Let me tell you a story
lyw, Patrick Tibbits, Chris Cottom, Ilana J Sprongl, Steve Wong, Vince Schutt, Ellen Notbohm, Rob Moore, Evan Chapin, Pablo Libedinsky, Nivara Lune, Pravy JhaEvery post will begin with 'let me tell you a story' and will tell a fiction about an event, object or memory in a writer's week in 1,000 words or fewer. The effect of this theme is something fresh, never over-thought and on the pulse of today.
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Let me tell you a story about the phalanx of faceless men
Buffed and oaken-hearted, we take up our positions: a line of foot-soldiers before the court, like hounds before the hunt, eager for the start. Across the void, our adversaries wait, impassive and murderous. Today, at last, is my cha...
Let me tell you a story about the rating page
He turned off his phone. Just before the screen went dark, he caught a glimpse of the latest notification. The food delivery app showed the rider was still fifteen minutes away.
Too slow.
He was about to swipe the alert away when h...
Let me tell you a story about a light switch
The switch in my childhood bathroom used to shock people.
Not every time. Just often enough to make it personal.
You’d flip it with damp fingers straight out of the shower and there’d be this quick, needling bite. Not exactly painf...
Let me tell you a story about Pig Girl
I remember being sixteen and sitting on the window ledge in my bedroom, looking into the night sky. No moon, no stars, just a dark where no one else can see. It was the perfect time for kissing practice.
As I pressed my lips against...
Let me tell you a story about the Myrtle Beach Bears
It’s hot, humid, and crowded.
The nights are always humid at Myrtle Beach. The air is always salty. And there are always people, oh so many people, milling about in tank tops and short shorts. Even though I’m sitting down and it’s n...
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I am a technical, business and creative writer. I am passionate about the literary arts and the journey of the writer as a professional and an artist. (*avatar illustration from the Creamee sticker collection designed by Luu Thi Tuyet Minh)
Spacewar meets hard science with a sickening crunch. PhD-black belt-warfare analyst-aerospace engineer turns to science fiction because it still hasn't gotten weird enough.
I've packed Christmas hampers in a Harrods basement, sold airtime for Radio Luxembourg, and served a twelve-year stretch as an insurance copywriter. I liked the writing job best.
Ilana J. Sprongl writes fiction and nonfiction about systems, responsibility, and survival. She’s a poet, a lover of wordplay, a playwright, and fond of stories that do a lot in a little space.
Retired Southerner. After a career in marketing and freelance journalism, I'm trying my hand at fiction.
Lived emotional realities + satire + generalism + "empathy walks" = seriously funny serious questions about our society.
Ellen Notbohm’s work touches millions in 27 languages. Her acclaimed novel The River by Starlight, nonfiction classic Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, and short prose have won more than 40 awards worldwide.
Rob writes for the love of the craft and not for the fame and fortune that will surely come any day soon. He lives in County Down, Northern Ireland and is pretty cheerful, all things considered.
Pablo Libedinsky is a retired computer programmer living in San Francisco, California. He wrote a few stories when he was 12 years old and then stopped, later returning to writing as an adult. Photography and painting are his lifelong hobbies.
Nivara Lune is a storyteller writing horror, romance & supernatural fiction. Explores love, identity & self-discovery, often with a queer or supernatural twist. Published in Midnight & Indigo, Zoetic Press & Webnovel. IG: @nivara.lune
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