Honor Bound
What if we met people that had truly honor bound leaders. “Stop right there,” the big-headed green creature said from across his desk, holding up his boney fingered hand. Its eyes narrowed down, and he ...
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Free Science Fiction and Fantasy For You to Read
I have serials, a novella, a short story and flash fiction up for you to read for free besides what is behind the paywall on Substack and on Ream Stories. Most of these link will ...
Flash Fiction: Fish Keeper
Pulse thundering in her ears, Penny froze pulling open yet another door along the long, seemingly endless, hall. Unlike the past seven rooms she’d looked in, this room wasn’t empty. A dark-haired man stood staring ...
Flash Fiction: A Question of Immortality
“Stop burning the body,” demanded Shia, leading her guards into the smoke-filled chamber. “Your highness? Your father bade me destroy this thing,” the large, bare-chested priest responded in surprise, dumping red glowing coals from his ...
Flash Fiction: Unworthy
“Why does the Goddess of the Wood consider me unworthy?” the leather clad warrior asked, handing the old gray-haired wood-priest the leaves he’d been crushing in his bare hand. “I have always held to the ...
Free Flash Fiction: Saving Tia’s Pet
“We have to find you a new home, Kiki,” Tia said, waking her sleeping pet with a reassuring rub as the dawn light penetrated the nest she’d built her in the jungle. Kiki yawned, stretched, ...
Free Flash Fiction: Conversation After a Workout
Jenny let the weights clank down hard, then let out a sigh and relaxed her arms, and let them hang there. “This will be my last work out for a time,” she said to the ...
Flash Fiction: Toadeater
A stench wrenched nine-year-old Toadeater from his sleep, bringing him to his feet with a roar. The chain and collar around his neck brought back to him where here was. He knew it was a ...
Free Flash Fiction: Storm Before a Trip
A flash lit the room as deafening thunder smashed into the window and John pulled his hand away from the contract in panic. Had he smudged it? Another flash lit the room from further away. ...
Free Flash Fiction: Goddess Not
If she hadn’t had one of her eyes looking right at it, Ayia would never have noticed the indicator crystal worked into the wall mural, change from blue to red. Not even three thousand years ...