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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
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
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
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
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
Brain Child
Something rather unexpected happens when a human brain is allowed to grow without restriction.
4Fantasy / Sci-fi
The Unlikely Serial Killer
No one ever suspects the woman...
9Crime / Suspense / Mystery / Thriller
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
Back to Life
Eleanor "Lea" Bachman confronts someone from her past and discovers something shocking.
8Crime / Suspense / Mystery / Thriller
Containment
Perception can sometimes be a dangerous thing.
4Horror
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
Before the Fact of Gravity
A man tries to come tot terms with the realisation that his life, as it is,
1Literary fiction
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
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
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
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
I Dream of Home
A wayward supernatural creature finally returns home, having been away for a long time soul-searching
6Horror
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
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
The Glitch
An account of a night where the inner turmoil finds a way out in the most inexplicable way.
2Paranormal fiction / Magic realism