The clock read 7:21. She was so incredibly tired, but there wasn’t time for that. She pulled her head off the desk. Her nose was [...]

A row of color-coded coffin-like boxes, waiting for roll call, will never be touched until the treaty of the other actions are done. So, as [...]

Glass-coated clay, molded and formed to life with still eyes. Some would say that alive was the wrong word for the clay-skeletoned being. Some would [...]

Prologue I’m sure you all know who I am. Or you think you do, anyway.  You think I’m Hamlet’s tragic girlfriend, who drowned herself in [...]

Context Across the River is a story about a friendly person named Vera who wishes to make sure that their friend Vanya does not suffer [...]

Mara blinked up at the house. It was unlike anything she had come across in her travels among the Moon and Martian colonies. The colonies [...]

Hi, I’m Teddy. I’m a 3×3 Rubik’s Cube. Y’know, sometimes other, cooler Rubik’s Cubes (like the 4×4, 17×17, and even the 3×3 MIRROR cube) ask [...]

Art by Xan Note from Prof. Suki: Xan has been sharing her wonderful art for so many years, and she is now set to graduate. [...]

The Inventor was a small person, he’d had the same job for 56 years. He’d go in every day, meet with his boss, assess the [...]

I don’t think I was fully awake when the thing crashed in my yard. The noise came first, a trembling so loud the posters taped [...]

You stand outside staring at a quite unusual wooden and metal door with strange markings all around it. Its features appear to not be from [...]

This is an excerpt from a story I’m working on, titled In a Kingdom of Crystal.  The story takes place in the kingdom of Eldoria, [...]

The clouds trudge across the sky like workers walking home. Light from the window falls onto the floor, heating the gray cat on the floor. [...]

For as long as I’ve existed, I have run a mask shop. It isn’t a very good mask shop. Oh, my wares blend in well [...]

OFFICIAL ALLIED SYSTEMS HISTORY BOOK # LXXXIX: (EARTH) PRE-SELF IMPOSED EXILE / POST WORLD PLAGUE SOCIETY CHAPTER XXVIII SECTION ३: Orionisians Arrive! While Delta Scorpii [...]

as Told by Rush (with Occasional Interruptions by Rachel and Anna) NOTE: This story features use of font colors as part of the content. To [...]

Creator of the SCP franchise: Wesley Williams. On: 4chan. under user: ANONYMOUS USER. (later identified as username Moto42) Very many years ago, there was a [...]

The heavens salted snowflakes down to mingle together, a wet reunion on the earth. The trees were thickened by ice and lush with leaves of [...]

Chapter 11 (Busan, South Korea. Photo taken by author.) “Rostovskov station, Rostovskov station,” a very bored announcer says over the intercom. “The doors open on [...]

A girl with long, brown hair stared into the pit, her skirt swishing as she bent at the waist. Her hair fluttered around her face [...]

By Xan Geffert By Sarah Gwinup Photos from Korea. Most of these were taken in Busan or Busan satellite cities, but the two airport pictures [...]

I am sad. They will try me for that too, but I am already going to be executed so it does not matter. I don’t [...]

Mud is no longer my enemy. I drag it down my face as it pools in my eyes and snags on my forked eyelashes. My [...]

One of the main goals of Teen Writer’s Lab is to encourage flexibility and cooperation in writing. Every week, we do “prompts” that may involve [...]

As a general rule, I like sleeping. I’d be much happier if I was allowed to sleep in until at least noon. This is, admittedly, [...]

The sky is blue—or, at least, I perceive it as blue. The clouds are gray, holding hands with the endless sky. The trees cover the [...]

It began with a door, a door in my bedroom wall that should not exist. The day was cloudy, gray and dark. My spirits hung [...]

The last few beams of sunlight glistened and reflected off the river, although the moon was already starting to push and grab its way above [...]

The thoughts of a small child are nothing more than fragments, growing as they age. By a year old, you should remember how people make [...]

Cherry tarts are great. I like them. Do you? Everyone in this town is eating cherry tarts right now. This is because I put a [...]

(“What is this? This is Aleksei.”) The sun looks down its nose at Otchayaniye. The capital—Nichto—is almost devoid of life. Windowless monstrosities of buildings reach [...]

(Warning, there is mild violence in this story!)  Arc 1: “The Dawn of Heroes”  Excerpt Link to previous chapters Previously on The Adventures of Daniel [...]

Oh, hello there.  How are you doing?  A story you ask for? Would you like to hear the one about the cloth boy and the [...]

Piece by piece the sky is raining down—not literally, but that’s how it feels. The magic runs free. It bellows and shakes the world. It [...]

Dear Esteemed Representative of the Poison Ivy Species for the National Interspecies Defense and Equality Team, It has recently come to my attention that your [...]

I suffer from having a vivid imagination. It started with a death of a family member, and my imagination froze any grieving process. I can [...]

(Content warnings: Nondescript implied mentions of violence) I’ve had my fair share (and several more) of paranormal encounters before, but none quite like this. I [...]

This piece focuses on two of the main characters, Innokentiy Zvezdochkov and Aleksei Kholodov. They are in an old apartment block having a nice conversation [...]

I briskly awake to the sound of my blaring alarm clock going off. I shut my eyes for three more restful seconds before slowly opening [...]

“You know it’s better this way.” “Better? Better this way?” Ivo snapped. “That’s cheap. This is gluttony.” “Gluttony is for poseurs and for faking belief.” [...]

Every Tuesday starts the same way. The boat sways under her feet as she puts on the slippers, the wind is calmer than it was [...]

The fish wants to get friends, but almost every other fish likes sports, like ultimate fishbee, where you throw a seashell around and follow some [...]

Joining a fan group (fandom) on the Internet can be a fun experience. You discuss the book, show, or movie you love with other passionate [...]

(Warning! There is mild violence and language in this story!) Arc 1 – The Dawn of Heroes (Excerpt) Prologue When animals die, they are reincarnated [...]

One It’s still moving, I’m sure of it, but it’s been hours now and the elevator hasn’t let me out. Why is it taking so [...]