Category Archives: Fiction

I have come to realize that fashion forever follows nature. Polka dot dresses reminiscent of ladybirds, the black-and-white zebra stripes on high heels, the comfy jumpers with kangaroo pouches…. All the animals imported from Earth have been faithfully copied until … Continue reading →

They tumbled out of her apron and on to the counter—twenty of them, thirty, he wasn’t sure. They looked so innocuous lying there on the counter, the very same counter upon which he rolled out his bread every morning. Rob … Continue reading →

The cover letter of a young man, applying for a vampire vacancy. Continue reading →

Wexford—his horse—cantered onwards without instruction, straight into the castle courtyard, his hooves clatter-clattering on the mismatched cobblestones. There he wheeled to a halt and stamped his foot twice. Continue reading →

Amelia held her breath as she entered the town’s local pub. Being back home was always difficult, but this time — with the prospect of meeting her childhood sweetheart and eternal crush Mark before her — her return to Lincoln … Continue reading →

There was a glitch in the automatic translator, but I didn’t realize until it was too late. I got down on one knee, held up the opal engagement ring I’d been carrying around for weeks, and watched her face freeze … Continue reading →

All you see through the coffee shop window is a flash of red lips, but you know it’s her. You throw down your newspaper, hurry out the door, feel the familiar tightening when you glimpse her long, bare calves. Four … Continue reading →

The concrete wall was cold against her cheek and neck, cold even through the thin layer of her t-shirt. He was right behind her, pressing her against the wall, using one hand to pin her wrists above her head. There … Continue reading →

This week’s Friday Flash, an amusing short story with a man in a suit of armour — no joke! Continue reading →

An 11-sentence piece of flash fiction about a cat in hiding. Continue reading →