Fiction
Fiction
Maybe that’s what she feels, not stranded, but suspended in time.
Story of the Week
I had pasted a pink Post-it to my phone screen that said DON’T DRINK.
Fiction
Oh shit! I had that a while ago. Didn’t think I still did. So, so sorry.
Story of the Week
Bobby doesn’t want more birthdays. He wishes the crash had killed him.
Fiction
Today was the first day of her new life, and she was on an adventure.
Story of the Week
I’m not afraid of dying. I’ve died on camera before. It’s not so bad.
Story of the Week
Marshall and Mrs. Checchi, it seemed, had this philosophy in common.
Story of the Week
The everlasting shines through in the threshold between worlds.
iStories
If you play, decide three things: the rules, stakes, and quitting time.
Fiction
“There’s life after birth! That’s what jails and lethal injections are for!”
Story of the Week
I looked up how much everything would cost. Giving birth: $9,000.
Story of the Week
When you turn fifty, you have to prove to yourself you’ve got something left.
Story of the Week
He showered, shaved, put on a clean shirt, then lay down to die.
Fall Contest Winners
You’re feminist? Neither one of you. You just like getting into fights.
Fiction
“Your mother’s fine,” Giuseppe said. “We’re all completely fine.”
Story of the Week
Before April rings the chime, she forces her way up out of herself.
Story of the Week
Michael Kohlhasas carried one virtue to too great an extreme.
Story of the Week
In chess as in love, openings could be only so original. But this was uncanny.
Story of the Week
I became a symbol of freedom, a miracle who had escaped the Devil.
Story of the Week
Fletcher was a squad leader. He ought to be able to get a girl.
Story of the Week
Oh, how fascinating it was, watching it all! It was exactly like a play.
Story of the Week
All that existed was Louisa’s beauty—or Khin’s refashioning of it.
Fiction
Dad doesn’t believe I’m beauty queen material. I believe in myself.
Story of the Week
The success is deserved, I think: certainly it was not lightly gained.
Masterpieces
I am going to relate to you the most lamentable love affair of my life.
Fiction
He is not in the position to lose a friend. Not when one is all he has.
