I like to think Kafka would sue me for this story if he were still alive. Not that I'm any Kafka, I'm barely mediocre!
or, more accurately, An Ode To Dead Cicadas. I just thought it sounded more dramatic in the singular.
This is dark humor. So dark, it's pitch black. I recommend you not read it. You heard me! You're still reading? All right, then, but don't say you haven't been warned!
If you think this is an entirely original work, and not satire or parody, and a homage to a certain famous and great short story writer and poet, then all I can say is that you are a 'Poe baby'.
High school student still feels guilty about the death of his sister.
this guy is a real piece of work. or something else, but I try to not use that kind of language!
Samuel's swim turns out to be very fateful.
Salvation for an army private comes from an unlikely source
Ten year old Vincent and his faithful Doberman Pinscher Gillis show birthday clown KoKo who's the boss.
Two essays turned into Mrs. Gegenteil's English classes show different points of view about the same events. And maybe written by the same person?
A new form of travel may have more bugs than features.
second daily short story based on https://www.writingexercises.co.uk . this time I used the random plot generator.
going to try to write a daily (or almost daily) short story using prompts from the website writingexercises.co.uk , This story is from the 'random words' generator. If you MUST know, and apparently, you must, the words are: prick strip blame elaborate petite car heaven sandwich.
Gladys is victimized by a predatory hypnotist in New York City. Or...?
Randall's visit to his grandmother is interrupted by a most unwelcome guest.
What IS that scratching sound Hugh hears every night? #ShortStory #Horror #Fiction #CreativeWriting
What is this?. you ask (yes, you asked, don't you remember?). Is it a memoir? Is it a mystery? Is it a surreal non-fiction, or maybe totally fiction, novel? Only one thing is certain. Death and taxes. Oh wait, that's two things. Is it MY fault I'm not so great at math?!