The small aquarium rested on a side counter in one of the labs. Inside, the kidney-shaped creature lay still. Its white tail flickered...

[Content warning: strong language / sexual scene] Thomas Harris had the chest and arms of a wrestler and the grip to match. Lances of...

Tears filled Salina Edison’s eyes as she looked at the image of her mother. When she raised her gaze to Deakes, her face was filled with...

‘People don’t turn into birds. It’s a physical impossibility.’ Jordan Deakes was back in Starbucks, sitting across from Andrea and her...

Deakes had spotted his tail several streets earlier and played ignorant. He allowed the car to follow him through the city, ensuring his...

The Prize Dragon Peak’s greatest treasure lay beyond the final door. Taryn the Illiterate’s year-long quest was nearing an end. Taking...

The bartender shouted four words which froze Rick’s blood: ‘Show me some ID.’ Shrugging in what he hoped was a nonchalant manner, he...

[Content warning: suicidal ideology.] Peter Rogers took another slug from the bottle and counted the pills laid out before him. Four...

Author's note: the story written for this month's prompt, What the eye doesn’t see, has been entered into a competition and cannot be...

Preface Inspiration is a timid sprite whose presence is sometimes absent for months at a time. As this month’s prompt has scared the muse...

Watching Erin step into Momoka’s dreaming body hurt Teddy Finch’s eyes. Both women occupied the same space at the same time, a fact his...

The air was vibrant with myriad aromas. Salted popcorn, sweet cotton candy and the richness of frying onions from the hot dog stands...

The staff cafeteria in the Triton hotel was raucous as usual. Groups of Housekeeping staff chatted noisily while the women from Bookings...

With the creature in hot pursuit, Erin raced along the gloomy corridor. She passed an antique bureau cluttered with porcelain clown...

Teddy Finch had once read that people dream in black and white. He knew that to be false as his nighttime encounters with Mae B. Naughty...

[Author's note: This month's prompt was "Blooming". The muse refused to deliver a cohesive story for this and left me to play with the...

The witch was dying. The rumour buzzed through the forest like wildfire, sparking hope in the hearts of those who heard. For decades,...

The hubbub in the boardroom hushed when the manifestation started. Above the long table, tendrils of smoke appeared from nowhere....

With the cashier still howling in agony, Ben Hudson grabbed the cash from the counter and stuffed it into his pocket. He figured he’d...

[Content warning: suicidal ideology.] Kavin smiled at Trish as she crumbled. His brown eyes reflected joy but her own leaked sorrow. He...