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Flash Fiction Runner-Up: Reality, Worth a Shot ⚡️

by Savannah Jade Jason Zuckerberg’s head spun while teleporting from his Meta college classroom to his 981-acre estate in the Metaverse to meet a few friends to explore the latest gaming theme parks. Normally, the switch from one place in the Metaverse to another was instantaneous and rarely caused disorientation. But the past few weeks, Jason’s QuestChip device somehow slowed to an Intel Core i9 processing speed, which was laughable considering he just updated his Read more…

By sarah_burton, ago

Flash Fiction Winner: Memories(TM) ⚡️

by Brianne Simone Pa always smelled of cooking grease and smoke. He’d come home late at night, an hour after her bedtime, and kiss her mother on the cheek. Then he’d quietly open her door, whisper, “Are you asleep, darlin’?” and she’d try so hard not to giggle because Momma would be mad if she found out that their little girl was still awake, but Pa would scoop her up and tickle her until she Read more…

By sarah_burton, ago

Flash Fiction Runner-Up: Third and Finally ⚡️

By Rowan Wasserman It’s a state highway, 50 miles per hour and barely carrying three cars at a time. Tree-lined with evergreens so tall they block the sun. A line of stars follows the path of your car when you’re driving down it, marking the trail of exhaust you leave behind. You weren’t there that night, thank god. If you’d driven down the road that night, the sight would have shocked you. Really, it would Read more…

By dikshya_pattnaik, ago

Romantasy Booklist

by Marleigh Green If you’re anything like me, and you spend way too much time on BookTok, you’veprobably seen people talking about books that blend the genres of Romance and Fantasy.Together, they form the power couple: Romantasy. But what exactly does it mean? What makesa book straight up Fantasy versus Romantasy? Romantasy is defined as a subgenre of Fantasy where there is a romance subplot thatexists alongside the Fantasy main plot. How intrinsic the romance Read more…

By sarah_burton, ago

Flash Fiction Winner: Faithless ⚡️

by Marleigh Green The bone-deep chill of the night air brushed across Abraham’s skin, triggering a shudder that his tattered clothes were unequipped to contain. He wrapped his arms around himself, cradling his knobby elbows, his hollow eyes called to the shadows that hovered in the crevices of the artfully worn brick buildings that loomed around him, tracking for any movement. The comfort he’d always associated with walking the streets of Poitou-Charentes eluded him, the Read more…

By sarah_burton, ago