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Jack

Kohout

A writer who cooks to survive.

Stories This Author Has Contributed To

  • A Copywritten Hero
    Comedy
    "This looks like a nuisance lawsuit. Plus, it's copyright infringement. That's far from what we do," said the old lawyer. "Wait," said the young...
    Views 6407
  • The Braincase
    Sci-Fi
    Emma was engrossed in reading the latest book by horror author Sara Siu. These books were romance novels with a dash of true crime and only a thin...
    Views 6807
  • Welcome To Aftermath
    Drama
    Mosley heard about the world's end on the radio while driving home. It surprised her but didn't upset her, not at first. She walked into the...
    Views 6826
  • Mixed Feelings
    Sci-Fi
    The tinted-window SUV rolled down the dirty asphalt between warehouse buildings. The car door opened, and reporter Chris Lippard was deposited at...
    Views 6481
  • A Room Full Of Life
    Fantasy
    Looking up from his phone, he realized he was in line for a club. "Wait," he thought, "where am I?" A large man in black with a shaved head...
    Views 6602
  • Five Pounds Of Creatures
    Drama
    They unloaded their bags in the back entryway of her house. It had been a fun, tiring day at the mall. Nine-year-old Adira even revealed some...
    Views 6919
  • Last Ghost. First Contact.
    Sci-Fi
    Through it all, the planet had continued spinning through the cosmic void. Ahmed didn't keep a calendar, but if his reading of the stars was...
    Views 6767
  • Food Fright
    Horror
    It was a hip restaurant with exposed brick walls and artificially composed graffiti. It was crowded, with dim lighting and a loud hip-hop...
    Views 6651
  • The Philosophy Of Adekwasity
    Drama
    Rey King had a rough morning, and it was only 4:55 AM. For starters, a delivery had been left out in the rain overnight. The floors had also not...
    Views 6842
  • Love’s Letters Lost
    Sci-Fi
    It was a first date, and it was not going well. Even the server ignored the couple so as not to ruin what was otherwise a pretty good shift. She...
    Views 7300
  • The Last War After The Next
    Sci-Fi
    In 2024, an AI was fed the complete works of George Bernard Shaw, Winston Churchill, and Napoleon. It then spits this out: "History is a fable...
    Views 6484
  • Midnight Spaghetti
    Comedy
    Part of going home for the holidays is traveling on streets you went down a million times as a child and realizing they're not the same...
    Views 6584
  • The Art Of The Date
    Comedy
    His phone screen was filled with white Helvetica text that popped against a dreamy, stylized night sky. "Please turn on your device's microphone....
    Views 7144
  • Maggie's Fish Story
    Horror
    JULY 14, 1998: My name is Maggie Borghildr Melville. I'm 13 and from East Rochester, New York. Mom, Dad, and I visited Durand Eastman Beach for a...
    Views 7006
  • The Accruals Of Fame
    Comedy
    I’ve kinda’ always wanted my own destiny. It’s a delicious idea that you’re surrounded by a garden of delectable fruits, vegetables, and...
    Views 6666
  • All Will Be Revealed
    Crime
    The body floated six feet above the ground, resting on an unseen surface. The underside wasn’t pressed flat as if the corpse merely sat on...
    Views 6474