length restrictions. Uncannily, we wound up…
280-Character Story Contest
microfictions, illustrated {read}
From the Point of View of a Cat
By Czeck writer Karel Čapek, inventor of the term ‘robot’
Shaughnessy
The eviction notice came in the middle of a long winter
Picking through the Ruins of your Dying Neighborhood
There is a plague upon our house. It’s making the thin wallpaper curl, the tongue-and-groove floors moan.