The Candy Children’s Mother by A.A. Balaskovits
My grandmother once told me that once you go into the forest, you come back a changeling. Or you don’t come back at all.
There are only 3 fantasies
"There are only 3 fantasies. One is getting something from nothing: magic, technology. Another is becoming something from nothing: destiny, entrepreneurship. Both are silly, but have their place. Only their…
Our Small-Town Harvest Festival Isn’t That Creepy, Nosy Stranger
Don’t worry, nosy stranger, there’s nothing that unusual about our harvest festival.
Being the Murdered Babysitter
The thing about being the murdered babysitter is you set the plot in motion.
Drabblecast 384 – The Cats of Ulthar
I’ve been getting into fiction podcasts lately and one I really love is Drabblecast. Check out this episode.
Tiny House by Nancy Stohlman
After the rapture I decided to buy a tiny house.
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}
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.