Fictional Prose by Top Critiquers
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Short stories and chapters from books and novels
Poems written by Top Critiquers
robert43041
Viking
Viking
Poem Published
24th Nov 2021 00:56am
24th Nov 2021 00:56am
A Christmas Give Away Gift
Christmas just around the corner and Karen wanted to go on a shopping spree but she had no money, never mind that her husband was rich, he was king of the misers.
The only way to go in order for her to get her hands on some cash was to get him out of the way. Permanently, She would find a hired killer to do the job. She knew very well that you can find anything and everything on the internet. So she set her mind to it, pressed a few keys and got what she wanted. The guy wanted five thousand dollars up front and another five thousand after.
She readily agreed. Much too quickly...
The only way to go in order for her to get her hands on some cash was to get him out of the way. Permanently, She would find a hired killer to do the job. She knew very well that you can find anything and everything on the internet. So she set her mind to it, pressed a few keys and got what she wanted. The guy wanted five thousand dollars up front and another five thousand after.
She readily agreed. Much too quickly...
#greed
#emptiness
36 reads
4 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
19th Oct 2021 3:31am
19th Oct 2021 3:31am
Mm.. Playing With His Fire
#secrets
#betrayal
#lover #deception
#lover #deception
128 reads
2 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
28th Oct 2019 7:57pm
28th Oct 2019 7:57pm
Brinkton Fartentuaht
#narrative
#ShortStory
#prose
279 reads
0 Comments
Adelphina
Poem Published
21st Oct 2021 00:23am
21st Oct 2021 00:23am
The Trick of Pumpkin Manor
Grinning, Mr. Saint James rises from his chair and walks over
to the wooden doors.
Standing in front of them, he opens them both at the same
time with a flourish and stands back.
As the three boys move closer, they see an old piece of paper
filled with printed words, floating inside an infinite looking
space flickering with brilliant orange light.
CAESAR
Wow! How’s it doing that?
DEON
You a magician or something,
mister?
MR. SAINT JAMES
Something. One of you must read it
out loud.
CAESAR ...
to the wooden doors.
Standing in front of them, he opens them both at the same
time with a flourish and stands back.
As the three boys move closer, they see an old piece of paper
filled with printed words, floating inside an infinite looking
space flickering with brilliant orange light.
CAESAR
Wow! How’s it doing that?
DEON
You a magician or something,
mister?
MR. SAINT JAMES
Something. One of you must read it
out loud.
CAESAR ...
#Halloween
96 reads
8 Comments
nutbuster
D C
D C
Poem Published
30th Aug 2021 11:10pm
30th Aug 2021 11:10pm
5 myths about sex for over 60
#science
#fiction
121 reads
9 Comments
buddhakitty
Poem Published
14th Aug 2019 2:19am
14th Aug 2019 2:19am
the stone that floated
a young acolyte, who recently
entered the monastery to learn
the way, saw a venerable ancient
master walking slowly in the garden.
the young man ran over to him
and exclaimed with great excitement,
"Teach me master! Teach me
everything! "
the old master, bent over with age,
looked up at the young man. A
small, wise smile drew back his
lips and he softly said,
"I will teach you nothing."
the novice looked shocked
and walked sadly away, not
realizing that he had experienced
his...
entered the monastery to learn
the way, saw a venerable ancient
master walking slowly in the garden.
the young man ran over to him
and exclaimed with great excitement,
"Teach me master! Teach me
everything! "
the old master, bent over with age,
looked up at the young man. A
small, wise smile drew back his
lips and he softly said,
"I will teach you nothing."
the novice looked shocked
and walked sadly away, not
realizing that he had experienced
his...
#Buddhist
265 reads
6 Comments
TheOralizer
Poem Published
10th Jan 2021 1:49am
10th Jan 2021 1:49am
IT MIGHT BE UNDER YOUR NOSE
I love and use a story I heard
years ago, the source I do not
know or the author.
It had been a beautiful and fun
day, the annual family reunion.
After the crowd had left for home;
a couple of families were staying
overnight with grandpa and grandma.
Grandpa had retired to the bedroom
to escape cleanup duties and take a nap.
Two grandsons with an eye
for mischievousness slipped some
Limburger cheese and went into grandpa's
bedroom and spread some in his mustache ;
soon grandpa aroused with a few curse
words...
years ago, the source I do not
know or the author.
It had been a beautiful and fun
day, the annual family reunion.
After the crowd had left for home;
a couple of families were staying
overnight with grandpa and grandma.
Grandpa had retired to the bedroom
to escape cleanup duties and take a nap.
Two grandsons with an eye
for mischievousness slipped some
Limburger cheese and went into grandpa's
bedroom and spread some in his mustache ;
soon grandpa aroused with a few curse
words...
#anger
#frustration
#confusion
#disappointment
#denial
168 reads
2 Comments
Cipher_O
Poem Published
15th May 2021 7:26am
15th May 2021 7:26am
Aphrodite Rising (III of III)
Divinity in Darkness
Times of High Strangeness call into question the nature of the reality in which we exist, a world of phenomenon and perception. When our notions of consensus reality are bent and even broken, we are set adrift in the neo-gravity of the unknown, a spaceman out of the capsule and into space, approaching the end of the tether, like an amphibious creature roaming the land, meeting the end of it’s terrestrial capacity with no water in sight, synonymous with the dreamer or the thinker in the realms of thoughts and dreams.
My normal respiratory functions...
Times of High Strangeness call into question the nature of the reality in which we exist, a world of phenomenon and perception. When our notions of consensus reality are bent and even broken, we are set adrift in the neo-gravity of the unknown, a spaceman out of the capsule and into space, approaching the end of the tether, like an amphibious creature roaming the land, meeting the end of it’s terrestrial capacity with no water in sight, synonymous with the dreamer or the thinker in the realms of thoughts and dreams.
My normal respiratory functions...
#angels
#aliens
153 reads
4 Comments
Heart_of_Stone
Poem Published
11th Oct 2021 7:39am
11th Oct 2021 7:39am
The day I destroyed creation
-The day I destroyed creation began just like any day. Waking blurry eyed, shuffling to the coffee maker, kicking the bookcase in the hall, cursing sore toes. Just like any day, there is tedium imbuing infinity and a calm boring sameness. But being an angel is still better than being dead [kind of funny me being a good Indian and all].
-Anyway, it wasn't my fault, maybe too many plugs in the outlet, a simple spark and swoosh [and why would God not have flame-proof drapes]. So, uh, oops, sorry, that was the room I left creation in. Total loss, my bad. Odd that I never knew creation...
-Anyway, it wasn't my fault, maybe too many plugs in the outlet, a simple spark and swoosh [and why would God not have flame-proof drapes]. So, uh, oops, sorry, that was the room I left creation in. Total loss, my bad. Odd that I never knew creation...
#fire
#angels
#satirical #funny
#satirical #funny
74 reads
2 Comments
Grace
Idryad
Idryad
Poem Published
14th Oct 2018 7:46am
14th Oct 2018 7:46am
The Ghosts of Herak Part 8
Suddenly white light encompassed the whole compound; the light seemed to be made of little stars twinkling. Strange musical sounds came from everywhere; tinkling bells and summer rain. The twinkling light suffused the whole village and the people stood up, spritely and fresh. They looked around in wonder.
Ameria and I stood there in astonishment; the Guardian had taken off his helmet showing his long golden hair. He spread out his arms and the whole world seemed to glow with a warm pleasant light.
Orcus and Desire stood shocked as wonder upon wonder unfold. Flowers of...
Ameria and I stood there in astonishment; the Guardian had taken off his helmet showing his long golden hair. He spread out his arms and the whole world seemed to glow with a warm pleasant light.
Orcus and Desire stood shocked as wonder upon wonder unfold. Flowers of...
#monsters
#ghosts
#mythology
397 reads
5 Comments
DanielChristensen
Poem Published
29th Aug 2017 10:57pm
29th Aug 2017 10:57pm
Yew - A long story, short
1147 reads
10 Comments
LostViking
Lost Viking
Lost Viking
Poem Published
8th Jun 2021 2:28pm
8th Jun 2021 2:28pm
Nothing Perfect
#lust
#relationships
#sex
91 reads
6 Comments
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