Category: Short Stories

“He Came”

"He Came"“He Came” by David Michael

Short Short Story (1200 words)

Police respond to an emergency call at the house of known religious fanatic, William Revell, to find the floor, every wall, every window, even the ceiling, splattered and smeared with blood. “He came,” Revell says when he’s asked what happened. “He came…”

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“Effie Two-Five”

"Effie Two-Five"“Effie Two-Five” by David Michael

Short Story (8300 words)

Make a wish. Brace for impact. Find a vein and take a hit of the new–and highly illegal–wonder drug with the street name “Effie Two-Five”, and your dreams will come true. You can be faster. Stronger. Anything you want to be–even a porno superhero. But be careful. Effie two-five has a serious learning curve. And you should have a lot of munchies handy.

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“Secondhand Coffin”

"Secondhand Coffin"“Secondhand Coffin” by David Michael

Short Story (2500 words)

A coffin isn’t always a final destination. It certainly wasn’t for Lacey. Murdered, Lacey spends her days as the unseen occupant of a showroom coffin. At night, though, when the lid is closed, she is once again wrapped in a rug and covered with cement, reliving the horror of her death. Until the night another body is dropped into her coffin.

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“Evanescent”

"Evanescent"“Evanescent” by David Michael

Short Story (5400 words)

She’s the girl you meet every year for the first time. She has red-gold hair, sky-blue eyes, and just a splash of freckles across her cheeks. She’s as young as you are, and just as old. She dances in the rain and splashes in the puddles. She jumps in the leaves and spins with the wind. She steps out of the fog to smile at you, then disappears before you can ask her name…

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