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A Mad Tea Party

A Mad Tea Party

by | Jun 30, 2026 | L, Lisa Lahey, Short Story

Simon Rory was a creature of extraordinary habit. At twenty, he lived with his mother in Dean Village, a stone’s throw from Edinburgh. Aileen owned a canary-yellow townhome with a rust-coloured shingled roof, and a tiny plot of emerald, green grass out front. Its...
Good News, Mom

Good News, Mom

by | Jun 28, 2026 | E, E. Allen Foxx, Short Story

Finally! I was doing it. I was dining in the dark, an experience designed to enhance your senses as you enjoyed a meal in a pitch-black restaurant. I wouldn’t even see my hands in front of me. I would not only be able to hear everything, but blocking out the world...
Hell’s Coming With Me

Hell’s Coming With Me

by | Jun 26, 2026 | M, Murdered by Crows, Short Story

I hadn’t even realized he was alive when I rucked him back to the station. Dead of winter, covered in snow and blue as the ocean. Cold to the touch, then all of a sudden he’s wiggling on my back, grunting curses and throwing up red. Damn near dropped him, the only...
Good to Know Your Roots

Good to Know Your Roots

by | Jun 21, 2026 | Short Story, T, Tom Rozek

Monica felt the familiar signs of panic rise through her system. Stomach knotted, breath short, heartrate elevated. Cold sweat and the recurrent thought that she was making a stupid mistake. +++++It wasn’t too late to turn back. I don’t have to go down there, she...