Browsing Contemporary Stories

A woman allows her past to consume her.

This short story follows a girl who is being bullied for her colour of skin

A young woman is forced to make a decision as to whether to give up her baby after her lover abandoned her, and because everyone she thought might be there for her ridiculed her for the choices she made.

A man reflects on a past lover.

In the shadows of a sultry city bar, Csilla — a femme fatale on a deadly assignment — locks eyes with Andre, a man who seems to hold secrets darker than her own. What begins as a game of seduction and subterfuge quickly spirals into a dinner invitation she can’t refuse... but the night’s true course is far more terrifying than she ever imagined. When desire turns to hunger, who becomes the prey — and who the feast?

Ellen and Dale have been married for five years and live on a small property outside of Whyalla in South Australia.

Kara joins two friends at a local bar and discovers a beautiful man there who she has seen before but never met. Although her friends warn her, she takes a chance on meeting him and spending part of the night with this struggling stranger.

A young couple fights to survive love, loss, and hardship while trying to build a future against all odds.

The girl in the photo on her wall blinked.