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Prompts: 12/1/25

  • 2 min read

I feel like any of these could easily be used to craft a holiday story. So if you’re feeling up for an extra challenge this week, give your story a little holiday spirit.

One Slip

  • 6 min read

Mercifully, the lab was quiet. She moved slowly. She understood how easily a simple mistake could fuck her over. One slip. One careless moment. One misplaced jab. One prick, and you’re fucked.

Prompts: 11/24/25

  • 2 min read

This is how I started my fiction journey—prompt-based flash fiction. Flash fiction prompts are amazing because they give you that much-needed starting point. And you can join the fun. It’s easy!

The Trials of Training

  • 1 min read

Rose huffed. She hated the trials—the timed sections most of all. “How do you expect me to cast something so complex in such a short amount of time?” she asked. “Swiftly,” Mason said.

Prompts: 11/17/25

  • 1 min read

Here they are. Your very first set of weekly flash fiction prompts! Pick your length and roll with the prompt to get your creative process started. Happy writing, you lovely weirdos!

I’m Back

  • 1 min read

Gods above and below, it’s been a while. More than three years since I last published a story here. But I miss it. I miss it a lot. So I’m renewing my one-story-per-week commitment, and more!

Headed East

  • 4 min read

“I can’t believe we found it.” Sloane was clutching the Polaroid. It was a ragged thing, tattered with smeared blood on the edges. But it was the only lead they had, and here they were.

Insufferable

  • 6 min read

Of all the things I hate about Bethany, none is more irksome than her clomping. She clomps around at all hours, each footfall landing solid on the hardwoods and reverberating throughout the house.

The Tour

  • 4 min read

It’s just a story. That’s what you’ll tell yourself. That’s how folks keep from losing their minds. But I seen things—horrible things. And there are things even I won’t dare to look at.