Fiction
Short stories and imaginative prose selected for publication in Open Arts Forum. Discover fiction by emerging and established contributors, then follow the linked author pages to read more of their work. Explore our quarterly and annual collections, or read the fiction submission guidelines.
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FictionSummer of Crows
The cawing started in the morning at no particular time, unlike the trills of songbirds that started at dawn. Instead, the cawing began with…
FictionGrowth on the Job
In the meantime, I'm here and they're not. I have learned one thing, because I get treated very unfairly, that's what I call it,…
Art, Fiction, ShowcaseBreed the Messenger
Reset The Humans loved to burn things up—witness what they did with Mars eons ago. After they torched Earth’s exquisite atmosphere, the cold blew…
Fiction, WritingSunny Corner Stories: Opening Monologue
How’s she goin’? Just passing through, eh? Course you are. They all are. Don’t get much traffic up around these parts anymore. Odd tourist…
FictionSubtitles: 12
Everyone believes the crippled kid. A blind and mute paraplegic from birth, the crippled kid lets his older brother, Junior, pad his red wagon…
