Category: Speculative

• Fantasy Fiction Horror Short Story Speculative Weekly

  Helping a Skeleton

  Sam and Teri held their breath. Something was shambling past them towards the gorge. The click and drag of its movement was suggestive. Teri quietly exhaled through her nose and slowly and carefully inhaled. She saw stars. She blinked them away trying to calm her swaying head. As her vision…

  February 16, 2023
• Fantasy Fiction Short Story Speculative

  The Education of Alec

  “I’m scared,” Alec said.“Who are you afraid of?” The adviser, Dove, asked.“Me. I’m scared of me.”“Why do you fear yourself?”“I don’t know who I am. I don’t know …” young man trailed off.“Know thy self, is a vital important lesson. Before you can rule, you must know yourself.” The adviser…

  February 9, 2023
• Sci-Fi Short Story Speculative

  The Edge of Blackness

  He glanced out the window. The inky blackness of space reflected his face back at himself. He saw himself blink. The inky blackness of space wasn’t what he was expecting. There should have been a large planet hanging instead of inky blackness.Sven slid his hand across the edge of the…

  October 7, 2021
• Fantasy Horror Short Story Speculative

  Just Out of Sight

  Kevin did a double take. He’d seen something out of the corner of his eye, again. It was happening more and more often. Kevin shook his head. There was nothing to be done about it.Kevin went on about his day. It was routine, clean the toilet, collect the feminine hygiene…

  September 30, 2021
• Fantasy Fiction Sci-Fi Short Story Speculative

  A Strange Traveler

  I felt my cart roll to a stop. The gravel crunched beneath the hooves of my mule. It was a dumb brutish animal and didn’t like stopping only moderately less than starting again. It was an animal that liked things to be consistent. I tried to understand why the mule…

  September 15, 2021
• Fiction Short Story Speculative

  Quite the Trip

  Elane pushed her daughter into school. Allyson was a freshman in high school, she’d been paralyzed by her drunkard father. Makalya walked next to Elane, she wasn’t too happy about walking into school, her first day of high school, with her mother. Elane was tired. It had been a struggle,…

  September 2, 2021