The auction was a silly Valentine’s Day tradition done to raise money for a cause, and Missy was giddy to take part in it this year.

There is a lion at the dinner table. Not a small, domesticated kitten, but a full-fledged wild cat sitting in Mr. Pringle’s chair...

“Haha, I finally caught one!” Leonardo yells out in an odd part of the sewer system he calls home.

The manhole continued to shudder, eventually coming up so much that he could see a hand trying to push the thing up from below it.

And the winners of the Picture Worth 1500 Words Short Story Contest are...

My grandfather however… well, he was nowhere to be seen. Surprisingly enough, that wasn’t the thing generating my utter terror.

They say “Come again soon” in tinny voices. But you don’t come back soon. And years later everything is dust.

Attention creative writers! Here is the first short story contest for the Pinecrest Creative Writing Club in 2021!