The/Beginning [ONESHOT]

Dave King U. | mystery | Complete

A short tale, serving as a Prelude, an Alpha of Days, The Beginning of All Beginnings...

0.61 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 13:58

into the water

Robin Autumns | horror | Complete

A boy thinks he's getting away this time, but nature won't let him.

0.60 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:56

Do You Believe in Aliens?: A Satirical Flash Fiction

Kaylie Night | satire | Complete

Diane has been a prankster for as long as Megan has known her. So when Diane announces that she's an alien, Megan is waiting for the punchline . . .

0.60 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 15:17

The Signal

Glacialfury | satire | Complete

What if the illustrious Mr. Hawking was right and searching the stars for life is a bad idea? Read on for a different take on the age-old question.

0.59 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:15

Don't Cultivate

gdlizy | tragedy | Complete

A man who accomplished his promise, who also failed. A man who forgot his purpose, who also remembered. A man who sowed, who also reaped. This is the story about the tragedy caused by the flow of Time.

0.58 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 17:49

Deep Mettle Prologue: "Raven"

Jay Campbell | mystery | Complete

Prologue to Deep Mettle Ten years before the story of Florian Flint, night falls over the isolated monastery of Valeun. It ushers in a darker shadow, stretching out across Naemia. And as a nation's legend rests here, body broken, voices whisper of coming doom.

0.57 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:37

Cry Wolfe

Zearth | one_shot | Complete

A Doctor deals with the paradox of his lifestyle and his job, hiding them from both within and out of his family. --- Hello, Zearth here. Cry Wolfe is a short Dribble of a Doctor, who has his own secrets to hide. This Dribble idea is based on an image that you can find in the google docs link below, as I do not have the source for it and I do not have permission to use it as the cover. Anyways, enjoy Cry Wolfe and see you soon. --- And if you're interested in what it originally looked like, here's an audio version from the time I wrote this dribble for a discord contest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xly0j5Qshqw And the link to the Google Doc here:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pw69Uf1VExfIf385ZXNTzyFGzLWuUH6-HTRHCQ8bydg/edit?usp=sharing Image credit to user, gej302: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/120649

0.57 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 15:27

The Spell

Mad Sadie | one_shot | Complete

A girl at the Renand Grand Academy of Higher Magic creates a spell over winter break. Short story based on ReIgnite by Asviloka.

0.57 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 12:27

Deep Mettle Epilogue: "Doors"

Jay Campbell | mystery | Complete

Epilogue to Deep Mettle Ten years before the story of Florian Flint . . . On the edge of the Rivan Gulf stands Fallstone Bastion, home of the Celestri. In the wake of Naemia's fall, its doors will close to the world forever. Below the bluffs, the harbour is silent but for two tall figures walking the grey stone.

0.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:37

Cheater's Play

Mad Sadie | one_shot | Complete

The final game in a chess tournament doesn't go quite as anyone planned... A short story.

0.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 13:43

Ascendance

Evil_Reviewer | satire | Complete

A short story. Involves the main character tragically suffering her terrible fate. Is very well-written, although there may be some small errors. Has one chapter.

0.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:35

Rambling Doom

fsarbolaez | horror | Complete

While checking for squatters in an abandoned building marked for demolition, the contractors found a room containing the body of a missing tech entrepreneur, who appeared to have died of natural causes. When authorities were investigating the room, they noticed that the walls were covered in scribblings, scrawls, and old headlines. According to forensics and detective work, the following are all in chronological order:... *A one-shot story (Content Warning: Contains gore and body horror)

0.55 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:33

A Flame in the Night

OneWanderer1444 | tragedy | Complete

A story of a man who's tasked with carrying out a duty, no matter the personal cost. (This is a short-short story so there's only one part.)

0.54 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 17:52

A Brief Account of the American Invasion to Mordor

Urikson | satire | Complete

I just found a silly little thing I wrote in 2010 about the year 2022. Thought I'd share it here :)

0.52 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:15

The Storm

Mad Sadie | one_shot | Complete

A guard has a conversation with a storm. A short story.

0.52 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 13:38

Felix the Unknown

Mad Sadie | one_shot | Complete

Felix has been dead quite some time. No one remembers him. He's ok with that. A short story.

0.52 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 12:28

Within the Shadows of Sanity

MrSoopy | horror | Complete

Dr. Jonathan Everett is a renowned psychiatrist known for his remarkable ability to navigate the twisted depths of the human mind. But when he is called to Oakridge Asylum, a renowned institution housing the most severe mental afflictions, he finds himself drawn into a web of mystery and darkness.

0.48 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:10

Saints Commit No Sins

phasmonyc | psychological | Complete

What are angels? Cherubs that spread joy and laughter wherever they go; eldritch horrors our feeble minds cannot comprehend; or a mere concept created to keep our withering will to live burning on. Here is an introduction to the duties of a certain angel. Beware they are not what you may think an angel is supposed to be. 2鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍鞍�2 Cover art by me (@phasmonyc)

0.48 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 13:23

A Page of Life

uncannyvin | contemporary | Complete

When a sketch artist gets interested in comic creation, she's met with speed bumps and second guesses. A short story about creativity and getting help with it.

0.47 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:24

The Last Flower

MrHatman26 | mystery | Complete

As the world ends, a group of soldiers make their way to the last human facility. Their last mission is to deliver a code for the last flower; the last hope.

0.47 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:41