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On Reaching Zen
A story about a broken Buddha statue and a runaway cat, but mainly about choosing life over all other distractions.
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<Child of the Plateau> Chapter 1
A child named Mangana is rejected and forced to leave her isolated home in the Tasmanian alpine wilderness. She struggles to find...
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The Awful Truth About the Herbert Quarry Affair- Chapter 1
A 200 page comedy thriller, loosely a parody of Joel Dicker's 'The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair'. Marco Ocram decides...
2Literary fiction
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THE WOMAN OF TUSCANT
A man remembers his visit to Tuscany, Italy and his tragic romance.
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thoughts of my own
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The Classifieds' Match
While most would love marrying for love, there are others who would like to place a safe bet on an arranged match that ticks all...
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Disappear Here.
Chapter One (Part one: The Roach Motel0
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Day of Reckoning
Insights on the editorial process. Also, a metaphor.
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The Penultimate Month
Life as a new student at tines is quite difficult but putting this together and having positive mind brings about sucess
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Why the Sky isn't Blue
This is a story about an issue that probably pertains to you, fellow writers. In fact, you are the main character.
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Max and Sara
Surviving years of love and hardship, even cancer and death can't separate them.
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By a Thread
A woman is sent home from prison to die.
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Silver Tears I Cry
Sarah has made many mistakes in life and she is at an all-time low. Her days and nights seem to be dragging out and time is spiraling...
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One Day
This story follows a socially uncomfortable 18 year old through one eventful day in her life that changes everything.
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Blowjob Bob
A lonely man in Room 44 has to face the consequences of a selfish youth.
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Disappear Here. (Part one, Chapter Three: The Roach Motel)
... This is a chapter ... so many may be lost. In the previous, one of three friends, Nick, died; he was hit with a truck in front...
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Beyond the Blue Kite
Over the course of a weekend, Brian McFadden-Brant falls into a downward spiral both helped and hindered by his mother and grandfather...
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The Whrilpool of Thought
The inner thoughts of a young girl about life and her place in it.
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One Last Breath
The story is about a young girl who lost her father, the only person in the world she loved the most
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string of pearls
1942, a young man is sent to Hawaii, while there he is faced with many challenges and makes a best friend along the way.
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