An eclectic mix of all flavours of genre fiction
EDITOR’S NOTE: J.D. Fratto is the author of recent novella “City Blocks” published by CatOnBall, the book length work imprint of FreedomFiction.com Please Visit https://www.catonball.com/ * * * An Audible Stroll by J.D. Fratto...
The Fish Story by June Wolfman The summer of 1987 was steamy hot in Queens, New York, where I rented a room while attending college. I volunteered that summer at a youth center, teaching...
In the Dark of the Night by Mickayla Jones Grace sits cross legged in the empty space of her apartment floor, overwhelmed by the sight of countless cardboard boxes that she can barely recall...
Decay by Titoxz In my earliest memories, everything is quiet. Not peaceful, but subdued, as if the world is holding its breath, waiting for some noise or catastrophe that never quite arrives. Even then,...
I Am Happy by Lindsey Betty I woke up one morning and decided to be happy. My alarm clock buzzed from the other side of the room, but for a moment I just lied...
World and I by Miranda Forster Much of a frog’s life is spent in perfect stillness, resting and waiting and sensing. And some of a frog’s life is spent flying at breakneck speed. Log...
It Eats Itself by Russ Bickerstaff The food eats itself. When no one’s working. When no one‘s paying attention to it. The food is kind of self-conscious about everything. So it starts eating itself....
Cannonball! by Lisa Lahey “The thing is, if they don’t want people using the swimming pool in their store, then why have one?” Mrs. Lowman insisted to the police at the Codfish Sporting Goods...
Ugly Confessions by Jake Pursey I don’t remember the exact moment when I realised I was ugly. It was just a feeling that the image reflected back to me didn’t reflect what I thought...
Comic Sans by Michael Smith “A sniper takes a pot-shot at a General visiting the front line and misses. ‘We know exactly where he is, sir,’ says one of the soldiers. ‘He’s been up...
