(1298 words) “Miss, you’re on my property,” he tried again. He hobbled across his porch so that he stood at the top of three steps leading to the lawn, wanting to make sure that she heard him. “And down there’s Continue Reading
THE CLIFFWATCHER: A Short Story by Deina Furth (Part 1 of 3)
(1066 words) The old man was stirring a dab of honey into his chamomile tea when the first raindrop hit the window. He looked up, his attention shifting to the droplets as they created a constellation of mirrored beads on the Continue Reading
Recommended Reads: Sasquatch by Travis Mays
The 20th short horror story in the Free Nightmares series. Everyone has heard stories about the mysterious creatures called Sasquatch (a.k.a. Bigfoot) being sited during camping trips and other outdoor activities. Some believe they are docile and human like, just Continue Reading
New Promotional Package: Super Gold!
We have a brand new promotional package in our store: The SUPER Gold Package! What’s the big deal about this package? For only $50, you get: 10 tweets a day for 6 months Author interview featured on the Short Story Continue Reading
My Favorite Story Endings: A Guest Post by Marc Nash
Which story endings do I prefer? I find this question really hard to answer as I rarely conceive of my stories having a beginning, middle and end. With only 1000 words to play with, you have to plunge right in, no Continue Reading
An Interview with Marc Nash
Q: What are you enjoying the most when writing flash fiction? A: Finding a new form for telling a story. Be it 100 single word sentences all beginning with the letter ‘C’. Or a story composed from bingo caller’s number rhymes. The 1000 Continue Reading
New eBook from SSFFS: How to be a Productive Writer!
Feeling stuck because you’re too busy to write? Wondering how you can get over writer’s block? Are you worried you won’t be able to find the motivation to get over that writing slump? We’re here to help! In this short Continue Reading
Recommended Reads: Free Nightmares 1-12 by Travis Mays
This is a compilation of the first twelve Free Nightmares. This Book includes the stories: A Paralyzing Sting, Psychopath, Sacrifice, Darkness, Ouija, The Doctor, Bugs, The Cemetery, The Final Stone, Bobby (A.K.A. The Psycho’s Son 1), Amnesia, and Awaken. Also Continue Reading
Never Again: A Short Story by Mary Papas
Never again. I will not come back. This is it. You hit me for the last time. I look in the mirror. An old lady with bruises all over the face and neck looks back at me. I am 30 Continue Reading
Ebook Sale: The Magnum Opus by Deina Furth
Creating the perfect companion is Rastigan’s dream–perhaps even his obsession. For years, he has tinkered and planned, but every machine that he built fell short of his expectations. When he creates Evangeline, his most lifelike invention to date, he’s spellbound Continue Reading