Chris Davis
My first attempt at a first chapter for a book about a suicidal man in a world where heroes exist, and the troubles he finds when trying to end it all
Utah
On the day of his release from prison, Reginald has a surprise encounter with a friend he has not seen in 20 years.
Matt Pucci
Broken-hearted Victor befriends Kelly, the cool punk chick who works in his local internet café. An off-kilter relationship develops, before Kelly makes a startling revelation...
Utah
On the day of his release from prison, Reginald has a surprise encounter with a friend he has not seen in 20 years.
Brett Ireland
Teenage girl takes her sister to a party and she ends up dead.
CarolinaOnMyMind
On their 3 year wedding anniversary, Danielle is left with a strange note from her husband who disappeared.
CarolinaOnMyMind
Angela and Steve have lived across the street from each other but didn't even know each other existed until the last three months of their senior year of college.
Josef Abrams
The narrator wakes to an empty bed and decides to remedy the situation, only for the flavor of the night to end up sleeping next to his deceased wife in the garden.
shawnwinchell
Many children have an imaginary friend while they are growing up. Not many have one that tries to kill them.
Bill Tucker
Thinking back on the love he's lost, a lonely figure takes in the bustle of a Tuesday night bar scene all while harboring a hidden agenda.
Matt Pucci
A love story - of sorts - in which roles are reversed and nothing is quite real. Or is it?
Brendan Connal
DJ Fox is a chapter from my novel <Flo Eats Pie: A Schoolboy's Guide to Revenge>. It's about the weirdness and violence at boarding school, & how growing up and being a good person aren't always easy.
Jose F. Diaz
This is an 830 word short story about Jamie who attempts to be heroic when many are indifferent to an explosive situation.
enough
Right around 3,000 words.
A girl struggles with self mutilation.
Bruno Hat
A man walks out of his house, determined to finally reveal his true self to the world.
Word count: 1200 approx.
dcronin
A young woman's rant about her mothers downfall as a parent.
Sprebas
A short story focusing on a character stuck in a low-life job and his unwillingness to submit to corporate standard and in a sense his ability to not take his work seriously.
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Chapter from my novella in progress titled Snow Birds. I renamed this chapter for anthology purposes.
Liana
Prompt: at a radio station, someone calls and keeps wanting to talk to the DJ. What is the connection between them? Why is he calling?