Horror
The Corpse Found on Languid Lane
A jar of jam rested, the lid upturned; half of a loaf of sourdough flakes before the sunlight peered through the glass pane like a voyeur. The gelatinous glucose purée of wild strawberries clung to the glass but left behind a faint trail of rose, resembling the lens of a pair of lunettes. A spoon lay on the eggshell counter; blood pools in the concave shape. A saucer lay beside with the crust of freshly cut bread atop, hanging off the edge with a half-moon impression.
By Thomas Bryant7 days ago in Fiction
Why?
“Trina! Over here!” Trina turned her head, and her heart threatened to leap out of her chest when she saw Steven waving his arm in a big, exaggerated motion, with a giant smile on his face. Trina fell in love with her boyfriend all over again as she navigated past the clusters of tables towards him. It had only been a few months since they started dating, but Trina was still very much in the honeymoon phase of courtship. The phase where everything that Steven did for her made her feel like she could fly if she just jumped off a chair. The phase where everything Steven said with that bright smile of his made her feel like she was made out of rainbows and sugar.
By Rebecca Patton7 days ago in Fiction
What Remains
“The marriage of reason and nightmare.” — J. G. Ballard The sun pierced through the gaps in the bamboo blinds across our bedroom window. Though I was already on the precipice between the waking and the sleeping world, I allowed myself the leisured pleasure of basking in the quiet contemplation that came only from lying alongside the slight but warm curves of my dear Marguerite.
By Paul Stewart8 days ago in Fiction
Ballet of the Butcher Star
The air backstage at the Grand Theatre was a palpable entity, thick with the ghosts of a thousand performances. It clung to Elara’s skin like the faint, sweet-sour scent of sweat and rosin, a perfume she wore more constantly than any designer fragrance. This was not merely her workplace; it was her sanctuary, her confessional, and increasingly, her cage. The polished oak floorboards, worn smooth by the endless procession of pointe shoes, reflected the dim, amber glow of the utilitarian work lights, transforming the labyrinthine corridors into a gilded, echoing maw. Velvet drapes, once a vibrant crimson, now sagged like weary eyelids, their nap worn thin by the caress of countless hands, each touch leaving an infinitesimal residue of longing, of aspiration, of despair.
By LaRae Pynas8 days ago in Fiction
The Last Glitch Walker
Ethan Ward had always been a geek—proudly, unapologetically, and fiercely. While other kids in his Birmingham neighborhood played football in the streets, Ethan was inside building his first computer from scrap parts his uncle gave him. By the time he turned twenty-five, he had a full-time remote job, three monitors on his desk, a collection of retro consoles, and a habit of drinking more energy drinks than water. His friends joked that he lived more online than in reality. And they were mostly right.
By Iazaz hussain9 days ago in Fiction
