Fiction

I Have an Exam on Thursday

by Emma-Sunshine Mackereth
I Have an Exam on Thursday
I’ve been studying for 2 hours straight. I have an exam on Thursday. I’ve done the math. I’ll need at least an 85% on this exam...
Read More

Annabel Lee, Proprietress, Kingdom by the Sea

by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
Annabel Lee, Proprietress, Kingdom by the Sea
When my parents died, mourners were shocked at their opulent adieu. Few suspected the impressive inheritance they would bequeath to their only child…
Read More

Modern Household

by Steven Boswell
Modern Household
Jules labored effortlessly at his workstation. He glanced at the customer's specifications intermittently as lines of code poured out of him…
Read More

The Snake Oil Salesman

by Sydney Thomson
The Snake Oil Salesman
If you cut him open you’ll find only a husk. He looks like a person – more or less – on the outside, but that’s where the similarities end…
Read More

The Village

by Mikhail Strannik
The Village
Joan drove her car along the winding mountain road. Her thoughts were far away. She has had a hard day in the laboratory where she worked…
Read More

The Doomed Soul

by Lillie E. Franks
The Doomed Soul
The Luminous Emperor brought great wealth and power to the city. He quelled rebellions in the heart of the empire which had threatened the capital city…
Read More

Shower Curtain

by Shahrzad
Shower Curtain
Shower Curtain fell in love with Anna the very first time she stepped naked into the steaming shower. How could it not? Anna’s body was just...
Read More

The Evil Twin

by Lauren Ormston
The Evil Twin
“I’m the real one!” shouted the man who could be Henry at me. “No, I’m the real one! The man you married!” the other one who also could be Henry exclaimed…
Read More

Daisies from Hyde Park

by A. R. Tivadar
Daisies from Hyde Park
Mary typed away at her nonsensical novel. She glanced at a small calendar. In one week's time was going to be the 2nd of March 1889…
Read More

A Rift in Time

by Mikhail Strannik
A Rift in Time
Asya was doing her homework, listening from time to time to the sounds coming from the street. During the second half of September, it was already...
Read More

© The Evening Universe, 2022-2024. All Rights Reserved.