Category: 5 Minute Reads

  • Phoenixborn

    Sitting on a rock the young woman doesn’t notice the rain as it begins to fall. Splashing into the river that she sits beside it drowns out all the sounds of the forest behind her. Staring at her hands, she watches as a drop of water falls from her hood and lands on her wrist.…

  • Lone Fisherman

    Walking down the jetty, a lone fisherman looks on in horror at the town he once called home. Awash in a sea of flame, tears fall from eyes from more than just the smoke. A crunch of footsteps on rubble diverts his attention as a man clad in black armour steps away from the wall.…

  • Wolfs Fancy

    Wolfs Fancy

    Laying under the boughs of an ancient oak tree the man breathes a relaxing sigh. Far overhead the stars shine. Gazing up, a sense of peace settles over him. Leaving back further into the soft undergrowth beneath the tree, he closes his eyes and begins to hum. From the nearby trees comes the sound of…

  • Renaissance Wolf

    Renaissance Wolf

    The lamp is set low but it’s just enough for me to read over the letter I have penned to my father. Dearest father, The weather is starting to turn here now. Days grow shorter and the nights colder. My English is coming along well as you can see. I am now able to read…

  • Dhampir Hunter

    The thin blade pressed against my chest doesn’t really give me the safe feeling It should. Dressed in plain jeans, dress shoes, white tee and my fake leather jacket I feel nervous walking the city streets. I turn down a random alleyway and almost walk into a lady of the night. “Sorry miss,” I mumble. …

  • Metal Angel

    The screaming had long since faded to silence as she climbs from her hiding place. Taking her first steps across the floor in what seemed like hours, she suddenly slips and falls hard. Landing in sticky wetness she rolls over and stares into the old ladies lifeless eyes. Covering her mouth, she tries desperately to…