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Short Fiction
15 entries gathered around this thread.
- One Last Time
A difficult conversation asks whether fear of abandonment deserves one more chance.
- Love, Time, and Messages
A messaging glitch connects a man with someone who knows far too much about his future.
- Liquid Courage
One drunken night of gratitude and confession moves toward a darker final decision.
- Alternate Adolf
A tiny alternate history built around one rejection, one talent, and the path that might have changed.
- The Doppelganger
An unemployed pianist finds companionship—and something stranger—in the music next door.
- Creator of Death
A scientist confronts what his artificial children may become—and who intends to own them.
- Death
A dead narrator watches time carry his family, friendships, and memory beyond the grave.
- Loss
A dying man and the woman beside him confront love, memory, and an ending neither can stop.
- Rain and the Girl — Again
An unexpected shower brings back the memory of a girl and an unfinished connection.
- The Story of Harry
A man in grief turns a gun on himself while his friend tries to pull him back.
- The Spy
A frightened newcomer receives a dangerous assignment from a boss who trusts no one.
- Dwyane on the Dance Floor
A wounded man meets the end of a long game of violence with one final, bitter laugh.
- Into the Sunset — A Short Story
A quiet conversation at sunset becomes a reckoning with love, memory, and the self.
- Why Do You Keep Coming Back to Me?
A confrontation strips away the difference between love, pity, and the need for validation.
- The Girl from the Web
An online connection with a guarded stranger becomes a puzzle neither distance nor darkness can simplify.