Grasshopper Creek by Ross Peterson
Grasshopper Creek by Ross Peterson I can see it burn from where I sit in the tall grass. It’s been at least an hour since I spoke with the deerman, and the flies are...
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The Infinite, Invisible by John C. Cannon
The Infinite, Invisible by John C. Cannon The swollen capital had erupted the day before. Elections on the African continent are always dicey. But in this landlocked swath of nothingness, there had been little...
Ghost Hit by James Newman
Ghost Hit by James Newman A darkness hung over the city that evening like an oily black cloth draped over a margarita. The night sky was as dead as a dirty thought in a...
The Wickepin Hotel by Mel Ciavucco
The Wickepin Hotel by Mel Ciavucco The creaky front door swung open and a blast of hot air rushed towards me as I stood behind the bar in the empty pub. Despite the absence...
Land of the Free by Manuel Moya
Land of the Free by Manuel Moya Lost amidst the mountainous terrain, a traveler attempted to balance his wearying body on the little remaining strength of his legs. But each time a new peak...
The Dream by Ilan Herman
The Dream by Ilan Herman “Don’t get on the plane,” Andy pleaded. “It’s going to crash! Please listen to me!” The passengers ignored him and boarded the plane. He stood breathless by the window...
The Woman at the Piano by M.J. Cleghorn
The Woman at the Piano By m.j. cleghorn The 1934 Black Ebony Steinway stood alone and upright against the whitewashed wall. The woman at the piano was dead. The last few moments of her...
The Czar’s Egg by W.H. Lock
The Czar’s Egg by W.H. Lock She was blonde and her name was Barbara Moore. In an earlier life she’d been a vigilante hero named Songbird. She worked with a partner called Dark Falcon...
The Superhero Next Door by Daniel Slaten
The Superhero Next Door by Daniel Slaten I wasn’t expecting to find out that my next door neighbor was a superhero – a super model maybe, but not a superhero. New York is a...
How it Works by Ryan Bowd
How it Works by Ryan Bowd She caught Jake’s eye like she must have caught everyone’s: a young woman in a classy red cocktail dress and fur coat, ripped right out of a detective...
Cyneas and Chloe by Steven Holtz
Cyneas and Chloe by Steven Holtz There was once a maid Chloe who, as her name may suggest, was devoted to the goddess Demeter. Chloe lived a solitary life in a small village seven...
The Desert by Jake Walters
The Desert by Jake Walters He was windswept like the desert around him, floating, drifting through unwelcome bouts of pain, into other worlds where his feet staggered onward, toes dragging through the sand and...
Patricia Saves the Beauty Queen by Samantha Bryant
Patricia Saves the Beauty Queen by Samantha Bryant Patricia stared at the phone in her hand incredulously, then put it back to her ear. The muted TV mounted above the stonework gas fireplace in...
The Cold Sun by James Newman
Like a little child. I listened to her scream and shout in bed every night like a cat caught in a thunderstorm. At first I thought she was being stabbed to death by the...
James Rumpel has been a long-time contributing author with FreedomFiction.com . This is the Fifteenth Fiction Story of James Rumpel…