Fiction

The girl breathed in deeply, trying to fill her nostrils with a sense of calm, but only getting the stifling scent of antiseptic. A cough […]

With opening the door came the ding of a bell and a swell of chatter. Brief noise escaped the room, intermingled for just a second […]

It fuels the symphony inside of her head, this place, with its dripping coffee and jingling change and ticking clocks, and the delicate piano in […]

All week we have been showcasing the top five stories in our short story contest, which leads us to today’s story, Lindsey Odorizzi’s “The Guest […]

Today’s story, Erin Young’s “Palace Street, Westminster, London, SW1E 5BB,” took second prize in the 2019 Voorheesville Short Story Contest. The judges really enjoyed the […]

Today’s story, Samantha Jasinski’s “Undead Trials,” is our third prize winner in the 2019 Voorheesville Short Story Contest. Our judges found Sam’s vampire story well […]

Today marks the publication of the second of our top five stories, Jilli Mitchell’s “Leaving Home” Our judges said that the story had great dialogue, […]

Today marks the publication of the first of our top five stories, Lily Burke’s “Lips are Chapped and Faded.” Our judges called this piece “very […]

Over the next ten days we will be publishing the ten finalists from the 2019 Voorheesville Short Story Contest. This, the last of our first […]

Over the next ten days we will be publishing the ten finalists from the 2019 Voorheesville Short Story Contest. This, the third of our first […]