Top 100 stories
These are the top 100 stories on the site... just click to read any of them. In case you're wondering, the Rank is worked out by squaring each vote a story receives (from 1 to 5), then adding all the results together ... this gives a greater differentiation than simply adding them, and ensures higher-voted stories get ahead. If this means two stories end up with identical voting totals, the higher-ranked story is the one submitted earlier.

Why do we do it this way? Because it means stories that have been around a while have to fight hard to stay on top - a single vote of 1 can knock a high-ranked story off its pedestal. While new stories have a chance of making it into the charts with a few votes of 4 or 5. So take a look at any story below, and if you don't think it deserves its ranking - vote it down, with a 1 or 2! Or of course help a story climb the board with a 5. It's up to you, the reader.

1/6107: Alphonse and Gaston and the Snake by christopher reilly in the genre Truncated travels. Added 2008-07-24 07:15:45. See this author's other stories or read this story.

2/6107: Broadway Romance by Carol Ellsworth in the genre New York Love. Added 2008-07-28 00:59:32. See this author's other stories or read this story.

3/6107: Driving the House by christopher reilly in the genre Truncated travels. Added 2008-07-24 05:47:14. See this author's other stories or read this story.

4/6107: Occupations by Lauren Towers in the genre Superdupernatural. Added 2008-07-21 19:22:13. See this author's other stories or read this story.

5/6107: The Gardener by Richard Pierce in the genre Your Cheating Little Heart. Added 2008-07-22 16:39:17. See this author's other stories or read this story.

6/6107: The Rhombus by Little Lula in the genre Spell Realism. Added 2008-08-04 23:11:29. See this author's other stories or read this story.

7/6107: Too Much Wolf by Faye North in the genre Superdupernatural. Added 2008-07-24 11:27:00. See this author's other stories or read this story.

8/6107: Blood Sucker by Jiminy Rockefeller Plaza in the genre Hemingway in earnest. Added 2006-06-02 05:40:18. See this author's other stories or read this story.

9/6107: What Else Would it Do? by Neal Gomberg in the genre Superdupernatural. Added 2006-09-24 05:09:34. See this author's other stories or read this story.

10/6107: It's all over. by rosemary Bosso in the genre Minor introspections. Added 2004-12-02 14:35:20. See this author's other stories or read this story.

11/6107: Sex and Death by Gavin Inglis in the genre Freudian slips. Added 2005-10-31 14:06:34. See this author's other stories or read this story.

12/6107: The Dinosaur by Augusto Monterroso in the genre Spell Realism. Added 2003-08-13 10:55:11. See this author's other stories or read this story.

13/6107: The Kiss by Richard Pierce in the genre Chick lit. Added 2005-05-04 23:03:46. See this author's other stories or read this story.

14/6107: Trophy Husband by andrew c ferguson in the genre Laughing in the dark. Added 2006-05-27 08:36:38. See this author's other stories or read this story.

15/6107: Please by benjamin sTone in the genre Epic Romance. Added 2004-10-17 19:16:54. See this author's other stories or read this story.

16/6107: Colours Collide by Faye North in the genre Family laughs. Added 2008-07-09 09:24:45. See this author's other stories or read this story.

17/6107: Goose Egg by Jim Phelps in the genre Gnomic classics. Added 2004-12-16 23:49:34. See this author's other stories or read this story.

18/6107: Hard Love by Richard McLaren in the genre Minor introspections. Added 2004-06-05 12:35:15. See this author's other stories or read this story.

19/6107: My Cloak of Invisibility is in Full Force by Gail Lynes in the genre Minor introspections. Added 2008-07-10 18:21:40. See this author's other stories or read this story.

20/6107: Never Deal with Enchanted Creatures in a Noisy Bar by R. Stewart in the genre Gnomic classics. Added 2008-06-30 16:59:36. See this author's other stories or read this story.

21/6107: Too Much Method by R. Stewart in the genre Reduced Shakespeare. Added 2008-06-27 22:05:11. See this author's other stories or read this story.

22/6107: Gathering Evidence by Matt Plass in the genre Hollywood shorts. Added 2006-12-11 13:47:33. See this author's other stories or read this story.

23/6107: Social Studies by tigon titian in the genre Family laughs. Added 2005-05-12 03:57:55. See this author's other stories or read this story.

24/6107: Table for One...Again by Nicolassa Quepasa in the genre Chick lit. Added 2006-10-25 16:14:35. See this author's other stories or read this story.

25/6107: Birth of the Blues by William Reschke in the genre Saw Bellow. Added 2007-03-15 11:56:31. See this author's other stories or read this story.

26/6107: "Relief" by richard schied in the genre Brief Oddities. Added 2005-04-28 18:02:23. See this author's other stories or read this story.

27/6107: The undressing. by Dub Tom in the genre Short Heroes. Added 2005-02-11 15:13:20. See this author's other stories or read this story.

28/6107: Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover by Annamay Gambino in the genre Truncated travels. Added 2005-01-05 07:13:57. See this author's other stories or read this story.

29/6107: The Honeymoon is over by Michael McCook in the genre Laughing in the dark. Added 2006-05-23 16:50:48. See this author's other stories or read this story.

30/6107: The Dominatrix And The Banker by Richard Pierce in the genre Shorts in the City. Added 2007-07-12 22:24:17. See this author's other stories or read this story.

31/6107: Mrs. Joan Tresky, the Insidious Killer by Neal Gomberg in the genre 'Burb brevity. Added 2005-04-15 15:49:55. See this author's other stories or read this story.

32/6107: Niagara Falls. by Malcolm Dewey in the genre Truncated travels. Added 2005-04-07 00:06:25. See this author's other stories or read this story.

33/6107: Posse or poseurs? by Dan McKay in the genre Wagons roll!. Added 2004-12-05 00:01:27. See this author's other stories or read this story.

34/6107: The Story Of The Last Thing Ever Held In My Right Hand by Sullivan Gull in the genre Brief Oddities. Added 2005-01-06 21:25:37. See this author's other stories or read this story.

35/6107: Using Taxpayer Money Wisely by Melody Platz in the genre Shorts in the City. Added 2004-12-15 19:15:07. See this author's other stories or read this story.

36/6107: Cleaning the Slate by Mick Mather in the genre Short on luck. Added 2006-01-28 00:26:37. See this author's other stories or read this story.

37/6107: Life and Death on the River by Yosef Bar-On in the genre King of Horror. Added 2005-10-17 08:38:59. See this author's other stories or read this story.

38/6107: The Un-Lost Treasure by William Reschke in the genre Chick lit. Added 2006-08-24 17:27:36. See this author's other stories or read this story.

39/6107: At the Airport by Greg Ellsworth in the genre Your Cheating Little Heart. Added 2006-05-02 06:49:13. See this author's other stories or read this story.

40/6107: formal goodbye by Steph Gutierrez in the genre New York Love. Added 2005-11-06 22:55:15. See this author's other stories or read this story.

41/6107: The Angry Debutante by Jiminy Rockefeller Plaza in the genre Hunter Thompson in Shorts. Added 2006-06-01 20:01:02. See this author's other stories or read this story.

42/6107: The Game by Will Robot in the genre Noir as the night. Added 2004-06-11 16:44:57. See this author's other stories or read this story.

43/6107: A Bridge Along the Generational Gap by jerry johnson in the genre Family laughs. Added 2004-12-14 04:24:02. See this author's other stories or read this story.

44/6107: I thought you said medicate? by Liger Channeler in the genre Spell Realism. Added 2005-03-07 19:35:41. See this author's other stories or read this story.

45/6107: God, the Bible and the Story of Creation. by Frank O'Connor in the genre Is it Apocalypse yet?. Added 2004-11-26 10:56:54. See this author's other stories or read this story.

46/6107: After The Breakup by Rochelle Olivera in the genre Chick lit. Added 2006-04-17 07:30:39. See this author's other stories or read this story.

47/6107: The Joy Of Realizing You're Not Really Blind by Sullivan Gull in the genre Brief Oddities. Added 2004-12-15 17:34:50. See this author's other stories or read this story.

48/6107: There's The Rub by Richard Pierce in the genre 'Burb brevity. Added 2005-12-15 14:33:50. See this author's other stories or read this story.

49/6107: 57 Varieties of Immortality by Clayton Hove in the genre Teen slasher flick. Added 2004-05-13 03:17:16. See this author's other stories or read this story.

50/6107: Does this make me look fat? by Shel Ottesen in the genre Chick lit. Added 2006-05-14 03:12:03. See this author's other stories or read this story.

51/6107: poker night at the lodge by Lily Silverheart in the genre Noir as the night. Added 2004-06-22 04:14:17. See this author's other stories or read this story.

52/6107: Second Effort by Rafe Wiley in the genre Sounds like Hannibal. Added 2004-08-23 20:39:07. See this author's other stories or read this story.

53/6107: Snow Angel by Michael Thebado in the genre Mannerly Mystery. Added 2006-01-01 22:20:45. See this author's other stories or read this story.

54/6107: Case Closed by Warren Niffenegger in the genre Noir as the night. Added 2006-04-11 17:58:08. See this author's other stories or read this story.

55/6107: New Year's 2004 by Lara Martin in the genre Shorts in the City. Added 2006-01-03 22:31:30. See this author's other stories or read this story.

56/6107: Surreality by Empress Vesica in the genre Spell Realism. Added 2005-02-14 04:37:50. See this author's other stories or read this story.

57/6107: To Be Loved for Who You Are by Eileen McVey in the genre Chick lit. Added 2005-01-11 15:34:38. See this author's other stories or read this story.

58/6107: "Art Show"down at High Noon... by Luke Hystad in the genre Wagons roll!. Added 2006-05-04 04:40:48. See this author's other stories or read this story.

59/6107: Be careful of inanimate objects! by Yosef Bar-On in the genre 'Burb brevity. Added 2005-01-17 09:33:40. See this author's other stories or read this story.

60/6107: Green Fingers by Alex Ross in the genre Laughing in the dark. Added 2006-11-21 13:35:16. See this author's other stories or read this story.

61/6107: How Bad Do You Want This Part? by Richard Pierce in the genre Hollywood shorts. Added 2005-12-15 14:47:01. See this author's other stories or read this story.

62/6107: Starving artist by Grant Sanders in the genre Brief Oddities. Added 2003-09-17 04:46:47. See this author's other stories or read this story.

63/6107: Thinking Out Loud by Alec Long in the genre Brief Oddities. Added 2003-11-07 15:45:06. See this author's other stories or read this story.

64/6107: Trite As Rain by Keith Sheasley in the genre Hemingway in earnest. Added 2006-04-11 03:27:06. See this author's other stories or read this story.

65/6107: Not much happening by Annamay Gambino in the genre Short on luck. Added 2005-11-22 00:00:44. See this author's other stories or read this story.

66/6107: Pink Slip by Martin Marks in the genre Tales from the watercooler. Added 2003-10-07 20:55:10. See this author's other stories or read this story.

67/6107: The Dreams of Ben by Debra Twardowski in the genre Chick lit. Added 2006-12-10 17:44:18. See this author's other stories or read this story.

68/6107: Smoke & Mirrors by William Reschke in the genre Brief Oddities. Added 2007-03-12 10:18:22. See this author's other stories or read this story.

69/6107: 1,001 Replies by Amy Genovesi in the genre Epic Romance. Added 2003-12-08 22:57:20. See this author's other stories or read this story.

70/6107: Despair, Finally by R. Stewart in the genre King of Horror. Added 2004-12-16 23:21:16. See this author's other stories or read this story.

71/6107: Elderly by benjamin sTone in the genre Brief Oddities. Added 2005-01-30 09:03:30. See this author's other stories or read this story.

72/6107: Existential Ennui by M.T. Dierbeck in the genre New York Love. Added 2006-06-03 15:21:54. See this author's other stories or read this story.

73/6107: Her Secret Garden by Kim Favors in the genre Minor introspections. Added 2007-07-14 11:35:05. See this author's other stories or read this story.

74/6107: Immortal coils by Chris Worth in the genre Mannerly Mystery. Added 2004-02-27 09:20:07. See this author's other stories or read this story.

75/6107: The Telegram by William Reschke in the genre Reduced Shakespeare. Added 2006-09-13 23:05:01. See this author's other stories or read this story.

76/6107: The wannabe by Kim Favors in the genre Shorts in the City. Added 2005-08-05 16:51:20. See this author's other stories or read this story.

77/6107: THIEVES,THIEVES,TRAMPS & THIEVES by Francie Druyor in the genre Truncated travels. Added 2005-01-06 13:15:28. See this author's other stories or read this story.

78/6107: Traveling Light by Holly Sullivant in the genre Truncated travels. Added 2005-03-02 06:18:00. See this author's other stories or read this story.

79/6107: Wedded bliss II by Grant Sanders in the genre Talking screwball. Added 2003-09-03 08:42:51. See this author's other stories or read this story.

80/6107: With A Lie On My Lips by Leia Cameron in the genre Minor introspections. Added 2005-01-18 16:45:41. See this author's other stories or read this story.

81/6107: Wrong place, wrong time by Off Message in the genre New York Love. Added 2004-11-26 18:23:58. See this author's other stories or read this story.

82/6107: Boxing Day by constance alexander in the genre Chick lit. Added 2004-12-27 16:14:19. See this author's other stories or read this story.

83/6107: independence day by angie blau in the genre Brief Oddities. Added 2004-09-28 09:31:41. See this author's other stories or read this story.

84/6107: Good Cheese by Daniel Winterstein in the genre Brief Oddities. Added 2003-10-15 18:30:40. See this author's other stories or read this story.

85/6107: The Trembling Middle of Love by Mick Mather in the genre Epic Romance. Added 2007-04-14 19:37:43. See this author's other stories or read this story.

86/6107: MisMatched Pair by Robert A. Wells in the genre Snorts 'n Chortles. Added 2006-10-12 23:49:54. See this author's other stories or read this story.

87/6107: Heightened Security by Holly Sullivant in the genre Truncated travels. Added 2005-03-02 06:19:13. See this author's other stories or read this story.

88/6107: "School Daze" by richard schied in the genre Spell Realism. Added 2005-04-29 18:16:32. See this author's other stories or read this story.

89/6107: Edit This by al hunter in the genre Laughing in the dark. Added 2004-11-26 02:44:39. See this author's other stories or read this story.

90/6107: Visually Impaired by Angie DiGiacomo in the genre Chick lit. Added 2007-01-28 22:19:12. See this author's other stories or read this story.

91/6107: And that ain't store bought by Dan McKay in the genre Snorts 'n Chortles. Added 2004-12-10 18:01:22. See this author's other stories or read this story.

92/6107: balanced breakfast by Lily Silverheart in the genre Ace of Spades. Added 2004-06-20 15:38:56. See this author's other stories or read this story.

93/6107: Death by Red Tape by Daniel Winterstein in the genre Cyberpunkish. Added 2003-10-13 23:11:16. See this author's other stories or read this story.

94/6107: Give me your answer, do by Chris Worth in the genre Future Classic. Added 2003-10-17 14:03:59. See this author's other stories or read this story.

95/6107: Guilty by Alec Long in the genre Laughing in the dark. Added 2003-09-05 19:53:34. See this author's other stories or read this story.

96/6107: Too Dirty to be a Hipster by Jessica Wilber in the genre New York Love. Added 2004-01-11 19:43:59. See this author's other stories or read this story.

97/6107: And I need to find a razor, quick! by Dan McKay in the genre Future Classic. Added 2004-12-16 14:30:42. See this author's other stories or read this story.

98/6107: At Long Last, Love by Moira Russell in the genre Epic Romance. Added 2003-10-13 19:04:20. See this author's other stories or read this story.

99/6107: the impotence of being earnest by Lily Silverheart in the genre Snorts 'n Chortles. Added 2004-12-27 02:49:13. See this author's other stories or read this story.

100/6107: "Please Help Sharon Too" by Liger Channeler in the genre Shorts in the City. Added 2005-02-04 21:13:50. See this author's other stories or read this story.