Microfiction Archive
Discover bite-sized stories where each line counts and every ending lingers longer than it should.
Latest Stories
The Squeegee Method: One-Hundred-Word Story
An unemployed window washer fakes a music degree and brings his squeegee muscle memory to the conductor’s podium.
Welcome Home: One-Hundred-Word Story
It was on the ground outside my dentist’s office: an old toothbrush. Bringing it inside, I showed the receptionist. “Look what I found out front.”…
Inventory Control: One-Hundred-Word Story
When Bob loses his other job, the ice cream truck becomes his full-time residence. The biggest struggle is keeping his inventory frozen. That, and not…
Up In Smoke: One-Hundred-Word Story
An inner city high school was a frequent target of neighborhood vandals and thieves. But they disabled the alarm system and spray-painted over the video…
Reflective Glass: One-Hundred-Word Story
Carol sits in a sunny restaurant booth. Looking out the window, she fixates on a pickup with a white camper shell. It’s her home now,…
Half-Moon Surprise: One-Hundred-Word Story
They first met one morning at a local bakery. Each came for their favorite half-moon cookies, but left as friends. Bill moved away, but he…
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