November 2022
2022 Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest
- Winner: Message Looming by Tiff Parker
- Runner-up: Day of Rejuvenation by M. Blain-Hartung
October 2022
- An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Samuel Gregory
- Tally by Emmie Christie
- The Little Man in His Head by Lawrence Buentello
- Impossible Side Effects May Include . . . by James Rumpel
September 2022
- Algorithm by Samuel Gregory
- Free-Will Razor by Tim Boiteau
- Elementary Dietetics on the Fifth Moon of Septhauser by Karl Lykken
- Orphan by Pete Barnstrom
- Hound of Nudd by Maureen Bowden
August 2022
- The Sacred Planet by Richard L. Rubin
- Bean To Bar by Samuel Barnhart
- Ghost Experience Podcast – Themistocles by Joe Giordano
- Close Encounters of the Zoom Kind by Martin Lochman
July 2022
- My Bullet by Bruce McAllister
- The Risen One by R. Michael
- Dinosaur Queen by Paul Wilson
- Some Things Should Stay Buried by David Calbert
- Neighbors Texting by Jeff Hill
June 2022
- Eidetic by DL Shirey
- Trial by Combat by Ronald Schulte
- TV Room by James Rumpel
- Oh, the Places We’ll Stay by Karl Lykken
May 2022
- What Are Stars, Anyway? by Jordan Hirsch
- Dead Awakening by Whitney R. Holp
- I Need a Hero by Dawn Vogel
- The Wrong Words by Janelle Chambers
April 2022
- Growing Pains by K.R. Moore
- Séance for Dummies by T. R. Hixson
- Slow-time Station by Andrew Fraknoi
- The Blinding of 2032 by Garrett Keith
- Warp by R. Michael
March 2022
- The Tiny Man by Tim Boiteau
- To Make a Ghoul by Paul Wilson
- Rain by Jonathan Sherwood
- We Didn’t Believe by Andrew Sippie
February 2022
- Mutant Matinee by Patrick Moody
- Old Friend by Maureen Bowden
- Every Story Has Two Sides by James Rumpel
- The Hallowed Hall by Richard L. Rubin
January 2022
- Mike’s Lawn Mower by K. A. Williams
- The Night Reclaims Its Shadows by Dale L. Sproule
- Shimmer by Mark Bilsborough
- The Man with Ink by Lawrence Buentello
December 2021
- Under the Coats by Mike Murphy
- The Last Car by Emily Sowell
- The Three Times We Buried Grandpa by Matt Bliss
- Seeds of Knowledge by Dawn Vogel
- False Hope by Lisa Fox
November 2021
- Fate Said No by Eva Schultz
- Another Fine Day by Tim Ouellette
- They Returned for All Hollow’s Eve by Roy Dorman
- Mister Stuckey’s Hustle by Shawn D. Brink
2021 Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest
- Winner: Knochenplätzchen by Maura Yzmore
- Runner-up: The Ruined Man by Juliet Goulet
October 2021
- Star Crossed by Eddie D. Moore
- Motivated Seller by Jason Washer
- Lunch Break With Portals by Emmie Christie
- The Perfect Sandwich by David Flynn
- This Light by Bruce McAllister
September 2021
- Payback by Martin Lochman
- Echoes by R. Michael
- Eight Ways by Mary E. Lowd
- The Baby by Michael W. Clark
August 2021
- The Fairy Must Die by Maia Cornish
- Critical Mass by J.B. Toner
- Physics 101 by James Rumpel
- Put Me in Coach by Paul Wilson
2021 Speculative Philosophical Fiction Contest
- Winner – If Only by Joe Baumann
- Runner up – Saving Jennifer by Shell St. James
- Runner up – So Simple by Jennifer R. Povey
July 2021
- The Houses Lie Empty on Mulberry Street by Gabrielle Bleu
- YoungBlood by John McLaughlin
- Cats in the Neighborhood by K. A. Williams
- Why by CS Jones
- The Ties That Bind by William Kitcher
June 2021
- What Can They Do? by Lance J. Mushung
- Damsel in Distress by Michael Mulcahy
- Delusion by David Henson
- I Am Sorry by Bruce McAllister
May 2021
- Time Heals by Andrew Newall
- Morph by Joachim Heijndermans
- The Time Zoe Left Him by Terence Kuch
- The Unnamed by R. Michael
April 2021
- D0 y0u l0v3 m3? by Pedro Conceição Coutinho
- Mind-Share by James Rumpel
- This Little Piggy by Bruce McAllister
- Woman With No Face by Paul Wilson
- Daniel’s Eyes by Maureen Bowden
March 2021
- Neptune’s Claim by Brad Kelechava
- A Summer of Sadness and Sirens by E.B. Gula
- Hold the Phone by James Rumpel
- With Certainty by Eddie D. Moore
February 2021
- Everyone Else is Gone by William Dyson
- Beneath the Dust by Karl Lykken
- Think by Lizz Shepherd
- Any Direct Flight by Laura DeHaan
January 2021
- Careful What You Say by James Rumpel
- For a Feather by Michael Haynes
- Site 47 by Ronan Blight
- Furnace Two by Oliver Swift
- Stinger by Bruce McAllister
December 2020
- The Mist in the Manor by Rhett Blood
- Crimson Night by R. Michael
- Jack-O-Lantern’s Flame by Paul Wilson
- What Fits by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
November 2020
- A Math Teacher’s Fantasy by James Rumpel
- Honeybee and the Blot by Logan Thrasher Collins
- Pain Brings Us Together Again by Steven Lombardi
- Lucky by Thomas Gaffney
2020 Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest
- Winner – Jack by Ronald Schulte
- Runner Up – Stalking the Judges’ Descendants by Roy Dorman
October 2020
- The Serpents of Kthyb Seven by Maura Yzmore
- Death in Vivid Blue by Lawrence Buentello
- Can you come out and play? by Rick McQuiston
- Oblivious Obsolescence by Don Nigroni
- Kings of the Universe by Chris Dean
September 2020
- To Many Happy Returns by Christopher Cosmos
- The Saving Grace by Ben F. Blitzer
- The Keeper of the Pit and the Kon by Joachim Heijndermans
- Everybody Needs A Friend by Bruce Zimmerman
August 2020
- Sinister Universe by R. Michael
- Night Visions by Holley Cornetto
- Specimen 913 by R.D. Harris
- A Ghost’s Story by James Rumpel
July 2020
- The Nature of Time by Preston Dennett
- Dig Faster by J.B. Toner
- Non-Existence Never Hurt Anyone by John McLaughlin
- The Exhumation of Commandant De Alvarado by Richard L. Rubin
- Fast Forgotten by Ronald Schulte
June 2020
- Suckers by Tim Boiteau
- Dark Father by Mary E. Lowd
- The Rest Stop by Mike Sharlow
- Magical Delicacies for Birthday Girls by Avra Margariti
May 2020
- U-Phone XV Presents Insta-Post by James Rumpel
- Thirst by K.N. George
- Hero by Harris Coverley
- A Simple Misunderstanding by Chris Dean
- The Grandfathers of Benson’s Corners by Roy Dorman
April 2020
- World Builder by R. Michael
- The Food Critic by Carol Scheina
- Of Ships, Crews And Chance Encounters by Martin Lochman
- Bullies by Damien Krsteski
March 2020
- Reflections by Lamont Turner
- Bookstore by Jeremiah Minihan
- Elevators and Aliens by Eddie D. Moore
- Dust to Dust by Tom Howard
February 2020
- Fresh Air and Ice Cream by Rick McQuiston
- The Red Expansion by Matt Nagel
- The Hole by K.N. George
- Kiss Me, I’m Radioactive by Joachim Heijndermans
January 2020
- Melvin’s Secret by James Rumpel
- Superstitions by Dawn Vogel
- The Unicorn Keeper by Mary E. Lowd
- A Matter of Fax by Susan Rooke
- The Manicurist by Devon Widmer
December 2019
- Shadowplay by Tim Boiteau
- My Ghost by David Henson
- The Universe by Keith Soares
- Battle Bunnies by James Rumpel
November 2019
- The Keepers of the Jewels of Death by Roy Dorman
- Not My Strong Suit by Robert J. Mendenhall
- Benthic Moon by R.D. Harris
- The Ashes of Regret by Lawrence Buentello
- Unblinking Eyes by David Kubicek
2019 Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest
- Winner – Alice’s Closet by Larry Wade
- Runner Up – Tension by Amanda Crum
October 2019
- Her Irises Are Hazel by Maura Yzmore
- Living Image By James Rumpel
- A Glint in the Sky by Mason Yates
- The Invisible Quicksand of Grief by S. L. Saboviec
September 2019
- Behold the Clock by Richard L. Rubin
- Shutting Up a Toaster by Lance J. Mushung
- Better Than A Shock Collar by Martin Lochman
- Daymare by Rick McQuiston
August 2019
- The House of Artemis by Harris Coverley
- Buried Alive by Sanika Phadnis
- The Crawling by Ronald Schulte
- The Howling Train by David Henson
- The Barfleur by Richard L. Rubin
July 2019
- Big Q and Little Q by Matias Travieso-Diaz
- The Value of Peace by Dawn Lloyd
- Sakurajima-iro by Samuel Barnhart
- Funeral Arrangements by Roy Dorman
June 2019
- Many Shallow Ponds by Ian Sims
- The Whistler by Harris Coverley
- But It’s Delicious by Joachim Heijndermans
- Addiction by Rick McQuiston
May 2019
- Absolute Magnitude by Milo James Fowler
- How to Get to Heaven by Trina Jacobs
- Three Ds by Ryan Harris
- Cree-Cree by Tim Boiteau
- The Bird Lady by Lawrence Buentello
April 2019
- Demon Girl by Bruce McAllister
- Mysterious Ways by David Henson
- Evie’s Ghost by Maureen Bowden
- The Zero O’clock Hour by Alix Maria Taulbee
March 2019
- Canaries by JR Gershen-Siegel
- The Tenant From Hell by Ruairi MacInnes
- Have You Ever Not Seen The Rain? by Martin Lochman
- Don’t Park in 13-D by Andrew Punzo
- A Wooden Box by Mark Helton
February 2019
- After Forever by Peter A. Philleo
- Self-Actualization by Lisa Fox
- The Other Cemetery by Roy Dorman
- Fact or Fiction by Catriona Butler
January 2019
- Dead Ground by Steve Luber
- Exalted by Christopher A. Jos
- Cognitive Divergence By Eddie D. Moore
- Tell it on the Mountain by J. B. Toner
December 2018
- Traditional by Todd Wells
- Screaming Poor by Belinda Brady (Christmas Bonus Story)
- The Spirit Bar by Jamie D. Munro
- The Interview by JR Gershen-Siegel
- Kin Selection by John McLaughlin
November 2018
- The Ink Boy by Rose Ingracia
- Mourning Melanie by Ronald Schulte
- Ascension by Jamie Lackey
- The Honeypot by Forrest Brazeal
- Goodnight, Pretty Molly by Jill Hand
2018 Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest
- Winner – The Empty by Joachim Heijnderman
- Runner Up – Mrs. Blake’s Basement by Roy Dorman
- Runner Up – A Bouquet of Skulls by David Henson
October 2018
- The Blackbird by Klaus Nannestad
- The Hand by Rekha Valliappan
- Advanced Warning by Kevin Hogg
- Grandpa is a Dinosaur by Eddie D. Moore
September 2018
- Apex Predators by Lance J. Mushung
- Crossroads End by J. W. Parr
- In Time by DL Shirey
- Neon Garden by Ryan Harris
August 2018
- Speeding Toward Oblivion by Steve Carr
- Decommissioning by Ramon Rozas
- Prodrome by Amanda Leigh
- Pickle Party by Karen Thrower
- The Space Radio (Isaac and Sarah and the Star) by Wayne Haroutunian
July 2018
- Giddyup, Daddy! by David Henson
- Dangers of Prospecting in the Australian Bush by Susan Cornford
- Standing Still By Manfred Gabriel
- Thirty Honey Feasts To Go by Mary E. Lowd
June 2018
- Most People by Rick McQuiston
- All Those Nostalgic Yesterdays by Martin Lochman
- The Last Men on Earth by Mike Murphy
- Burning With Regret By Karen Heslop
- Days of the Dead By Todd Wells
May 2018
- The Second Disease by Court Ellyn
- Terran Museum of History by Ryan Harris
- The Emancipation of Google by C.R. Berry
- A Lifetime of Devilish Haunts by Clark Roberts
April 2018
- 9 Broken Circle by Jonathan King
- Death Song by Ronald Schulte
- The Impossible Place by Eliza Victoria
- Unmedicated By Eddie D. Moore
March 2018
- Worth Every Penny by Martin Lochman
- No Strings by Roy Dorman
- The Slow Down by JD DeHart
- Molecular Bonds by Cecilia Kennedy
- Darkwater Lighthouse by Tim W. Boiteau
February 2018
- Humanity by Alix Maria Taulbee
- Be Careful What You Wish For by Paul Beckman
- Z Scale by Mike Justman
- Classical Monster by David Henson
January 2018
- The Randamine Pyramids by Ryan Harris
- September by Lizz Shepherd
- But Not Forgotten by Mike Murphy
- The Inventor by Chris Dean
December 2017
- Lab Rats by Eddie D. Moore
- The Old Razor-in-the-Apple Trick by James Gallagher
- Tuesday Morning at Stillman’s Pond by Karl Lykken
- Sorrow Island by Shawn D. Brink
- Ye Will Fear Me Forever by Roy Dorman
November 2017
- The Darkness Forever by Angela Boswell
- The Nymph by Todd Wells
- BuddyBuddy by David Henson
- The Glow, The Touch, The Loneliness by S. L. Saboviec
2017 Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest Winner
October 2017
- The Little Pieces by Rebecca Mix
- Irreplaceable by Thor Albarado
- Scary Doors by Michael King
- Shadow Board by Victoria Feistner
September 2017
- A Brief History of Doozer’s Cyclical Theory of Re-Invention | M. J. Wolfson
- The Veracity Charge | Soren James
- Milady Wakes | Lou Antonelli
- Spheres | Desmond White
- Photographic Evidence | Jeff Hill
August 2017
- One Day Soon | Karlie Hall
- Coming to Terms | Michael Haynes
- Wasted Time | Lou Yardley
- From the Past Darkly | Roy Dorman
July 2017
- Sky River | Mary E. Lowd
- It’s Never Too Late To Say Sorry | Rob Butler
- A Day at the Beach | James Gallagher
- Truth Now! | Danny Halpin
June 2017
- Bingo Night | Mike Murphy
- CrowdsourceMe | Karl Lykken
- K.J. McDuff | Pepper Hume
- The Family Secret | Eddie D. Moore
- Reynold Cooper’s Recording | Wayne Haroutunian
May 2017
- Love Letter | Leigh Harlen
- The Variable | M. C. Kaske
- At the Fork | Sara Codair
- How Many Days Walk to Oblivion? | Kee Brenner
April 2017
- Ooble Dooble Dabble Ding | David Henson
- Cecil’s Chair | Brandon Jenkins
- Webbers and Lurker-Leapers | Elliott Capon
- Hello | Cecilia Kennedy
March 2017
- The Sewage Tank | Caitlin Griffin
- I See You | David Quiles Guzmán
- Forgotten Wound | Pascal Inard
- On the Eve of the Apocalypse | Mary E. Lowd
- The Lost | Mandi Jourdan
February 2017
- The Worldwide Division | Samuel Barnhart
- The Cornfield and the Tunnel | Roy Dorman
- Xeno’s House of Fashion | Hillary Lyon
- A Moody Fairy | Karen Heslop
January 2017
- The Broken Nail | Steve Toase
- Set in Stone | Michael Balletti
- Machine Mind | Chris Dean
- The Toad | Bob Mann
December 2016
- Screaming Still | Rachel Tonks Hill
- Breath of Absence of Light | Lori Hamilton
- A Private Viewing of the Working Instruments of Dr Morris Marshall (1897-1941) | Rob Francis
- Vulnerabilities | Chris Limb
- The Stalker | James Pyles
November 2016
- Half-Baked | Holly Schofield
- Of Cakes and Robots | Mary E. Lowd (Art by Tim Bougger)
- Tiny Robot | Lawrence Buentello (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- After Tonight | Wayne Haroutunian
2016 Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest Winner
- The Girl in the Window | Michael J.P. Whitmer (Art by Tim Bougger)
October 2016
- Midnight Swim | Karl Lykken
- The Grave Diggers | Douglas Kolacki
- The Valise of Arthur St. Clair | Roy Dorman
- Dark Autumn Scarecrow | John Kiste
September 2016
- Neela and the Rosyman | S.H. Mansouri
- The Anything Box | James Pyles
- Chen | Darla Kennerud
- Pieces | Gary Priest
- The Job | Alix Maria Taulbee (Art by Tim Bougger)
August 2016
- Diary of a Guide | GJ Hart
- Kid Medusa | Jon James (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- The Sound of Moonlight | Rick McQuiston (Art by Tim Bougger)
- 18623 Ahriman | Kristina R. Mosley
July 2016
- On the Seventh Day | Calvin Demmer (Art by Tim Bougger)
- Torturing Darrel’s Demons | Eddie D. Moore
- When the Sun Goes Down | Craig Steven (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- Gabriel’s Ghost | Chris Limb
- The Spaceman | Mark Rookyard
June 2016
- The Queen | Diane Arrelle (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- Moment of Impact | B. C. Nance
- Stone of Black | Tom Thys (Art by Tim Bougger)
- Birthing Class | Mary E. Lowd
May 2016
- J.L. Rymer | Judi Calhoun (Art by Tim Bougger)
- Ceci in the Sky | Dan Stout (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- Growth | Joseph Benedict
- Forgetting | JT Gill
April 2016
- 4 Drinks that Got Me Through the Apocalypse | Clive Tern (Art by Tim Bougger)
- Take Them to the Happiness Zoo | Mary E. Lowd
- Dead Men’s Clothes | Eddie D. Moore (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- Shush | M. J. Wolfson
- Diversification | Rick Witherow
March 2016
- Strange Collateral | C.W. Blackwell (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- Career Choices For Young Shape-Shifters | Russell Hemmell
- No More Than We Can Bear | Jamie Lackey
- Berserk | Lance J. Mushung
February 2016
- The Practical Realities of Riding a Space Dinosaur | Paul A. Hamilton
- Fly by Night | Sierra Blasko
- Moga-Dash | Robert N. Stephenson (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- A Slice of Life in a Carefully Constructed Furry Universe | Daniel Lowd
January 2016
- Ghost For Rent | Roy Dorman
- Dealership with the Devil | Mary E. Lowd
- Spark Chaser | B Thomas (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- Damned | Chris Dean
- Breath of Life | Milo James Fowler
December 2015
- The Knowing Bard | Ash Krafton
- The Voices | John Teel (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- Waiting | Eddie D. Moore
- Dead of Night | Joseph Rubas
November 2015
- The Port Town | Joel Enos (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- Murder, If You Could | JD DeHart
- House Call | John Webb
- Apartmentia | Laura DeHaan
2015 Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest Winner
October 2015
- Fated | Tom Hadrava
- An Apology to the Eyes | Jude Conlee
- One Wish for the Wishing Well | Gwendolyn Kiste (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- The Lie | Soren James
- The Gates | Lisa De Young
September 2015
- Those Who Walk | John O’Keefe (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- Death Breath | Craig Steven
- A Passing Therapist | Jace Killan
- A Fresh Genre | Lance J. Mushung
August 2015
- Inhuman | Tim McDaniel
- Silencing the Machine | Tom Borthwick
- Split Decision | Laura Thurston
- Ancestral Voices Prophesying War | Lawrence Buentello (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
July 2015
- Reavers | Lee Harrison
- The Mother of All Stories | Soren James
- The Ship | Jessica Bayliss
- May This Be Love | Craig Steven
- Entomophobia | Jake Johnson (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
June 2015
- The Commissar | B.T. Joy
- The Man With The Red Hat | Douglas Ford (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- Hurricane | C.S. Fuqua
- Knowing | Adam Armstrong
May 2015
- The Misfortune Cookie | David Turnbull
- A Man-Eat-Man World | Brian Ennis
- Time and Tideless | Jacey Bedford
- Faerie Bad | David Wing
- Maybe Far Away | Roy Dorman
April 2015
- The Pickpocket Hero | Derrick Boden
- A Different Kind of Story | Julie Novakova
- Eulogy for a Sister | EJ Shumak
- The Whosie-Whatsit Next Door | Kristina England
March 2015
- Charley vs. RealiTV | Milo James Fowler
- John the Coyote | Stephen Reynolds
- In The Beginning | Larry Hinkle
- The Green Tide | Erik Hofstatter
February 2015
- The Basement on the Third Floor | Roy Dorman
- Housemates | Carl R. Jennings
- Nine Mews | B.T. Joy
- Aftermath | David Owens
January 2015
- Jill’s Visitor | Shawn Brink
- Comfort | A.A. Garrison
- The Clown Society | Betty Rocksteady (Art by Betty Rocksteady)
- The Fee | Benjamin Baker
- The Garden of Eden | Zack Graham
December 2014
- Plaything | Rob E. Boley
- Santa’s Space DUI | Michael W. Clark
- Belongings | Morgan Crooks
- Abomasum | Gabrielle Friesen
November 2014
- Last Visit | E.J. Shumak
- Bakemono | Kymberli Roberson
- All They Want is to Go Home | Matthew Konkel
- Solipism Fail | Mike Wen
October 2014
- Astride Twin Seas | E.S. Wynn
- Invisible Audience | JD DeHart
- N.Y.R.D. vs. the Crustacean God | Kevin J. MacLeod
- One Thousand Mind Liquifiers | Jeff Suwak
- Hummingbird | Nils Rasmussen
September 2014
- A Journey of One Mess | Russ Bickerstaff
- Snake, Multiplied | Brenda Anderson
- An Open Door | Lawrence Buentello
- The Seven Devils | Michael R. Colangelo
August 2014
- The Creatures Who Could Smell Sadness | Isaac Birchmier
- The West Wind’s Daughter | Melissa Osburn
- After Life | James Sabata
- The Pearl Diver | M.V. Montgomery
- Little Yellow Eyes | Lela Marie De La Garza
July 2014
- Trickster | JD DeHart
- Seconds Full Of Years | E.S. Wynn
- Jezebel | Kevin J. MacLeod
- The History Buff | Scott Michael Childers
June 2014
