Far Fetched Fables

Flash Fiction: “The Hum of Refuge” by Anna Ilona MussmannOn her couch in an apartment at the top of a building that used to be a lingerie factory, Skye Hindley tried to capture the soul of nature. She...

24 Helmi 20151h 7min

Flash Fiction: “Older, Wiser, Time Traveler” by M. BennardoFirst off, step one — commit a crime of passion.You shouldn’t plan this, obviously. In fact, you can’t plan this. The defining characteristic...

17 Helmi 201556min

Story: “Spirit Brother” by Pamela SargentThe flat land below him was white, the color of purity and luck. Jamukha flew in the form of an eagle, feeling the wind under his wings. The steppe and mountai...

10 Helmi 20151h 8min

First Story: “Requiem for a Druid” by Alex ShvartsmanMy job that morning was to banish a demon, but I was determined to finish my cup of coffee first.I sipped my java in front of Demetrios’ warehouse ...

3 Helmi 20151h 11min

First Story: “Castor on Troubled Waters” by Rhys HughesHe’s almost fifty years of age, Castor Jenkins is, which for a stereotypical Welshman must be reckoned venerable, if not ancient. Not that he tak...

27 Tammi 20151h 22min

This week’s story: “Forever” by Tim LebbonOn Dana’Man the cold bit hard, ice informed thought, frost froze dreams of freedom, and duty and supplication were the way. On Dana’Man there was preparation ...

20 Tammi 20151h 5min

First Story: “The Dream Eaters” by A.M. DellamonicaMo Cottonsmith had just turned sixteen when she started Lopside Fashions, with cash she stole from a neighborhood fizz dealer. The money wasn’t enoug...

13 Tammi 20151h 13min

Flash Fiction: “Fool’s Fire” by Hayley E. LavikIt’s the cold mud that wakes me, and the taste of duckweed in my throat. In my mouth, my nose, my ears. It fills my lungs, creeps behind my eyes. I burst...

6 Tammi 20151h 2min