Flash_fiction stories, books, poems, and more

January 30, 2021

A memory of that unsettling tomorrow after that follows a natural disaster. Based on personal experience. 371 words long. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, psychological, disaster, natural_disaster

Icarus Falling

By SimianCity

January 29, 2021

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The testimony of the only surviving witness of Meteor Icarus in July 16th, 2074, responsible for singlehandedly wiping out the only large colony on the Martian surface and, with it, virtually all human settlement on the planet. 699 words long. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, science_fiction, fiction, sci-fi, mars

Birth of a Cynic

By Kagoromi

Short Story / Other

February 04, 2020

Flash fiction work about the worst possible scenario. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction

The Best Day.

Short Story / Poetry

September 28, 2018

Write a story or poem about the best day of you or your character's life. Part of the Under a Grand Cap collection: Shorts and writing prompt exercises under 1000 words. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, poetry, poem, the-charlatan, best-day

The Empath.

August 13, 2017

Shelves: 1

This girl has had a strange power from birth. It's not helpful in anyway, more of a burden in her mind. Everyday her eye color changes to the first thing she sees after waking up. Trying hard to keep her eyes a normal color everyday, she set up her… Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, fiction

The Birds.

August 13, 2017

Comments: 1

You see yourself as a loser, a nobody. Little did you know that the birds you feed everyday see you as something else entirely. Part of the Under a Grand Cap collection: Shorts and writing prompt exercises under 1000 words. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, fiction

Day-Month-Year.

August 13, 2017

You have the ability to see when a person shall die. On a normal day, you see someone that should have died 500 years ago. Part of the Under a Grand Cap collection: Shorts and writing prompt exercises under 1000 words. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, fiction

Bait.

August 13, 2017

You are part of a group of monster hunters. You don't wield any weapons though. No, you're the bait. Part of the Under a Grand Cap collection: Shorts and writing prompt exercises under 1000 words. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, fiction, prompts

The Angelic Demon

By Victoria Thorn

Short Story / Romance

February 25, 2016

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

This is just a flash fiction I threw together about Jeff The Killer Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, angel, demon, creepypasta, jeff_the_killer

Can I Get Some Turkey?

By P3anut

Short Story / Humor

November 23, 2015

Comments: 2

This is a flash-fiction under 150 words from the mind of a dog during the Thanksgiving dinner. If you're a vegetarian, I apologize for the turkey. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, humor, fiction, short_story, dog_mind

Abyss

By Mackenzie Kelly

October 13, 2015

Comments: 2

Short, descriptive story of a fear many people share. Read More

Tags: dark, flash_fiction, sunset, fear, water, waves, abyss, ocean

The Fly

By SPECIAL SAUCE

September 23, 2015

Comments: 1

A man's very ordinary day, gets turned upside down. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, fiction, short_story, creative_writing

A Thin Line: Part One

By P3anut

Short Story / Romance

September 12, 2015

Comments: 1

This is a short story that leans more in the flash-fictions, but it is about two classmates. One is very organized and she always does her work while the boy is just a mess when it comes to school. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, romance, short_story, high_school, class, classmate, heterosexual

Run

By Asoke

September 09, 2015

A short story based on a game that everyone was playing: http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-run Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, run, game, computers

Zombies

By Blackbird175

July 18, 2015

Comments: 2

A very strange theme I was asked to do in my university course, I had to write a 200 word short story, 'stylised' as one of the author's we'd read the week previous, about some take on the word zombie. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, short_story, zombie, are_these_actual_miles

Logically

By phantomhill

July 15, 2015

Comments: 4

Logically, don't be afraid of the knowns. Be afraid of the unknowns. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, murder, crazy, falling

How to Have a Foxhunt

By Wake the Lion

July 02, 2015

Comments: 1

Instructions best taken with a friend on a Saturday afternoon in a fort. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, childhood, suspense, fun, summer, game

rejected

By spirit981

June 28, 2015

Alice's husband left her Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, drama

Picturesque

By laniakea211

June 19, 2015

A work of flash fiction which centers around a physicist who is always seen working at his window, yet he and those on the outside never interact. He is considered not to be picturesque on this stormy day, as a man looking out of a window holding a glass of… Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, short_story, solitude, tragedy, isolation, human_nature, picturesque

Midnight Fire

By Ally Shark

May 26, 2015

Comments: 4

This is a little story I wrote during my Literature class. The first paragraph is the prompt my teacher gave me. I only had about twenty minutes to write this, and I haven't edited it, so it isn't the best, but it's something. :) Also, the title is awful, but… Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, fire, midnight, writing_prompt

A Game of Skill

By endlessfinsih

February 25, 2015

Comments: 1

A very short story about a quick "Game of Skill" as it is sometimes called. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, short, poker, cards

Five Minutes Of Thought

By WriterSide

January 18, 2015

Comments: 2

This short, fictional story is about a man that has it all, the lifestyle,car and job. He loses it all, when he falls into depression, as he seeks the one thing he does not have - love. The story contains two real life topics - depression and suicide,that some readers… Read More

Tags: love, depression, flash_fiction, suicide, short_stories, contemplation

Coffin

By Hace Williams

December 30, 2014

Comments: 2

A classic horror story to be told around campfires or recited during power outages when candles are lit. Read More

Tags: horror, flash_fiction, campfire_tale, shaggy_dog_story

Happy Holidays

By Bradley Cooper

December 24, 2014

A tale of sadness and truth during the most joyous time of the year. Harry finds himself in a situation he never thought he would due to dark roots deep within. He finds his way out but is sadly dragged back by his lover, Carola. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, fiction, short_story, love_story, suicide, christmas, holidays, happy_holidays, short_christmas_story, good_times_go_bad, mad_mother

Unseen

By aworldbeneathwords

December 19, 2014

Betrayal. I roll the word around my tongue like candy, relishing in its bitter taste... Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, friendship, children, story, hurt, betrayal, boys, imagination, forest, friends, invisible, growing_up, best_friends

Four Seasons of Summer

By heykailin

Short Story / Romance

December 16, 2014

Comments: 1

I will look for you throughout the seasons. Read More

Tags: love, flash_fiction, romance, summer

The Legacy of Richard

By Jonathon Davis

December 13, 2014

Just a start to a short story about a boy from medieval Europe I plan to continue working on. This is the first story I have ever tried to write outside of school and I would love some pointers and tips.:) Read More

Tags: fantasy, flash_fiction, short_story, historical_fiction, medieval

Mondays...

By Anna Grettle

Short Story / Science Fiction

December 12, 2014

Comments: 1

What would the world be like without electricity? David is an ordinary person with an ordinary life, so when he wakes up one morning with no electricity, he may not be able to handle it. Read More

Tags: flash_fiction, science_fiction, fiction, romance, adventure, short_story, future, action, apocalypse, dystopian, electricity, sci_fi, heist, post_apocalypse, coward

This Present Garden Of Pain

By theroseknows

Book / Poetry

December 10, 2014