Microfiction

The Final Expedition - Episode 1. Top Story - June 2023.
His card read “Arthur Bletchley, Curator,” with the British Museum’s seal emblazoned in the corner. “Respectfully sir, after all this time, I don’t need your card anymore.” Jacob Malden said as he casually flicked the card into the fireplace.
By Matthew J. Fromm3 years ago in Fiction
Real Equity
Sun leaked between the buildings. It shined on the people who had different shades of blackness. They had begun private equity companies. They took it seriously in the fact that they would take struggling companies and turn them profitable again. That meant layoffs and firings.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
Residentially Challenged
Kiemba McCreigh stood in front of the digital board. “We’ve used homeless and unhoused. These are words with just two syllables. They’re simple and direct. We have to come up with more syllables. We must complicate an even more complicated issue. Once we get the point where we have the opportunity to challenge the status quo, we will be able to see just how important it is to address the plight of those individuals who don’t have a place to live.”
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
On the Plate
Jolter Lister looked skeptical. He pushed at the flesh on his plate. “This was someone’s Welsh corgi and British shorthair.”
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
Talk with Intent
When New Sweden University students of Wilmington, Delaware invented a system for animals, primarily land mammals, to speak, people maligned them.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
Coexist
When the efficiency of the machines astounded the people of Delaware, it started off normally. All the humans had to do was to figure out how the machines worked with them.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
Love Across Time
A Chance Encounter Amelia, a young and passionate archaeologist, had always been captivated by the mysteries of the past. Her current excavation project brought her to an ancient site believed to be the remnants of a lost civilization. As she tirelessly dug through layers of history, she stumbled upon a hidden chamber, concealed from the outside world for centuries.
By Favour Gabriel3 years ago in Fiction
Back to the Roots
Kenya Kente said it himself: “If you ever fall from grace you’ll be bruised beyond all recognition.” His descent in business relations and personal relationships meant that he would be forever scarred.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
Sweeping
Kaliyah Veer let herself better understand her situation. “I was sweeping floors using the bristles as strings now I’m touring the world.”
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
These Delaware Artists
Frozen in space, the sculptures depicted the actions of flying, swimming, and making ships. “I still don’t like them,” Rafferty Coor observed.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
Instrumental
Oscar Moore weighed what was going on in his head. When he had to come to a decision he looked at all possibilities. He came to the conclusion that playing in the band to support a rapper made economic sense and could be interesting aesthetically.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
Pecuniary
When Luna Rodriguez sat down to eat lunch, she sat apart from the other business women and ventured into the boy’s club. “Are you lost?” Shameik Vole asked.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction