Fable

Parting is such sweet and salty sorrow.... Top Story - March 2026.
Dear Wife— At first, I hesitated to go forward with this resolution. But after your recent late-night binges scarfing down bags of chicharrónes—those pork rinds you dip in butter and the god-awful crunch they make, I knew I could no longer reach you.
By Lamar Wiggins17 days ago in Fiction
The City That Dreamed Back
In a quiet corner of the world, hidden between mountains that touched the sky and rivers that whispered secrets, there existed a city unlike any other. It was called Lumeria, a place where dreams were not just thoughts in the mind, but living, breathing realities.
By Ibrahim 18 days ago in Fiction
Bread And Circuses
An AI Explanation of the phrase: The phrase "Give them bread and circuses, and they will never revolt" is a popular paraphrase of a sentiment from the Roman poet Juvenal, criticising how rulers pacify the masses with food and entertainment to avoid political unrest. It describes a strategy to control the population by distracting them from civic duties.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 19 days ago in Fiction
The Prince
I am always fascinated by myths and fairy tales of different nations as they reflect the people's important memories and cultural beliefs. Since I am in Georgia-Sakartvelo now, I wanted to present a marque fairy tale from this land, rich in ancient oral and folk tradition.
By Lana V Lynx19 days ago in Fiction
The Malfunctioning Time Machine Part One. Content Warning.
PART ONE The Malfunctioning Time Machine Opening Prose: When the Marble Remembered the Century The revolving doors exhaled her into the lobby like a secret the building had been holding too long.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 19 days ago in Fiction
The Last Wednesday Before Spring
Brisk mustiness from the morning entered through the partially opened window. The humidity formed a heaviness in the air, sticking onto Mitra's skin as she lay in bed, restless from a sleepless night. Her tired eyes were dry, and her head throbbing.
By Delphi20 days ago in Fiction
The Precipice of Heroes
She walks alone. Blind. Numb. With one question fighting for sentience upon her quivering lips. One desperately searching, pinning, yearning thought on her mind…
By Ly Anna20 days ago in Fiction
Into The Great Beyond
Outside the airlock viewport, nebulous tendrils of incomprehensible colors slithered. Captain Leshford undid his oxygen hose.
By Matthew J. Fromm20 days ago in Fiction
Leader
Hearken ye now unto a tale: A tale of daring, strength, courage. A tale of woe, danger, and spite. A tale whose ending is yet to be written: This is the tale of a powerful tribe of once proven warriors whose cultural notions celebrate freedom, idealism, and strength tempered with compassion.
By Andrew C McDonald20 days ago in Fiction
Wedding Vows
Introduction This is for Lana V Lynx's "Fucked-up Wedding Toasts" that you can check out here: And the image was shared on Facebook by the most excellent Enchanted Booklet here:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 20 days ago in Fiction
Swan Lake
My sister has just called me on Watsapp, which is extraordinary since Watsapp has been consistently blocked in Russia since January.
By Lana V Lynx20 days ago in Fiction
Schnoodle Saves the Day
The sun was just beginning to scrape the top of the Manhattan skyline, casting a hazy, golden glow across the Hudson River and into the bustling, urban streets of West New York, New Jersey. The heavy, grinding rumble of the 6:45 AM New Jersey Transit bus rolling down the avenue vibrated through the pavement. To the humans stumbling out of their front doors with travel mugs of coffee and plastic bags stuffed in their pockets, it was just another Tuesday morning.
By Baltizare23 days ago in Fiction