Short Stories

Apr 1 •

Author Michele Bardsley

Short Short Short Stories

Dec 16, 2024 •

Author Michele Bardsley

Separate Memories

Welcome to the Substack Zone | An Homage to the Twilight Zone | Now Available in The Midnight Vault

Nov 24, 2024 •

Author Michele Bardsley

the heart wants what the heart wants

Nov 8, 2024 •

Author Michele Bardsley

Fuck You, Princess

I hate my wife's Chihuahua.

Nov 4, 2024 •

Author Michele Bardsley

tiny, ugly things

what we hate about ourselves makes us beautiful

Oct 2, 2024 •

Author Michele Bardsley

Blood streaks her face. Her hair whips in the wind. Terror fills her gaze.

Aug 19, 2024 •

Author Michele Bardsley

Guilt Eats Away at Me

The neon sign of the liquor store shines like the bright welcome of a church.

Jun 7, 2024 •

Author Michele Bardsley

I guess suffocation by bugs was too much Satan for even the truest believers.

Jun 3, 2024 •

Author Michele Bardsley

I Almost Choked to Death on His Words

They were shiny and sharp. Word-shaped blades.

Jun 2, 2024 •

Author Michele Bardsley

This is necessary. Don’t you want to be cured?

May 3, 2024 •

Author Michele Bardsley

I want to die in the muscled arms of Javier Bardem.

May 2, 2024 •

Author Michele Bardsley

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