An eclectic mix of all flavours of genre fiction
Churlish Acquaintance by Blanche Sunrise “What a pleasant surprise to see you. How long has it been? Gosh… A decade?” I said. The questions followed a long, convivial hug. An unexpected and charming splendour...
The Freedom Road by Frederick Foote My Aunt Ala said to me as I sat with her, “Boy Child, working will not set you free from forced labor and economic coercion. The harder your...
The Comic Who Stopped Joking Around by Eric Green Patty Logan’s five golden rules of life seemed simple: 1. Expect Nothing. You’ll never be disappointed.2. Forget what I just said. (Expect something. You might...
The Only One She Can Rely On by Huina Zheng Father says a divorced woman will be pointed at, talked about, and bring shame not only on herself but on the entire family. Outsiders...
Silkworms by Huina Zheng She first remembered the sunlight streaming through the blinds, not the room itself. That beam, where dust danced with quiet grace, belonged to her. Someone was calling a name. For...
Black Gold by Huina Zheng The river stones glistened, each pressed with a few leeches, dark and blurred like ink spots. In the deeper water, more of them wait, unseen, too many to look...
First Contact by J.D. Strunk When the blast door slid open, it was all I could do to keep from gasping. I don’t know what I’d been expecting, exactly, but it was not this:...
Afraid To Ask by Danyl A. Doyle As a freshman in high school, I was thankful for Echo since she had a hard time talking like me. She stuttered so badly that no one...
The Wicker House by Plamen Vasilev The crash was terrible. Two cars and a tanker truck had crashed into each other. The truck was on fire and there were two bodies sprawled on the...
Editor’s Note: You can read part I of Titan Territory at FreedomFiction.com by clicking here. Dark Reunion: Titan Territory part II by Tom Kropp Scot aimed through his blaster scope from a prone position....
Titan Territory by Tom Kropp Scot Lancer heard the foot falls of giants. Under the three moons in the clear night sky, he could see for hundreds of yards in any direction on the...
It’s a Mood by Russ Bickerstaff There is something lurking in the corner of his mind. He doesn’t know what it is. Maybe he’s not relieved until we aware that it’s there. But it’s...
A Place To Call Home by Alora Freeman I used to live in the emerald-streaked highlands, in a town yet to be modernized. My family found refuge in the wild serenity. At last, we...
Retread by Bill Tope Charlotte Becker lay on her sofa, calmly watching one after another of the endless array of Sunday morning political discussion shows. She was smoking a cigarette. She was also drinking...
Take Three by Rory Kilalea Take One Pushing through the throng of suit jackets, the smell of sweat haunted by stale aftershave. The bar was crowded. A typical Dubai drinking hole for advertising and...
Going Back Home Again! by Rathin Bhattacharjee Normally a daughter is said to be her father’s Little Princess. Most of the daughters are their fathers’ pets and pride. While I have heard of incidents...
Me and my accomplices in fiction thank you all for making this year bigger and better than last year. These two consecutive years offer a grand sizeable bunch of genre fiction stories we have...
Wish Upon a Cloud by Neille Williams Presently, data management supervisor for Nova Enterprises, Demeter Brewster, had over two thousand client portfolios under his control. It was a relatively new position and he was...
Windows by H. E. Ross I ARRIVAL Ahead was a breakwater. Stone, rock and the occasional name of a cemetery resident made way for a housing project thought up in some other town. It...
The Rotting Tree by Mark Sumioka The town of Jollyville named me “Superstar” Toby Kenmore as an act of mockery. I was the promising catcher who blew a full scholarship to the University of...
Newberry’s Greatest Challenge (Otherwise Known as The Unhappy Tale of Benjamin Gray) by Daryl Rothman By the end, few knew Benjamin Gray, so shut off from the world had he become, but those who...
Editor's Choice / Fiction / literary
The Comic Who Stopped Joking Around by Eric Green
January 18, 2026
Editor's Choice / Fiction / literary
How To Win At A Job In Food Retail by Bradford Middleton
November 25, 2025
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