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.