"The block was quiet. No skittering, no screaming against the isolation."
Flash Fiction
ADX INSULA"Perhaps the idea of an apocalypse was better than the real thing."
Flash Fiction
NEW ALCHEMY"A fizzing sound, like bees in a peanut can, then a brilliant pop, and he was overcome."
Flash Fiction
HALF LIFEFor your reading pleasure this month, three stories of bad science.
In ADX Insula, inmates are reprogrammed in a near-future supermax prison. In New Alchemy, the world is challenged and changed by a pandemic of a fierce propagation of raw metals in the blood. And, in Half Life, experimentation goes horrifically awry for a medical physicist using a toy train to transport radioactive material.
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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 only lyric and aching way 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 aching, lovely, and 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, mobile site 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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