People. Harmony. Dysfunction

Cinn | contemporary | Complete

People are extraordinary. They are glorious, chaotic, imaginative, grim, all kinds of smart and driven. They are capable of living in harmony or incredible destruction. They can be both caring and loyal but vicious and self-centred. However, Olivia wished that the first year of her PhD didn't have to showcase quite so much of the melting pot. People. Harmony. Dysfunction. is a story that follows a research group through the drama and challenges life throws at them. It has an (unspecified) modern setting and focuses on the characters. Updates: Monday, Wednesday & Friday.

29.94 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 11:29

Was it Worth It?

noctelibri | contemporary | Complete

Is love worth the risk? This is for every person who has ever loved a pet. (Inspired by our own loss yesterday.) cover vectorDesigned by Freepik

0.69 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 11:27

Hattie: An Old Maid's Adventures

SomethingNew | comedy | Complete

After scrubbing the Duke of Derrington's floors for fifty odd years, old maid Hattie decides to nose her way into an adventure or two to make up for her lost youth. You're never too old to start something new! Updates Wednesdays and Sundays, chapters are a minimum of 1000 words.

15.77 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 11:24

NiceOneNoMicroSon

HungryVisitor | satire | Complete

Bobby was a normal child - until his parents decided to improve his future chances with bleeding edge technology.

9.22 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:38

If You Expect The Unexpected It Won't Be Unexpected Any More. A Perfectly (Un)Expected Collection of Short Stories

MattyMillard | satire | Complete

A mixture of light and dark. A mixture of solemn and laugh out loud. A mixture of sci-fi and fantasy. There's something in here for everyone, but each story has something in common. They all begin in the real world - but each story has it's own distinct twist. Have you ever experienced the corrupted underground scene of high school conkers? Gambling, dirty dealings, blackmail? Ever met the girl of your dreams but wondered whether she's a vampire? Have you ever met a dragon... made of cake? If no is the answer to any of these questions, you ought to know what you are missing. Matty Millard's collection of short stories is not one to be missed. Featuring the prize winning short story "Weapons of Mass Destruction", placed first in the GKBC Inc 2013/14 competition by crime novelist Tim Weaver. I've taken the majority of the chapter down now as this is due to be published very soon, but Weapons of Mass Destruction is still there to be read. I will link to the published book soon!

1.11 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:37

The Rebellion

thevirgincomedy | satire | Complete

An office worker works in an oppressive space where employees can be fired and potentially even arrested at the slightest mistake. In the midst of a chaotic morning, he is visited by the ghost of an anarchist faction leader.

3.02 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:36

Space Apes (AKA Spapes)

SwordTune | satire | Complete

For as long as there has been faith, there have been the unfaithful. Persecuted for nothing but her doubts (and reading the wrong books) one girl has a chance to start a new life on a new planet. But wherever there are cities, there is the presence of the Novoastrian Church. Unable to even go to school without the watchful eye of the Inquest searching for non-believers, how long can an apostate maintain their sanity when surrounded by faith?

6.72 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:36

The Empire of the Heartland

GaBeRockKing | satire | Complete

After the United States of America fell, one beacon of hope remained lit. The great city of Des Moines, jewel of the heartlands. Beset by barbarians on all sides, the proud midwesterners still strode forth on their great quest to re-unite the shattered states of america. - A complete timeline.

1.31 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:36

Universeman (One shot)

Bluebery | satire | Complete

"I am Universeman! My left eye shines like the sun and my right eye glows like the moon! The death star is the core of my heart and the black hole is boiling inside my stomach!" A story with only dialogue and dialogue tags! LET'S GO!

2.11 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:36

Other world ice cream shop

ChJees | satire | Complete

When a cynical shut-in is summoned over to another world is everything not as it seems. He is a reluctant hero but finally finds a reason play his part. He would rather stay inside all day long reading novels meanwhile gorging himself on ice cream. This is a short one-shot story.

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

One Perfect Moment

skribe | satire | Complete

Basil wants to propose to Della. But Gemma won't let the two of them be alone. Then Basil's friend starts a fight with Gemma's husband. And nobody can work out who Wanda really is. It's a night doomed to be a total disaster, but in the middle of it something magical happens: one perfect moment that they will all long remember.

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

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

Conspiracy Theory

Keira Reynolds | satire | Complete

Xander was paranoid and delusional, and Dr Tyler was doing everything she could to help him. Or was he? And was she?

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

Occam's Wallet

Hersi Hersi | satire | Complete

A short story about the importance and irrelevance of choices.

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

Dida: A Living Computer Inside Your Head

MajorKerina | psychological | Complete

In an age of fungal computers inside people's heads, the boundaries between reality and illusion are much harder to distinguish.

14.35 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:49

Cuddle & Monster

PrincessFelicie | mystery | Complete

After a malevolent spell intended to turn her into an animal goes awry, Cherry finds herself stuck as a plush toy. She now has to cooperate with the warlock that tried to transform her in the first place as her latent magic goes out of control and starts to change the warlock in unexpected ways. Content warning: Temporary death, Animal TF, Inanimate TF, (accidental) Non-Consensual TF & Mind Changes Cover by DoodlerBee

15.52 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:44

Acquired Taste

Random Mudkip | horror | Complete

A coven of vampires is investigated by a hapless FBI agent. Trigger Warning: Contains gratuitious violence and foul language.

3.21 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:38

Other-Terrestrial Episode 4 - "Home"

NolanConrey | horror | Complete

The Craton and her crew return to the Sol System, the original home of humanity. For many of her crew, born far from the cradle of our species, it is a unique event, to see the world that nurtured us into existence. For those from Earth, though, a harsher reality is known, as the history of our world is not one of tranquility and peace. With a pending trial against him, Brooks confronts his past on Earth, while Apollonia gets a dream both crushed and fulfilled. This is the calm before the storm, for people to look inward and come to grips with themselves and their reality.

27.51 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:38

August Wind

JoyceMatula | historical | Complete

On an August night in 1976, a single phone call pulls Maggie Peter's into a reality she never expected to face. The tragic death of her childhood friend, Daniel, leaves her caught between his two remaining brothers. One is her best friend and the other is her crush. Hard questions are asked, only a few are answered. How strong is love? How much does it cost?

18.23 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:35

The Juveniles - Segment 1 (Completed)

JFSA132 | historical | Complete

In the year 2019, Joshua Alo, a college drop-out, has been living the depressing dream, going from place to place around Greece, looking for booze, money, women, and most especially, trouble. However within this seemingly never-ending cycle, a strange man appeared in his life and gives him a second chance to regain back his good life, not knowing the consequences that may happen later on.

14.83 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:34