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The First Lost Tale of Mercia: Golde the Mother

by Jayden Woods

“The Lost Tales of Mercia” are ten short stories set in England near the end of the Viking Age, releasing every other Tuesday. Though fictional, they are heavily researched and feature many real historical...

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Making Dylan Maxwell

by Moxie Mezcal

Meet Dylan Maxwell, billionaire dot-com CEO and world class deviant. Tired of the same old thrills, he dreams up a new game for the rich & powerful, convincing them to put everything on the line – their fortunes,...

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crime

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Turn The Porn On

by Xavier Leret

An old man lies dying in a hospital bed. All he wants is for the nurse to turn some porn on. He wants to feel alive just once more before he dies. Xavier's new novel Heaven Sent is now available You can purchase...

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Left Coast Karma

by Jonathan Vaught

I ended up back by the bar, but Kevin and his friends were gone—vanished into a crowd of painfully cool Karma drones. I was about to go track him down when someone spoke at my elbow. “It’s all fake, you...

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Cupcake of Love

by Naomi Kramer

Recipe for disaster: Two pothead uni students, a princess and a mad fairy godmother. Add a kick-arse kitchen, and cook until half-baked. This is a short story.

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fairytale

remix

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Ensemble

by S. P. Elledge

Thirteen short stories.

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Ends

by Jonathan Vaught

What could tomorrow be like if we all sacrificed for something we believe in?

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Holiday Road

by Jonathan Vaught

Liz had never copped to the more sensitive details of Terry's job. Which made getting out of her doghouse tricky.

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Creative Commons

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Happily Ever After

by Naomi Kramer

"They all lived happily ever after" - except this is real life, and fairytale endings just don't last. What can Kyle and Merryl do when their marriage loses its magic? Sequel to Cupcake of Love.

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Humor

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Where Do We Go From Here?

by Jessica Morse

Danielle's relationship with her boyfriend John is in shambles. She doesn't want to lose him, but doesn't know how to fix things. Sometimes bodies can express things we don't know how to get across with words....

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Too Young to Fall Asleep

by Sally Weigel

Why would a poetry-writing high-school emo girl from suburban Chicago volunteer for the Iraq War? And when both of her legs are blown off in a non-combat IED explosion, how will she ever recover? The Chicago...

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Iraq

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Silver Penny Moon Legend

by James Vigaris

Short story. - A far-fetched tale about a rebellious and magical girl called Tanacity.

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Pictures

by Xavier Leret

A woman in a guesthouse by the sea shows a man photographs of her son from the moment that he was born. As the night continues she discovers why her guest is running. Xavier's new novel Heaven Sent is now available...

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Abort

by Xavier Leret

An account of an abortion.

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How I Met My Daughter

by Max Barry

A short story about a man's battle with infertility and alienation from his daughter.

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Repetition Patterns

by Ben Tanzer

Dysfunctional suburbs. Dark thoughts. Crumbling relationships. Or in other words, just another day in the twisted world of author Ben Tanzer. The Chicago Center for Literature and Photography is proud to present...

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One Night With The Fae

by Claire Farrell

- Sample Chapter - A human is lured to a once in a century festival hosted by the Irish fae. She has to avoid the attention of two warring Queens to survive the night but a secret plot to break a fragile peace...

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No Vampire - a series of disturbing interviews

by Graham Parke

As you probably know, an extraordinary event shook the literary world very recently. This micro novella explorers the event in-depth, and attempts to explain how it happened.

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THE RUMORS SWIRLING ABOUT JAMES PATTERSON

by Stefano Boscutti

Do you remember your first day on the job?

Engaging writer's first day on the job at James Patterson, Inc. He wants to make a good impression but it's not going to be as easy as he thought. If only he didn't...

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