Microfiction Archive
Discover bite-sized stories where each line counts and every ending lingers longer than it should.
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Over the Top | Fifty-Word Story
A simple reminder of why we push hard to the top: for the pure, childlike thrill of coasting down.
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The Four Girls | One-Hundred-Word Story
A simple post-fishing ritual between an old man and four neighborhood cats outlives the boat itself.
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So Big: One-Hundred-Word Story
She was six the first time. Eleanor gave all her dolls to a classmate whose family lost everything in a fire. At sixteen, she handed…
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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.
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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.”…
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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…
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