List: Literary Fiction | Curated by Aura Wilming

Jun 26, 2022
27 stories
Literary FictionAll the stories that don't fit a genre
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Good People, Good Food, Questionable MusicMy uncle with his trumpet. My two oldest cousins on the flute. The middle one with on a clarinet. Her sister on a recorder, because she…
Dec 12, 2020
1
Dec 12, 2020
1
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All Down HillIf waiting was ever fun, it was here, in this place, as one of many snaking their way past flimsy fences in a long row. All anxiously…
Oct 10, 2020
1
Oct 10, 2020
1
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Lost In TranslationThere’s a joke in one of Terry Pratchett’s books that Dwarfs have no word for rock. They do have two hundred words that identify the…
Sep 26, 2020
5
Sep 26, 2020
5
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How Aunt Camilla Went ViralCarl and Jamie ran into the living room, howling with laughter. Both of them collapsed on the couch, Jamie clutching his phone to his…
Apr 18, 2020
4
Apr 18, 2020
4
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All’s Fair In Love And WarI don’t think anyone in the family knows when the war started. I don’t think Jasper and Jade themselves remember what started it. By now…
Mar 14, 2020
3
Mar 14, 2020
3
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Fragile Little BubbleOn the corner of serendipity and tragedy
Jan 18, 2020
3
Jan 18, 2020
3
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Safety FirstJack knew what was coming as son as he saw the look of horror creep on his wife’s face. She dropped the package like the plastic burned…
May 18, 2019
1
May 18, 2019
1
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Old Geezer“Mister Andrews?”
Aug 4, 2018
2
Aug 4, 2018
2
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The Zen Of Painting“Why did you pick this ugly brown?”
Jun 23, 2018
5
Jun 23, 2018
5
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HungoverThe alarm didn’t go off, but her body was still in the habit of waking at 5 am. She stumbled out of bed and was halfway to the bathroom…
May 26, 2018
2
May 26, 2018
2
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Unsolicited Bloggings
The Fault In Our CansA tragic tale of a beer that got emptied before its time
May 21, 2018
May 21, 2018
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Kingsday FindFor a Dutch yard sale addict like me, April 27th is the best day of the year. The whole country is turned into one big market. You’ve…
May 5, 2018
6
May 5, 2018
6
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WeaponizedThe pen is mightier than the sword
Mar 10, 2018
7
Mar 10, 2018
7
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Perfectly Precious MomentsBeatrix had a weakness for — some might say an addiction to — yard sales and garage sales. But this wasn’t just some yard sale. This was an…
Feb 10, 2018
2
Feb 10, 2018
2
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CutsA short story
Oct 28, 2017
3
Oct 28, 2017
3
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PersuasionHe hadn’t been wrong, per se.
Sep 4, 2017
Sep 4, 2017
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Preparing For The Journey AheadPreparation was key in these kinds of undertakings, she knew from experience. Simply beginning would almost guarantee that something was…
Aug 22, 2017
1
Aug 22, 2017
1
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The Bamboo IncidentThe situation was serious enough to interrupt the golf game of the big man himself. Mister Le Blanc didn’t look happy about it at all. He…
Feb 18, 2017
1
Feb 18, 2017
1
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A ProductThe staff in the Botica were all women. It was easy to see why women would want to work at a Botica. We were open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm…
Jan 21, 2017
1
Jan 21, 2017
1
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At The End Of The DayThe last few drops of wine are still in the glass. Next to the ashtray with the crushed butt of the last cigarette. Leave it. It can wait…
Dec 20, 2016
2
Dec 20, 2016
2