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The Finding

By Bill Joyce

The valley spread for many miles, protected by three mountain ranges and the Great Sea to the west. The mountains to the north, known as The Blackened Heights, stood like dark, cold shadows seemingly without life. They had always been so, yet in the ...

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The Demise

By Jess Peters

I woke up in a cold sweat with panic surging through my body. It felt like the walls were closing in around me and endangering me making me feel as if I was afraid of my own shadow, but I knew I was better than that. It wouldn’t happen. I will not fa ...

#dystopian #young adult

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Time to Go

By Gerrit Stainer

Taormina stayed in her seat when the movie ended. It was not a movie that has one of those scenes after the credits, she just decided to see what would happen if she refused to leave when the mop-headed teenage boy with the broom told her to. Truth ...

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A Child's Cry

By Bill Joyce

Somehow the Good Lord had found a way to blend tomboy playfulness, crusader dedication to mission, and fairytale princess beauty into one human being. Her somewhat husky voice always echoed with laughter, hinting that something more intimate was poss ...

#thriller

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Seven Stars of Midnight

By Bill Joyce

Joabh moved effortlessly through the intricate dance of the Tonla. Her long black hair braided and tied down with a black silk strap. Her blouse, jacket, and leggings made of soft deerskin died black, absorbed the moonlight and helped her blend into ...

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Green Eyes

By Tijana Popov-Trnovac

When a shy and anxious Dean meets 'larger than life' Damien Jones and the sparks fly, none of their lives will ever be the same.

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The Beholder's Eye

By Austen Miller Aceituna

A speculative short story about a miraculous event forcing every single person to fit into their ideal mate's idea of perfect physical beauty.

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Tarnished Guardians

By Bill Joyce

Megs, Naval Lieutenant Commander Katharine Marie Callaghan of JSOC, carefully marked off the basement of the upscale residential home in the suburbs of Toms River, New Jersey. This was not her type of case but there was no questioning the orders rece ...

#thriller

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Shadows Within Dark Places

By Bill Joyce

The two chastised children held the covers tight to their chins as their father continued the story. “Then the dark evil, Jadarr, ate the child in front of the townspeople, leering at them as they watched in terror. ‘The night belongs to me and your ...

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Fateful Italian Passion

By Olga GOA

A suspense-filled, dark romance set within the beautifully eternal backdrop of Rome, Italy is where two broken souls, Milano and Veronica, find one another. A journey of love and darkness entwined as they attempt to fill the void in their hearts.

#new adult #realistic fiction #romance

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The Blood Stone

By Jason Nugent

Lailoken’s enchanted leather-clad arms strained against the ropes, his muscles regretting the improvised snare the longer he held. “Hurry! The dragon’s trying to break loose!” he called to Darlonn and Jor. The other two dragonslayers rushed the Onyx ...

#adventure #fantasy #mythology

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Excerpt from Payday Blues

By Bill Joyce

Stuffed chairs, full bellies, and deep rich coffee made for easy conversation. Alan was a close friend and I allowed his southern charm to guide the evening’s agenda. I knew that I would get a head full of NOLA history, providing details of what ever ...

#thriller

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Phoenix

By Daccari Buchelli

Darius, can you feel that?' A tingling sensation seeped into her bones. It pulsed through her, prickling the hairs on the back of her neck. 'Darius, something feels wrong.' Violetta turned and was surprised to find Darius facing away. His tall fram ...

#fantasy #mythology

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The Thirst

By Daniel Newwyn

"No, Kyousuke. You don’t want to go home.”Anywhere but home — that thought had been haunting Kyousuke ever since he walked out of his office. He had been given a forced vacation by the higher-ups, something that wasn’t not par for the course and cert ...

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Betty's Miracle

By Natalie Nielson

Betty ran her knobby fingers over the pictures in her new photo album. Her smiling grandchildren gathered around cakes, with signs of birthday wishes. At the beginning of the year, the plans for her birthday was a big get-together. A few of her grand ...

#contemporary #holiday

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Passion's Pathway

By Bill Joyce

My daily routine has become a natural progression of peaceful days. It is an enjoyment I never expected but I daily rejoice in its happenstance.What the world sees each morning is a man shutting the main door to a three story mansion and, with walkin ...

#thriller

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Guardians

By Sandra Golden

Ten ships had been built for this journey to their new home. The journey would be a long one, and even if they could, they would never return. So the ships were loaded with everything they would need to survive the journey, all that they needed to bu ...

#adventure #science fiction

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George George George

By Linda Hogenson

In a land where a law states everyone must be called George George George, King George George George quickly discovers the problems with calling everyone George.

#humor

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Excerpt from Domestic Guard

By Bill Joyce

Angel stood at parade rest at the foot of the new grave with a tin marker for its headstone. It would be replaced with a small flat stone that would have a gravesite number and the words Jane Doe.No one but the cemetery staff attended the funeral. Sh ...

#thriller

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Don't Believe Them

By Steve Stroble

Hearing bad news from your boss is uncomfortable enough. But when the unexpected changes involve what will raise your stress levels maybe a hundredfold, the situation quickly escalates from critical mass to nuclear. “Are…are you certain you are doi ...

#realistic fiction

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Rose

By Ella Zundel

My daughter appeared to me six years before she was born to give me a message.

#middle grade

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Traveler

By Bill Joyce

The situation had come to a horrible climax and I was too far from the women to be able to help. I called for Emily and Megs, via ear buds but they were still five minutes from the warehouse. I was about to leave my lookout position when two of the m ...

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Shatter My Heart

By Thelma Giomi

Ian hit Schenley Park at a full-out run. He kept running until he reached a deeply wooded area. The coolness shimmered over his damp skin. He drew in several breaths of the musky air hoping to cleanse his lungs of the antiseptic smells of the operati ...

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Like Lightning From The Sky

By Victor B

There were a few things Angela respected and even fewer she feared. Helen was one of them. Gravity was something which she regularly defied yet which she still feared. On the other hand, Angela thought a little rain was nothing to be afraid of.

#contemporary #literary #psychological

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Lost Soul

By Bill Joyce

To whoever finds this…This is my final testament to a life lived as I chose. I leave it to others to judge the value of my purpose and actions. I make no excuse or have any misgivings for the path I took in this lifetime. I believe that I was born to ...

#thriller

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Eagle in the red

By Zenta Brice

Time to walk home,’ Ilse brushed down her apron. ‘My water jug is empty, child, and bread all handed out. We can do no more here today.’ Millie nodded and sighed. Offering water and food to the passing refugees was exciting enough, and an honourable ...

#historical

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The Cookie Problem

By Linda Hogenson

What if the currency of the world was cookies?

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