‘Twas the night before Christmas in the small provincial town, soulless and starless with a dank reputation for brawls, bare bottoms and bakeries. Not a creature was stirring except Jack the monstrous crow-black cat perched high on La Cuff Hill Continue Reading
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$0.99 eBook Sale — Thru Sunday 11/29 ONLY!
From today (11/25/2015) through Sunday (11/29/2015) Mary Papas will have a $0.99 sale on Murder: Horror Flash Fiction Stories and 14 Twisted Tales to Enthrall. These short stories and flash fiction pieces are creepy, dark, and a little twisted… and at only 99 Continue Reading
Thanksgiving Short Story Contest!
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it! We are excited to announce a new contest to celebrate the spirit of the holiday. Below are the guidelines and the prize. The prompt: A funny Thanksgiving story. Your story can be drawn Continue Reading
Bruce Shankly (or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Clarinet)
There is no evidence to suggest that the recently deceased Bruce Shankly could ever play the clarinet. He was embittered from a young age when he realized that to become a concert clarinettist would mean learning the instrument. Yet remarkably, Continue Reading
Growing Pains: A Short Story by Deina Furth
“Well, it looks like you’re making great progress.” The doctor adjusts the fluorescent light, bringing the head of the lamp down closer to my leg. It’s so close that I can see the light bulb reflected in each metal stitch Continue Reading
Nothing is as it Seems: A Free Flash Fiction Story by Mary Papas
”Put all the money in the plastic bag. You have exactly three minutes,” the thief explained to the bank cashier in a calm, soft voice. The bank cashier tried to comply but her hands were trembling and tears started rolling Continue Reading
$0.99 Stories (Available 3 Days Only)!
Monday through Wednesday (8/10 through 8/12) you can grab a copy of Reunions or Murder: Horror Flash Fiction Stories for only 99 cents! Reunions is a heartwarming anthology put together by us. It’s our first anthology and features many talented Continue Reading
Atrocities Abound: A Short Story by Guy McBryde
“Let’s go Ester. On your feet!” Luke said to his former coworker. “The GM just pulled up out back.” Ester had once secretly enjoyed a deep, painful crush on the handsome young man, one so severe she often found it Continue Reading
Short Story Contest #7
Well, folks, it’s that time again! What time, you ask? Time for a short story contest! Woo-hoo! For this short story contest, we have a few prompts we’d like you to work with. First of all, there’s this photo: Image Source: ThinkStock Continue Reading
Happy Endings: A Guest Post by Nancy Sakaduski
Happy Endings: A Guest Post by Nancy Sakaduski A problem I often see with short stories submitted to the Rehoboth Beach Reads Short Story Contest is a poor ending. Sometimes I get the feeling that the writer, having struggled to Continue Reading