Rutherford B. Hayes’ Adventures in Bootblacking
A stirring depiction of a little-known nugget of American history, with just a hint of complete nonsense thrown in for good measure.
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You Are Doomed: A Second-Person Thriller
You’re in for a quite a wild ride in this scintillating dose of second-person thrills and chills. Or a ride of some kind, at least.
You Are Who: An Experiment in Second-Person Narrative, Vol. 4
You are dashing away from the scene of your latest heist, sweater vest full of cash, when you round a corner and crash into something […]
A Thanksgiving Miracle
A Popwell tradition since 2015, this heartwarming tale of holiday cheer is sure to cheer your holiday warmth.
Darker Than Night: A Detective Story
Enjoy contributor Dash Rabbit’s rediscovered gem from 1990, a deceptively simple time before the Internet, when a man in search of the facts had to wear out a little shoe leather…
Dex’s Midnight Roaming
The past becomes prologue in this withering look at society on the brink. Quite a few pork references, too.
Pop Life
Kind of a “Day in the Life” story, if you have days like the one described in the story.
Mr. Mortimus’ Thursday Afternoon
Office intrigue, in the tradition of either “Mad Men” or “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”.
You Are Still There: An Experiment in Second-Person Narrative, Volume 3
What will you do? What won’t you do? Who knows? You should probably read this and find out.
The Sable Cape: A Sweary Tale
A bold experiment in fusing a traditional fairy tale with incessant profanity.