Imagine for a moment a small metal box with a key lock; the very same one you saw your grandmother hide under her bed when you were a child, as if that were the safest place in the world. It’s possible

Source “1000 po ” *** It was as if the craftsman, by carving the stone, had managed to make every single facet trap the very last light of the crypt. The clarity of the jewel made that diamond shine like

Source “The Final Act” *** Tell that old story again. I want to lose myself once more in every defeat and savor the victories that are yet to come. Talk to me about that world, the one only you have dared

Source A short story to be written in 50 words not one word less, not one word more!, for the Freewriters community to #ZapFic50Friday contest. Prompt: "kneel" Highborn of Iron Surrounded by

Source “THE DELMAR METHOD” *** Many of those who claim it’s impossible to separate the physical body and travel between planes likely do so because they’ve never attended a class with Professor Delmar.

Source A short story to be written in 240 characters or a little less, for the Freewriters community to #ZapFicMonday contest. Prompt: “assessment" “THE SHIFTING MAZE" Testing continued, making

Source A short story to be written in 240 characters or a little less, for the Freewriters community to #ZapFicMonday contest. Prompt: “disposition" The Omitted Report The boys whispered. The deputy

Source “Cold Coffee” *** As the cup of coffee cools between my hands, something inside me insists that you won’t show up tonight. Call it intuition; that sixth sense reinforced by overthinking, which always

Source A short story to be written in 50 words not one word less, not one word more!, for the Freewriters community to #ZapFic50Friday contest. Prompt: “convulsion" The Softie Tape Children's minds

Source A short story to be written in 240 characters or a little less, for the Freewriters community to #ZapFicMonday contest. Prompt: “improve" Beyond the Last Bone The update finished. The phantom

Source A short story to be written in 240 characters or a little less, for the Freewriters community to #ZapFicMonday contest. Prompt: “film" 24 Frames of Us 24 frames per second were enough for those

Source CUANDO LOS AMOS DUERMEN Horror and comedy often go hand in hand in proposals that almost always border on B-movies. In them, the lack of budget is compensated with an adequate dose of black humor

Source “IRON PACT” *** The clock struck thirteen, and everything stopped. That nonexistent chime for the ordinary world was actually the opening of the Kingdom's gates, as was iron-pacted ages ago by the

Source A short story to be written in 240 characters or a little less, for the Freewriters community to #ZapFicMonday contest. Prompt: "hiccup" The Road of Chivalry In the good old days, a bridge

WISHBONE Hello Summoners, once again we sit at the table with the intention of celebrating and being grateful for each of the victories we manage to achieve season after season, leaving behind a year full

Source “To resit an exam” *** Buttery fingers fumbled awkwardly with the clasp of your bra on your back, yet another test after having learned this time the hard way to experience a fear of buttons on

Source A short story to be written in 50 words not one word less, not one word more!, for the Freewriters community to #ZapFic50Friday contest. Prompt: "steep" As You Wish Nobody guarded the

ARMY OF THE UNDEAD Hello Summoners. For this week's challenge, I want to draw your attention to one of those Soulbound Conclave cards that, with a little luck and if you frequently visit GWEN'S GLINT SHOP,

Source A short story to be written in 240 characters or a little less, for the Freewriters community to #ZapFicMonday contest. Prompt: "college" DEAD WEIGHT His ideas were rejected by all his

Source A short story to be written in 50 words not one word less, not one word more!, for the Freewriters community to #ZapFic50Friday contest. Prompt: "prosecution" "OLD CRANK" If