#short-and-weird

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UZ Uzi Landsmann · Short & Weird

The Never-Ending

A short story about

Jul 04, 2026 · 1 min read · 200 claps paywalled #prompt #short-story #volvo

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AN Ann James · Short & Weird

Stick that in Your Training (Pipeline)(Pizza) and Smoke It

Standing Up and Yelling to Get There Attention, I Chose Chris Hemsleyworth’s Thor as My Phan Phiction Character. Loki his long, flowing…

Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read · 959 claps paywalled #short-and-weird #prompt #chris-hemsworth

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AN Ann James · Short & Weird

Finally Settled into Our Newest Home

It’s Above Ground This Time ~ SummerEve Golightly

Jun 22, 2026 · 1 min read · 248 claps paywalled #short-and-weird #unreliable-narrator #alternate-history

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UZ Uzi Landsmann · Short & Weird

The Venutian

Yet again, the astronaut finds himself alone on a desolate planet. Or so he thinks.

Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read · 100 claps paywalled #prompt #short-and-weird #fanfiction

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RO Robert Gowty · Short & Weird

My Life as David Bowie’s Hair Gel Roadie

Rock Music is a fickle business.

Jun 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 636 claps paywalled #music #david-bowie #writing-prompts

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DR Dr. Beenish Shakeel · Short & Weird

The Town Where Smiling Was Illegal

A forgotten law. A hidden past. And one girl who brought emotions back to a silent town.

Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read · 193 claps paywalled #short-and-weird #smiling #fiction

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DR Dr. Beenish Shakeel · Short & Weird

The Night the Stars Went Missing

A Story About Wonder, Loss, and Hope

Jun 07, 2026 · 1 min read · 50 claps paywalled #short-and-weird #night #loss

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OS Oscar Rhea · Short & Weird

Sounds in the Night Are a Man’s Job

Especially screams

May 27, 2026 · 1 min read · 912 claps paywalled #fiction #horror #horror-fiction

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MA May More · Short & Weird

He Called Me a Dirty Orifice

Not that phrase exactly. More derogatory. I can’t say. It’s disgusting

May 26, 2026 · 2 min read · 1,121 claps paywalled #flash-fiction #prompt #short-and-weird

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DR Dr. Beenish Shakeel · Short & Weird

The Hotel Room Had No Exit

The Storm and the Hotel

May 24, 2026 · 1 min read · 80 claps paywalled #short-and-weird #hotel #storms

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RO Robert Gowty · Short & Weird

The Basement

Who’s laughing at who?

May 23, 2026 · 2 min read · 450 claps paywalled #short-and-weird #microfiction #surreal-fiction

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UZ Uzi Landsmann · Short & Weird

Meet Pat, The Cunning Rat

Guess what he’s good at

Apr 20, 2026 · 1 min read · 401 claps paywalled #prompt #short-and-weird #short-story

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UZ Uzi Landsmann · Short & Weird

What is Hidden in Snow

Some thoughts about kitchen appliances

Mar 17, 2026 · 1 min read · 270 claps paywalled #prompt #short-story #microfiction

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AN Ann James · Short & Weird

Update: The Space Creatures Who Moved in Next Door

I thought They Would Be Short and Weird, because Their Spaceship Is Only about Six Feet Across, the Size of a Patio Table Umbrella, but…

Jan 26, 2026 · 2 min read · 898 claps paywalled #short-and-weird #extraterrestrial #housing

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QW Qwerty · Short & Weird

Tonight… Under a Starry Sky

We will know that we are not alone.

Nov 06, 2025 · 1 min read · 203 claps #short-and-weird #microfiction #smillew-is-smelly

BR Brian Garrio · Short & Weird

Diarrhea of the Mouth Syndrome

SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!

Nov 03, 2025 · 1 min read · 275 claps paywalled #short-and-weird #shut-up #slick-talker

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ZE Zeest Zulfiqar · Short & Weird

A Secret Friendship

And a Too-Long Neck

Oct 03, 2025 · 1 min read · 295 claps #short-fiction #childhood-memories #pretendplay