The oldest established permanent floating crap game in Newport, Ohio has a new location

The story "Bruh," which I wrote for the Writer's Games, has been published as part of the anthology 72 Hours of Insanity: Anthology of The Games: vol. 14 by Writer's Workout. The anthology is now available for sale in print or in ebook format. Paperback Ebook The ebook is free for Kindle Unlimited users.

A gift shop employee learns that changing your footwear can change your life… for the worse

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A couple of academic rivals, trapped in an elevator, are finally forced to reveal some long-held insecurities and open up to each other.

Fee is empowered by her friends to burn everything related to her last relationship

Death comes for everyone, and if you cross a demon, it may come even sooner for you

Goaltender Bricks Spillman reflects on his career as his younger brother makes his professional hockey debut

In this idiots-to-lovers romantic comedy, two high schoolers find themselves getting attached to each other in a pillow fort

On a safari in Botswana, a handsome archaeologist helps a mistreated fiancée see her own value and some meerkats

Two coworkers see a different, furrier side of each other

"For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours?" - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Sometimes laziness pays off

Gary and Patricia's spouses don't need to know what happened in Vegas twenty-five years ago

Alt: In one of the American Pie movies, Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) shouts "Say my name, bitch!" down at someone below her. I assume it's Jason Bigg's character, whose name I don't remember.

The YpsiWrites Anthology 2026 was released this weekend. Included in the anthology (in fact, first in the anthology) are three short stories I wrote: Through a Cat's Eye Stowaway In Uniform I'm proud and excited to share these stories with new readers! The anthology is available for free at tinyurl.com/YWanthology. Please check it out all the contributions to the anthology! Free Download

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In early 19th century London, a lady goes to great lengths – including burglary – to rehabilitate her sister’s reputation and save her family’s future

The Flash Fiction Challenge is an annual creative writing competition that challenges writers around the world to create short stories based on genre, location, and object assignments in 48 hours.

The 500-word Fiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create short stories based on genre, action, and object assignments in 48 hours.

The fortune cookie decides one's fate, and there is no escaping it

A retired assassin's instincts kick back in when his family's safety is on the line

A donkey is gently motivated to consider a larger world

If society won't accept your love, maybe you need to seek a new society

Jake seeks dating advice from a friend, but it turns out it’s better to be yourself… even if there’s food all over your face.

Voting is now open for the first week of the Ypsilanti District Library's Short Horror Story Competition. The theme of week 1 was "Hauntings." My story, "Have You Looked in the Couch?" is a finalist. You can read it (and vote for it) on any or all of the following social media sites! Facebook Instagram Bluesky Week 2's theme will be "Body Horror."

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Contests Entered Results Submissions Plans and Goals for Next Month Contests entered NYC Midnight Rhyming Story, round 1 Results The Dread Tootling Jen deals with the chaos of a snowed-in vacation with her in-laws Holding the Bag A bank robber finds himself without a getaway vehicle and makes do Falling in Glove A stream-of-consciousness reflection on the daughter of the house's missing glove…