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Category: Fiction

January 16, 2020

Elsewhere. (001)

socks.The students clustered outside the auditorium waited to be shuffled in and seated. A few of the staff stood at the closed doors, some with their arms folded..

December 27, 2019

Orgasms, Moths, and Mary Poppins

A short story by Katalina Gamarra*Disclaimer: Please note that this story is a work of fiction and contains graphic language and situations. Any resemblance to..

March 12, 2019

The Window Seat

For as long as I’ve known her, she prefers the window seat. She prefers the window seat because she needs to see that she’s moving...

June 18, 2018

Work Friend

She was thrilled when the company transferred him to a new branch. With him gone, she wouldn’t have to expend any energy avoiding his dark..

April 27, 2018

She and Them

by Katalina Gamarra *Disclaimer: Please note that this story is a work of fiction and contains graphic language and situations. Any resemblance to real persons,..

August 3, 2017

Pedestal

by Jus TriThe little girl stared at Justine as she walked toward the swing. Unapologetically, Justine remained seated in the swing bidding the girl take..

March 13, 2017

Polished

a short story by Jus TriLike clockwork, she scheduled her nail appointment for today, Tuesday at 5.00 PM right after her shift at work ends...

February 13, 2017

Oh, please

Oh, my god, he thought, half-giddy with panic, she-she messaged me first. She. Me. First. Oh, my god. He stared at his phone like GoogleMaps had..

January 23, 2017

Age Well

He could do without the way she looked at him. He had run into her a couple times (literally) and she would just look at..

August 6, 2016

Digital Getdown

Danica wasn’t so keen on the idea of online dating. She swore to herself that she would never download THAT app just to find a..

July 2, 2016

Vulnerable

a short story by Jus TriShe thought her first kiss was supposed to be magical. Her heart was supposed to flutter; her insides tense and..

June 23, 2016

Control.

She could tell he wanted very much to be pressed up against her. She might let him. She had no reason not to let him,..

March 18, 2016

Sound As Story & Shape: “Look On The Bright Side”

I experimented a little with creating this narrative excerpt of the short story I wrote in my previous post, “Look On The Bright Side”. Aside from..

March 11, 2016

Look On The Bright Side: A Photographic Short Story by Julianne Day Ignacio

Andy could never sleep. Dreaming terrified him. Closing his eyes meant opening the gates to hell. Strange bursts of color would splash through his mind,..

November 21, 2015

When Nothing Came: A Vignette

He liked her handwriting very much but he had no idea why it now belonged among his possessions. But then that was the purpose of..

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