One sentence stories

OMG some of these two-sentence horror stories are super freaky and will keep you up tonight! Read at your own risk:

There are many reasons why one might enjoy a good horror story. One, for example, is the adrenaline rush after being scared. The other is that some of us like to experience overwhelming, complex emotions. It also helps that the scary stories aren't happening to you, so you can still feel relatively safe while experiencing them.

Micro horror fiction. Ten horror stories in less than 300 words. Quick bites.

A couple of weeks ago we asked our readers to share their writing tips. The response was far beyond the initial expectations, and the quality of the tips

It’s pretty awful really; the way it all went down. The fog covers the path ahead, making it harder and harder for them to find their way. It was a twenty-two-hour drive to Aspen, Colorado and she was stuck in a car with the person she hated the most. You can still just make out…

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Back when I was quite the lazy storyteller who believed my one short story would pave the way to my greatness, I stumbled upon tumblr where people write short, easy little paragraphs that sound pretty and made me feel deep and interesting. I felt very comfortable in this area because I could slay away on one sentence until it was perfect and then people would comment on my talents and I would try to appear very modest like it just came to me naturally. Schedule

Starter or idea for a chapter, prologue, short story, etc.