The Short Fiction List 2024 (updated): some of the short stories posted here on the site.
Trapped in a Bottle came from a writing prompt of 300 words containing three lines:
I’m tired
I hate this.
I’m going to bed now.
Those lines can be interior monologue or dialogue.
(300 words, 2 minute read)
(Crime) On the Estuary is from a writer’s group prompt to write a dialogue scene in no more than 200 words. I cut ALL the tags and beats. And description…
(170 words, 2 minute read)
Meeting in Vienna(Mystery) A park, a Ferris wheel and Vienna… From a set writing prompt.
(70 words, 1 minute read)
Bandstand in the Rain(Romance) Together under a bandstand in the the rain, Bob needs more Joy in his life. From a set writing prompt.
(500 words, 3 minute read)
The Fifth Horseman(Fantasy) A darkly comic tale in the tradition of Sir Terry of Pratchett and Douglas Adams.
A Man of Beige seeks employment at the Job Centre. But why does he have so many names? And why does Jane doubt his story?
(1050 words, 6 minute read)
Janet Davies and the Asylum Seeker of Kla’Arg
(Fantasy) The Croydon Immigration Office never saw anything like this. You can’t seek asylum from a Cosplay convention. Can you?
(1250 words, 7 minute read)
Bella Star(Sci-fi) Guilt and obsession high above a collapsing star. A scientific mission goes tragically wrong.
(600 words, 3 minute read)
Isaac(Sci-fi) An unusual crew-member reaches retirement. Brilliant and unassuming, is Isaac as unique and indispensable as he thinks?
(1600 words, 8 minute read)
The Western Gate(Historical) Deadly plots in the disillusion of the Crusades. At the fall of Jerusalem, Philip Anjuron De La Mer must make a choice.
(1900 words, 10 minute read)
The Green Vase(Flash Fiction) A flash-fiction prompt based on cumulative sentences. It’s not about the green vase at all…
(75 words, 1 minute read)
Mister Rabbit(Children’s) A children’s story for 5-8 year-olds. A river, an ice cream and a talking rabbit, naturally. From a set writing prompt.
(500 words, 3 minute read)
The Serpent in the SandsWord War II espionage inspired by the Slapton Sands incident. From a set writing prompt.
(500 words, 3 minute read)
Family drama from a set writing prompt. A long highway and a clapped-out station wagon. Right then, Summer felt like a lifetime.
(500 words, 3 minute read)
(Descriptive) From a set writing prompt. Describe a character through their casual clothes, writing for fifteen minutes. ‘Casual’ can have many meanings.
(300 words, 2 minute read)
BBC9: In the Closet(Comedy) Join edgy DJ Bob Bobley for a pint of cider and the best music around.
(120 words, 1 minute read)