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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...
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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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SAND SHARK
Two boys who want to escape their difficult home lives borrow a metal detector
4Literary fiction
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The Rock Fortress
A mischievous boy rides the trains across Sri Lanka, in search of purpose and meaning in life.
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Cultural Divide
Henry revisits the guilt he feels over his betrayal of Danica, a foreign student from the same birthplace as his mother.
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Homecoming (a Translation)
An unnamed female protagonist describes her thoughts and emotions upon coming back to her hometown, which has been ravaged by...
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Silence
A man has never met silence.
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The Rising Bridge
This is a short story commenting on the vagueness of human morals and ethics by representing two possible courses of action in...
1Literary fiction
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The Shimmering Waves
Girl meets mermaid...
2Literary fiction
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Here was Music
Even if I had some feeling towards him (and maybe I did), how would I express them from fear and shame?
1Literary fiction
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Sheep
A border patrol officer has second thoughts regarding his role in keeping refugees out of his country.
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This is My Bedridden, Sun-soaked Dream
Just read the story, it isn't too long.
4Literary fiction
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When the Bell Rings
The protagonist, a young woman has to face her main enemy - her mother's female lover.
1Literary fiction
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Mr
A child witnesses a murder
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Stolen Eyes
A young girl her whole life as battled with partial blindness, finally receiving a retinal and cornea donation there is something...
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The Awful Truth About the Herbert Quarry Affair
A 200 page comedy thriller, loosely a parody of Joel Dicker's 'The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair'. Marco Ocram decides...
1Literary fiction
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MAD
The protagonist in my story struggles to claim her own identity, while trying to deny the persona that her father has led her...
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It is time.
A journey.
0Literary fiction
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Roachville
Annika is a freelance translator, processing her break-up from long-term boyfriend. She has recently moved to a soulless part...
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<Re-Formation> Chapter 1
What can a woman do after she comes home from lunch with a friend to discover that her husband of 20 years has committed suicide?...
1Literary fiction
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