Consumption (a microfiction)
A micro horror story about a thief and a truck. No more than 100 words. … More Consumption (a microfiction)
A micro horror story about a thief and a truck. No more than 100 words. … More Consumption (a microfiction)
A plumber competes in the Ceremony of Scarcity to win limited resources. The first challenge involves surviving in dangerous sewers to secure a better future for her daughter. … More Beneath the surface (a short story)
A young teenager seeks to hurt a con artist’s reputation for exploiting her family with his feng shui expertise. … More The bonsai collector (a short story)
Genre: Action/Adventure, Action: Walking a dog, Word: luck, Word count: 100 We were lucky. We escaped, barely scathed. They must have lost us. The jungle is deep. I cut through the vines as Azizi wags his tail. Did he know how little time was left? The artifact is a heavy weight slung over my shoulder. … More The artifact (a microfiction)
It was a calm October night. The circus arrived unannounced. The moon glowed a bright jack-o-lantern orange. Red and white striped tents appeared out of nowhere. There was music: trumpets, drums, and xylophones. Something wasn’t quite right. “Jessie, it’s so pretty,” said my little sister, overlooking the view from high above. As we revolved around … More A night at the circus (a ghost story)
I was once like you. I didn’t think much about my work. I was passive, allowing others to dictate my role. Before I knew it, I became a corporate zombie. One day, I realized it didn’t have to be this way. … More A letter to the office zombie
A sea monster loses hope in finding love until an eventful day when she encounters someone looking for an adventure. … More Fauna (a flash fiction story)
I submitted another short story for the NYC Midnight challenge. This time, the story is so short that the word count is only 100. My assigned genre was fantasy. “Picking berries” is the required action and “lean” is the word that I must include. … More Fantasy microfiction: short story challenge
A young man lives pay check to paycheck as a fortune cookie ghostwriter. He harbors guilt from his deceased parents who often blames him for his career choice for their predicament. … More The Fortune Cookie Writer