Short Story

By Lelaina MacDonald February 14th, 2024 10:04pm Dear Diary,       Hey, it’s Winona. I know it’s been a minute. Hopefully you remember...

By Aneelah Kauser It wasn’t hard to be the ugliest person in the village; all one needed was a tiny black dot on their right cheek. In...

By Aneelah Kauser Beautiful, lilting music comes alive in the practice room, the sounds ricocheting off the short walls surrounding us. I...

By Julia Chen December 5th, 1939 江苏州，中国 (Jiangsu province, China) A young woman stares at the night sky. Snow is sporadically falling...

By Nur Dinie Asfa The world ended yesterday. My name is Cassie Williams, and I’m a survivor of the City Killer of 2072. The scientists...

By Nur Dinie Asfa The rustling of leaves would have probably frightened any other woman sitting in the forest alone, but that was not quite the case for Princess Emilia. She had come to look forward to the sound, knowing it usually came with a certain someone. She turned to face her beloved, who carried a basket and the smile she had come to adore. "Your Highness, I apologise for my late arrival. I had some last-minute duties to attend to." "I thought we agreed to drop the fo

By Isaiah Nickerson The flash of a camera lit up the cathedral walls. The old bones of this rugged chapel were swarmed by the navy blue...

By Gaurvi Madhav Joshi Hannah Keally, a nineteen year old art student from Boston, believed in one thing: "Creativity is in just...

By Mariyam Qurayshi Falling economy, crumbling mind, The earth so cruel, yet so kind. Everyone wound so tight, yearning to unwind, Hoping...

By Mariyam Qurayshi As I try to understand what the tempting light at the end of the tunnel is, I fail each time. I tried escaping...

By Moumita Boral (Mits) Sorry, Dusty; I promise I will give you tuna in the evening. Dusty remarked with a groan and gave a sullen look...

By Moumita Boral Her phone blinked suddenly, and again she saw the "Notice" message to clear her outstanding dues.  She breathed heavily...

By Moumita Boral (Mits) “I will not spare you this time. Who do you think you are?” echoed the voice of Rathod in the police station of...

By Prerna Prakash It was the smell of Marigolds that finally made her look up from the scorched, broken earth. The heat, as always, was...

By Prerna Prakash The fireflies swirled around the darkest part of the park, looking like pinpricks of sun. There were too many for a...

By Prerna Prakash My name is not important, but my words might be. I am here to tell a tale, a story, perhaps a fable. Whether it's true...

By Prerna Prakash almost /ˈɔːlməʊst/ Adverb Not quite; very nearly. The last line just wouldn't write itself. Varun slouched over it in...

By Prerna Prakash She watched the cigarette smoke swirl up towards the dirty ceiling fan.  As the open window let in a cold draft of air,...

By Prerna Prakash Blood dripped onto porcelain, blotting out the stain lines. She leaned over the splintered sink, following the drops as...

By Arunanshu Chatterjee It takes nine billion years for the light of the farthest star – seen by humankind to reach Earth. Nine billion....