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Henry's Story
It was a sunny afternoon the air was thick with the sounds and smells of summer. Henry lent up against his favourite tree and...
9Literary fiction
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The Tin Sarcophagus Chapters 1,2,3,4
For thirty years the artist Pierre Bonnard's companion and muse remained the legendary 'Marthe', whom he had first seen in a...
60Historical fiction
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The Warrior King
Brothers will fight and kill each other. Sisters' children will defile kinship. It is harsh in the realm. An axe age, a sword...
13Fantasy / Sci-fi
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The Sea Pool
Everyone but Iris thinks her partner Connell has left her. Iris is convinced that something has happened to him. This piece is...
4Crime / Suspense / Mystery / Thriller
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Three Dreams
There are three children, one boy and two girls. They are meant to represent everything we are as children growing up in a world...
6Coming-of-age / Young adult fiction
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Brain Child
Something rather unexpected happens when a human brain is allowed to grow without restriction.
4Fantasy / Sci-fi
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The Unlikely Serial Killer
No one ever suspects the woman...
9Crime / Suspense / Mystery / Thriller
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Interregnum
At the end of a world war, Peter, a top Human Security agent, returns to the city of New Geneva where a race of people who call...
25Fantasy / Sci-fi
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Back to Life
Eleanor "Lea" Bachman confronts someone from her past and discovers something shocking.
8Crime / Suspense / Mystery / Thriller
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Containment
Perception can sometimes be a dangerous thing.
4Horror
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Becoming Stardust
Amelia and her boyfriend, Eric, attempt to heal each other after the devastating death of Amelia's twin brother, Sebastian.
3Romance / Women's fiction
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Before the Fact of Gravity
A man tries to come tot terms with the realisation that his life, as it is,
1Literary fiction
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Black Ink Guilt
Albernathy Central, a boarding school in Connecticut, is hosting a summer program for individuals who got accepted into an Ivy...
7Coming-of-age / Young adult fiction
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The Cake List - Chapter 1
Fresh from a spectacular break up and faced with a looming big-O birthday, Meg throws caution to the wind and signs up for Ballroom...
2Romance / Women's fiction
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Pink Panties, Chocolate Pudding, and a Proposal
"Pink Panties, Chocolate Pudding, and a Proposal" (1,456 words) is an extraordinary tale (in a very literal sense) about the intersection...
12Paranormal fiction / Magic realism
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Paradigm Shift Chapter 3 - The Edge
After longing for her own life and having her spirit torn (part of her in her world, part in this new world), Sam finds herself...
3Paranormal fiction / Magic realism
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I Dream of Home
A wayward supernatural creature finally returns home, having been away for a long time soul-searching
6Horror
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Crushed Violets Chapter one
Victoria Simmons begins her story, recounting the problems and the secrets that she is now being forced to admit. Will Emma still...
3Crime / Suspense / Mystery / Thriller
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A Communion in Solitude
A communion in Solitude is a historical fiction, set at the turn of the 20th century, which explores the story of the mysterious...
9Historical fiction
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The Glitch
An account of a night where the inner turmoil finds a way out in the most inexplicable way.
3Paranormal fiction / Magic realism
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