fiction

From Sunset to Sunrise: One Stiff Vacation

Frank and Maggie had been together for over four decades. They still held hands while walking, still shared desserts at…

1 year ago

Raise a Glass, Raise a Leg

It was a sticky summer afternoon, the kind where the air clings to your skin like guilt after a bad…

1 year ago

When Test Results Go… Down There

He lay quietly in the hospital bed, the steady beeping of the monitors filling the room like background music in…

1 year ago

Thirty-Five Years and One Bold Request

They sat tucked away in the corner of a quiet little restaurant. The kind with real tablecloths, soft candlelight, and…

1 year ago

Love, Laughter, and Long Walks

A young doctor, fresh out of med school and full of curiosity, leaned in and asked the centenarian in front…

1 year ago

The Last Fare

A Uber driver was wrapping up his shift late one evening when he accepted one final request. The address led…

1 year ago

The Pupil Predicament

It was a typically restless Tuesday afternoon in Mrs. Jones' 8th-grade science class. The air buzzed with the low murmur…

1 year ago

The $10 Lesson: Wisdom of the Ages

An elderly woman approached the bank counter and handed her card to the teller. “I’d like to withdraw $10,” she…

2 years ago

A Potato’s Guide to Life and Love

It all started when Mr. Potato Head met Mrs. Potato Head. Sparks flew, eyes locked (literally, since their eyes were…

2 years ago

The Forgotten Treasure

In a small village nestled between rolling hills and shimmering rivers, there lived a humble farmer named Elias. He was…

2 years ago