flash fiction, fables
and amusements
"I I want to take my heart out with a spoon to stop it from hurting. I want to take my bloody heart and bury it in the Co-op parking lot."
Flash Fiction
HEARTS OF PALM"We dreamed of milkmen, like in old TV shows, and a mother with an apron and a father with a pipe. "
Flash Fiction
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT"She told him about the farm and the hens, about Albert and about the 350 days of chicken suppers each year.”
Flash Fiction
FLIGHTLESS BIRDSThree fresh tales of food and feelings for your reading pleasure.
In Hearts of Palm, the café where a vegan couple works sees unplanned menu changes after they break up. In Fruit of the Spirit, three sisters are too good for the liking of their neighbors. And, in Flightless Birds, a farmer's wife has dreams of a more delicious life. So, when it comes to food and fiction, are you what you eat?
Explore more good reads of ghosts, beasties and mere humans our library of Stories Fantastic or Stories Domestic.Stories Fantastic
Discover modern fables of beauties, beasties and unearthly wonders.
- Stories DomesticDiscover fresh short fiction about everyday heartbreak and other crimes.
- The Story Coterie PodcastA new audio home for modern fables and fresh flash fiction launches January 31, 2020.
About Us
a columbary of lovely and amazing tales
What is StoryCote?
At StoryCote half of our tales are fantastic. These fables span the adventures of selkies, saints, lycanthropes and superheroes. The other fables are domestic, spanning the adventures of mere humans, but still from a fabulist’s perspective. All are told in the lyric, lovely and aching way only we know how to tell them.
Discover restless characters, from fairies to farm wives to socialites, all searching for better lives. Unlock the secret to each escape: in the back room of a near-future perfumery, by an imposter at a posh country club, on a cruise ship boarded by hungry pirates, and in many more heart-breaking tales. From the domestic to the fantastic, each tender fable is complete in 2,500 words or less.
StoryCote was founded by writer Candace Leigh Coulombe to share the incredible value of flash fiction and fables in an ever-hectic daily life. Join us for fresh fiction each week through the StoryCote website, blog and social media. Enjoy the satisfaction of a complete story experience during a quick coffee break. Sneak a secret story during your workday.
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