Thousand-word short story for a past contest. What profit hath a man for all his toil, in which he toils under the sun?...

Are you normal or abnormal? Guess we won't find out unless we search for the real meaning! But the real meaning of what? Reality! What is reality exactly? Is what we perceive as reality truly real? I don't know if you'll believe me, but I think I've gotten myself tangled in something very strange. S...

This is not a story. It is a collection of sidestories, omakes, and what-ifs from all my other stories that didn't quite fit into their chapter format. As such, you should expect genres to change, though I think they're mostly humorous....

After reading Scott Alexander's Unsong,I gained an appreciation for hidden meanings and connections in words that I had not realized before.Interpreting literary meaning had always seemed arbitrary to me,but it turns out it's not hard to construct my own work so that it has multiple interpretations/...

Kurou has always been a lazy, insubordinate, foul-mouthed slob. He hates working and talking to others, and more often than not gets involved in some kind of scuffle due to his short temper and constant bad mood. After miraculously surviving an airplane crash, he finds himself in the middle of the E...

Makrivei Otije, a Necromancer in a fantasy world, loves her Lyg the lynx and her babies. But not everything goes well and revenge is in order....

In 'The Gargantuan Centipede: Smog of Shadows,' follow the enigmatic journey of Harmonia, a woman driven by a mysterious past, as she ventures into the remote and eerie Me'alilo Forest. Harmonia's life is a curious blend of solitude and adventure, shaped by her unique upbringing. As she explores thi...

Something naval, something unfocused, something dreadful. Abstract, sunken, fever....

Jessica, a young girl, was determined to bring happiness into her mother's life. She shouldered numerous responsibilities, from assisting with household chores to tending to her baby sister. Yet, instead of witnessing her mother's joy and the warmth of her smile, Jessica ended up unintentionally rob...

Rina is the princess of the Kingdom of Sylphrena. According to her father, she would even become the Queen, ascending the throne instead of her older brother, the crown prince. A mystery for the young lady, who now has to face a world of palace intrigues, where her brother and the nobility plot in t...

It's an old story of a lonely boy, who was the loneliest creature in the world....

A retired agent discovers his beloved company in under attack from the inside....

In February 1931, aboard a yacht off New Zealand's Napier coast, a photographer named James encounters an enigmatic woman named Tracey who seems deaf. However, mysterious events unfold as James witnesses strange behavior and experiences unsettling tremors, leading him to question the true nature of ...

In this short story, the protagonist experiences a unique power: every time he dies, he goes back to the beginning of the same day. He and his girlfriend, Emma, discover this power when they try to prevent a plane crash. They seek a golden bullet that could potentially end his cycle of returning to ...

Goodbye.All that remains is my hat, taken from here. Whole Rest by 시 홍 from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0)...

Long ago, in a galaxy far, far, away, there sits the system of Hel'am.  This small system comprises four planets, two of which are habitable: a single mining world out on the rim, and a small habitable world. It is lush with expansive plains of endless green grass, tall mountains stretching into the...

'Tis be a part of mine desmesne, I dedicate it to communicating with a Youngling most uncertain 'bout everything, It shall be a way to reassure her that what she considers mistakes aren't, that her jokes truly are funny, and most importantly, that she is loved. I wish to see her grow happy, and not...

An F-16 pilot on a routine trip encounters an uninvited guest when a mythological beast suddenly takes control of most of his flight instruments. What ensued was a surprise, he could've never imagined in his wildest dreams....

不浄なものを一掃する очистить нечистоту רייניקן דעם טמא...

At the far fringes of the North the garrison at Castle Lock struggles against an unending blizzard. Starving and isolated, the garrison grows restless and afraid. Afraid of the cold, afraid of the other. This fear turns to bloody madness when one of their own, Shaw, starts to murder to save his own ...