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Black Dragon

By Genevieve Ann Atwater

4

5 min.

127

It was in the air. The islanders stared in amazement, their mouths hanging open, as the great ship cut through the clouds above them, gleaming gold in the noontime sun. Its sails were all scarlet, and rising above them waved a crimson flag marked wit ...

The Last Page

By Richard Fierce

0

2 min.

28

Not every story begins in light.

DRIVEN

By The Behrg

2

10 min.

68

They will call her Monster. Child killer. A seething psychopath. Though right now she is just another hapless driver fighting traffic on her daily commute, unaware of the destination to which she will arrive. For her next stop is not a location, but ...

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Black Dragon

By Genevieve Ann Atwater

4

5 min.

127

It was in the air. The islanders stared in amazement, their mouths hanging open, as the great ship cut through the clouds above them, gleaming gold in the noontime sun. Its sails were all scarlet, and rising above them waved a crimson flag marked wit ...

The Emerald City

By Cassiopeia Fletcher

3

27 min.

158

Nine-year-old Jonas is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime: crossing the main street to the corner store all by himself.

The Billionaire Mentor

By Deb Goodman

3

8 min.

221

A billionaire explorer and a suspense novelist at a dating retreat? Too bad their relationship is fake.

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Tethered

By Crystal Brinkerhoff

24

5 min.

784

The bodies wouldn’t sink. His muscles ached and his back screamed at him. Dragging the corpses into the ocean had been much harder than he’d expected. Heavy with salt water, his crew uniform clung to his body and trapped in granules of sand that chaf ...

Mistress Mary

By Caren Hahn

7

16 min.

290

It's bad enough helping her aging mother-in-law sort through fifty years of clutter. But when she finds an antique doll that takes the nightmare to a new level, Mona is ready to call it quits. The doll, however, has other ideas.

Headless

By Cass Weldon

6

13 min.

263

Indigo dismounted her motorcycle with carefully unhurried speed. The moon overhead was bright and silvery, and the noise coming from the house was happy—chattering voices and scattered laughter pouring out from golden glowing windows. The autumn nigh ...

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