Summer Stories

Hot New Short Stories

I hope all of you are safe and well as we plow through Living in the Time of Corona. Hot, lazy days make for great reading days. I am thrilled to have two new published short stories to offer for your reading pleasure. Both of these stories are free reads, so, without further ado…

The Stillness of a Garden Broken

Just published in the great online journal Literally Stories, “The Stillness of a Garden Broken” is the short tale of a man in his garden, a mysterious black bag, and the possible outcomes of its sudden appearance. This piece has generated a lot of buzz and comments. You can check it out at Literally Stories:

Read The Stillness Of a Garden Broken

As We Know It

As We Know It is a creative non-fiction piece that has just been published by The Metaworker. This lyrical memoir tells the story of a man wrestling with his anger over the new plague sweeping across the globe.

Read As We Know It

More Stories headed your way…

Stay tuned to the MEF posts and newsletter for updates and publishing announcements. You may even see the news of a short story collection coming out some time in the Fall of 2020. Unless of course the mice decide that the experiment is over and that answer to everything really is 42. As this crazy year moves on, anything seems possible. Stay safe, stay well, be kind, and thanks for being readers!!

Marco Etheridge

Marco Etheridge is a writer of prose, an occasional playwright, and a part-time poet. He lives and writes in Vienna, Austria. His work has been featured in over one hundred reviews and journals across Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA. His story “Power Tools” has been nominated for Best of the Web for 2023. “Power Tools” is Marco’s latest collection of short fiction. When he isn’t crafting stories, Marco is a contributing editor for a new ‘Zine called Hotch Potch. In his other life, Marco travels the world with his lovely wife Sabine. Website: https://www.marcoetheridgefiction.com/