A Quest

By Gerrit Stainer

An old story: a young man on a journey. Even a small errand can take on the meaning of a myth.

#fantasy #romance #clean romance

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Lightness

By Gerrit Stainer

Thirteen is too old to be talking to a toy - but what if the toy is your only friend?

#fantasy #science fiction

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Shall We Dance

By Sandra Walls

The tenement flat was on the first floor. It was a room and kitchen with a separate toilet. Not one in the middle stairwell of the close like some tenements in Glasgow.Me and my three older cousins were in the bed recess, they were sleeping already, ...

#realistic fiction

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Destruct

By Sheridan Anne

My best friends’ scream jolts me out of my daydream. I whip my head in her direction, trying to figure out what’s going on. Jacinta dashes across our small room, fumbling and cringing as she tramples every piece of our belongings on the way. I try my ...

#fantasy #young adult

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Kora

By Marina Epley

A thrown stone misses my head by inches. I shudder but continue walking, eyes focused on the muddy ground under my feet.“Filthy pig!” I hear voices behind me. “Don’t you ever wash your ugly face?” Tears well up in my eyes. I guess I do resemble a pig ...

#dystopian #young adult

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Pharaoh's servant

By Rebecca Lee Varady

The old cook’s day started several hours before the sun rose and ended several hours after it set. His position at the Palace was of great importance, and he was responsible for the Palace’s entire food preparation - from the Pharaoh’s banquets to th ...

#mystery

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Weather's Store

By Thelma Giomi

It is that hour before darkness when everything on earth is a black paper-cut silhouette against a near colorless backdrop. It is the hollow hour when I feel like I’m the only sentient being left. In this absolute void I want to reach in and hold ont ...

#literary

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19

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Earthcore: Initiation

By Grace Bridges

Ko ahau te taniwha. I am the taniwha, that legendary beast called dragon by the ignorant. Some call me kaitiaki—the guardian—others call me mythical. Ha! As if their beliefs on the matter make any difference to the fact. I am here. My siblings are ma ...

#fantasy #young adult

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22

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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 ...

#thriller

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5

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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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Prompt Challenger

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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A Mercy Strained

By Bill Joyce

I checked my surroundings carefully. It is second nature and gives me a calm sense of control. With the full 360-degree surveillance completed, I tensed my calf muscles beginning another round of exercises. I had been in hiding for eighteen hours, an ...

#thriller

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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?

#humor #satire

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3

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214

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Excerpt from Enough

By Bill Joyce

Chapter 1 - Tears The slow procession from the hearses to the small painted church under the pecan trees held all in silence. The shuffle of feet on the worn tile floors and the creaking of pews beat out the rhythm of last march of the Benning family ...

#thriller

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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 ...

#fantasy

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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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Prompt Challenger

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 ...

#contemporary

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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 ...

#fantasy

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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.

#contemporary

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1

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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 ...

#fantasy

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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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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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8

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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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5

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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 ...

#literary

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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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2

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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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6

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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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4

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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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10

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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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34

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456

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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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2

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69

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