Modern Lit – Nights on Fair Isle
Award winning author Andrew Blackman delivers a beautiful short story about life and loneliness, inspired by the shipping forecast
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Flash Fiction – The Cabinetmaker
A.S.J.Ellis’ latest piece of flash fiction on SolQu Shorts…
Crime – Reasonable Grounds
Retired cop, Gary Clifton, brings SolQu Shorts his first Crime short, inspired by his own life and years on the beat…
Modern Lit – The Next Night
The latest installment from the pen of A.S.J.Ellis about the dark side of humanity
Gothic Historical Fiction – The Sad Tale of Richard Parker
A hauntingly Gothic tale from the pen of Stu Noss. Introducing his new characters Bob the Carpenter and Mongrel Jack
Fable – Buddhapillar (Part II)
Michael Cunningham’s modern fable continues with Part II of Buddhapillar’s awakening
Flash Fiction – White Kenya, Black Kenya
Another great piece of African Flash Fiction from the pen of Tracy Nnanwubar
Modern Lit – Girl in a Gallery
A captivating story about being comfortable in your own skin
Flash Fiction – Joe didn’t have a Christmas Tree…
Powerful flash fiction from the pen of A.S.J.Ellis
Modern Lit – Accidental Crime
Accidental Crime by Sam Lenton.
On the fourth day, Jarrod met Janine.
Janine: it was perfect – reassuringly working class with a tinge of Australian – with the oral comfort of a familiar opening letter sound. Jarrod and Janine. There was an almost song-like quality to the pairing. Poetic perfection.
Modern Lit – Prayer Warrior, Three
Tracy Nnanwubar’s powerful short story about love, break ups and the lengths a woman will go to just to please her man…
Fantasy – The Ingenuity of Vanity Doon
Solqu Shorts are proud to preview another top fantasy story from the pen of D.B.Coles and a brand new character; Vanity Doom, pirate and adventurer
Flash Fiction – Red Roads and Lagos
RED… ROADS AND LAGOS by Tracy Nnanwubar Have you ever tried to paint your nails in a moving vehicle in Lagos? I’m sure you know how frustrating it can get Continue reading
Fable – Buddhapillar (Pt 1)
Buddhapillar (Part 1) by Michael Cunningham A new morning awoke and the forest birds chirped and sang in the canopies, while the sun poked its head out from the brown Continue reading
Romance – When it gets sour
WHEN IT GETS SOUR by Tracy Nnanwubar An award winning African writer She moved towards his wooden closet and noticed it looked different. She dropped her hand-over bag on his Continue reading
Romance – Ebony Eyes
Feature Illustration by Edwin Georgi Ebony Eyes by Neal James Her name was Carly, Carly Richardson, and Ricky had never seen anyone so beautiful in his, as yet, short life. Continue reading
Light Hearted – Cake or Pie or Timmy
Cake or Pie or Timmy by Stephen Schwegler Kielbasa woke up, jumped off the couch, stretched, used the litter box and fell back to sleep halfway between the bathroom and Continue reading
Thriller – The Zuse Room (Part 1)
The Zuse Room (part 1) by S.R.Noss The daylight was beginning to fade. Shadows, thrown by weak light filtering through grime encrusted windows, grew longer as the sun fell. He Continue reading
Historical – The Grindle Twins
A Victorian story in the style of a Charles Dickens that blew our readers away back in 2011
Crime – Never, ever bring this up again
Never, Ever Bring This Up Again by S.L.Pierce I always knew someday I would kill somebody. I knew it like I knew I wouldn’t like peas or broccoli before I Continue reading
