The Crawlspace Pact
Nicky Middleton had her arm in the stock tank up to the shoulder, breaking ice out of it with a hammer, when her phone buzzed against her…
Stories in First Time tagged online match meeting in person, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 18 to 24 minutes. Writers to know: Pulse of Willow, The Scarlet Traveler and Midnight Gallery. Readers usually start with “The Crawlspace Pact” and “Line Work”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
Nicky Middleton had her arm in the stock tank up to the shoulder, breaking ice out of it with a hammer, when her phone buzzed against her…
I woke up alone in my own bed at seven in the morning, staring at the ceiling like it had answers, and the first thing I thought was: that…
My name is Brent Jacobson, I'm 52 years old, and I've been a traveling salesman for twenty-eight years.
Okay, so I want to set the scene here, because when I tell this story at dinner parties nobody believes me.
Georgia had turned twenty-eight in October, and the birthday had hit her harder than she expected.
Okay, so here's how my Tuesday went.
The gym smelled like rubber and chalk and somebody's leftover protein bar.
*This one's for anyone who's ever hoped for a first time that's both hot and awkwardly human.
The festival was a twenty minute drive from my apartment, and I spent all twenty of them rehearsing what I'd say.
I'm twenty-four years old and I've spent most of the last three years actively avoiding anything that looks like a date.