Derek Elkins WritesOn March 12, as Winter finally began to hide in shame and Spring gathered enough courage to show its ugly face again, Ed Johanson, self-proclaimed “Lord of the Svelte Men and Honorary Dignifier of General Embarrassments”, declared war on every one of his neighbors in the tiny strip of land known as Murdoch Court. […]
Mishael took a moment to wipe the sweat from his eyes, but only a moment. If the guards should think that he was slacking, it could mean a sharp crack from a rifle and the endless sleep for him. But he had to change it up or he’d go mad. Yesterday, Mishael and […]
He’d been chasing after Cassie for what seemed like her entire life, but she’d always looked past him, like he was insignificant, like he was not even alive. It was worse than if she had just considered him an acquaintance, someone she sat in front of in Math class or some guy that rode […]
So, imagine if you will, a story like “Rise of the Guardians”, but everyone is nuts and there’s an angry baby. Now, that’s my kind of story. Thanks to Jamie, you can read just such a story, entitled Saturn’s Eye at: Frozen Fondue – Pastor Greenbean (jamiegreening.com) If you enjoy the free stories, please check […]
Okay, so a little explanation on the title. I was originally thinking “Of Aliens and Amish” and that got me thinking about a certain poem found in a certain book by Lewis Carroll. That’s all I’m gonna say. Enjoy this sci-fi tale from Kathy Kexel entitled “An Other Christmas” at: An Other Christmas – Kathy […]
Santa Who? If Grady had learned nothing else from watching all those Seth Rogan movies, it was that if you didn’t have the green, you could in no way hit the scene. And Grady definitely did not have the green. But he desperately wanted the green. Make no mistake. And one way or another, by […]
Our good right reverend Rob has hit on a very theological distinction in his latest Christmas tale. Most of the time, the miracles of God may not be evident. Healing, saving a life…these are all things that can affect the here and now. But sometimes we need those bad miracles, those things that we don’t […]
For our final free Halloween tale, guys and ghouls, Joe Shaw cranks it up to 11 with his otherworldly story of fate transcendent. Samantha is about to meet her fate in the company elevator in this fiendish story entitled “The Elevator”, which you can read at the following link: The Elevator – JOSEPH E SHAW […]
For my Halloween story, I’m going way back to the creature features of yesteryear. Yes, the yesteryear of the 1950’s, where monsters were made of house-hold material and leading men were stiff actors but had distinctive clefts in their chins. It’s Horrible…. It’s Terrifying…. It’s……… The Thing with a Thousand Butts! Just kidding. I have […]
Have you ever got ripped off by the canceling of something cool only to get something better? Well, our protagonist in today’s story knows all to well the feeling. Check out Kathy Kexel’s Halloween short story, “The Hallowe’en that Wasn’t” at the following link: The Hallowe’en that Wasn’t – Kathy Kexel (wordpress.com) If you enjoy […]