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Triassic Abbey
Dinosaurs. Poets. A care home field trip to hell. ‘Triassic Abbey’ is what happens when satire out-evolves extinction.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
Mothergate
She forgot something—was it a grocery item or her old life?
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday, Technology
BEEDI BOY
A mountain sunrise, a local cigarette, and a romantic’s battle with addiction in India.
Editor's Pick, Technology, Tuesday Tales
Esther’s Gift
A story of memory, family, and resilience.
Arts & Culture, Editor's Pick, Technology, Tuesday Tales
I have nothing to wear
Ever felt like you had nothing to wear? I Have Nothing to Wear, uncovers the layers of identity and self-deception behind our wardrobes.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, London, Story Sunday, Technology
Seagulls
He’d said I was part-seagull, and he was too.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Technology, Tuesday Tales
Life is but a
A dark comedic and philosophical exploration of domestic life, aging, and the absurdity of human existence.
Editor's Pick, Technology, Tuesday Tales, Uncategorised
Kissing Your Hand
A haunting tale set in a foreign land, blending surreal imagery with a visceral sense of dislocation and alienation.
Arts & Culture, Editor's Pick, Technology, Tuesday Tales
Harbor Pilot
Alberto drove home the roundabout way. He took 41 to the Four Corners and took a left where the highway turns south and crosses the river as it empties into ...
Editor's Pick, ff, Fiction, Flash Friday, Technology
MORNING IN LOVE
“We were home from college and back with our parents. We didn’t want to barricade the door or worry who might be behind on the other side. All we wanted ...
Editor's Pick, ff, Fiction, Flash Friday, Technology
BUSINESS TRIPPING
It usually took an hour to get to her office so that was annoying in itself. I’ve reached the point where a 20-minute drive makes me start looking for a ...
Editor's Pick, ff, Fiction, Flash Friday, Technology
The Ballad of the Needy Restroom
“But I am not hungry; I just ate.”
“So sorry, but that’s the policy. You want to use our restroom, no problem. But you must be a customer first and ...
Safety at Sea
Follow newlyweds Sarah and Adam on their honeymoon cruise, where their romantic voyage takes an unexpected turn when their ship rescues Syrian refugees.
Moonlight Midnight Misery
“I don’t want to live in a world where I have to be afraid every time I go somewhere.” A heart-warming tale of a man and a vampire.
Pegasus
“And there’s the Milky Way splashed across the sky – right where I left it.” Amanda Barusch outlines the shape of stars and grief.
Schrödinger’s Chick
“Look what I found on the doorstep this morning,” says Emilio, cradling something on his hands as he enters the kitchen “but I don’t know what to make of it. ...
Edith Wharton and Dog Cemeteries
Wharton could see the cemetery from her window as she wrote (every day until at least 11, lying in bed), surrounded by her living dogs and gazing out at her dead. ...
Goodbye to Gary
“I put Gary down as just another relic of the hippy era eking out his pension in the Land of Smiles.” Bangkok, retirement, friendship, life.
The Breach of Zero’s Perfect Circle
“She let his words gather then cracked them open like fruit.” Hospitals, daughters, relationships: how one woman struggles through it all.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
Cap de Creus III
“The future is a rumour, the trader said.” Read the final installment of AJW’s magnificent, timeless piece: “Cap de Creus III.”