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Limbo Man

by Dakota Douglas

A short story for adults. There was something about the overgrown maze that drew Mary back again and again. And when she met the old man who seemed to haunt the place the mystery started to unfold.

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adult short story

near-death experience

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Regret

by Jaleta Clegg

The invention of the Emoticator promises to free mankind from unwanted emotional burdens. But at what cost to our future?

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science fiction short

fantasy short

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The Pan of Hamgee, a starving outlaw, bumps into Big Merv; the meanest, scariest gangster in the City and without thinking what he is doing, steals his wallet. When Big Merv realises what has happened The Pan's...

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alternative

realities

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The Vicar's Revenge

by Jaleta Clegg

Magic berries and the end of the Vicar's patience add up to mayhem in the small town of Terrington Green.

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humorous short story

humorous fantasy

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Theaker's Quarterly Fiction #41

by Silver Age Books

Issue forty-one of Theaker's Quarterly Fiction features two long stories – "Milo Don't Count Coup", by Ross Gresham, and Notes on the Bone" by Charles Wilkinson – a shorter one by Douglas Thompson – "DogBot™"...

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tqf

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A Wisp of Smoke

by Christopher Cruz

a collection of short stories to be read while alone at night. the author can not guarantee enjoyment if read during the day.

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short stories

short story

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The Last of our Endless Days

by Jennie Mars

Years after a mermaid abandons the sea to be with her human lover, she sits at his death bed. Bitter about the past, she pens a letter of confession.

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Mermaid

sad

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Delightment of decomposer

by death20015

When greth wants out of his tomb and take a midnight stroll his rotting friends always forbade him, but tonight he decides to go and explore a forgotten world.he soon finds out its not so forgotten after all.in...

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Zombie dead eat death

funny short editing greth smith virge dying

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Fargoer - End of Innocence

by Petteri Hannila

Somewhere far in the north, in the middle of a dense forest, two girls have embarked on a sacred journey: a journey that is to end their carefree days among the children of their tribe. Grim as their world is,...

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rite of passage

history and legends

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Peril At The Pop-up Library

by Ray Daley

What happens in a library when a pop-up book does more than just pop up? Find out inside!

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library

popup

In Real Life (Sunday Villains)

by Bryan Lindenberger

Short story from the collection, Local Systems Decline.

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magic realism

urban fantasy

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Teddy Bear

by Andrzej Galicki

“Teddy Bear”, Is the fifth story in a series At the Crossroads. Events presented here are not necessarily true, but almost possible. Everything depends on the imagination of the reader. Those, who do not...

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Toys story

short story

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Hazel Fugue

by Stephen W. Cote

A young boy rows an ill sailor to shore and spins a fairytale about a hazel nut and pirates. But as his tale unfolds, the pirates' quest for treasure becomes a flight into madness.

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fantasy

fairies

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Have You Seen Tarum?

by Jaleta Clegg

Kimberly has given up hope of having more in her life than her job and her ailing grandmother, until crazy old Mr. Jeffries asks, "Have you seen Tarum?"

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fantasy short story

alternate dimension

Or in a Nutshell, the Truth.

by Taylor Ball

A parody on conspiracy novels involving squirrels, telepathy, and evil pigeons. It is the story of two friends, Daniel and Jonah, placed in a situation where it is up to them to save their small city in Idaho....

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Evil Pigeons

English Teachers

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All The Pretty Boys From Charm School

by Ray Daley

Work hard at your studies and one day you too will make someone a wonderful husband. Unless you decide to smash the system from within of course.

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dance

rebellion

Crash Report

by Ray Daley

You'd better not shout, you'd better not cry. You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why. Something bad has happened to Jolly Old Saint Nick. Read what happened in this leaked document.

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accident report

raf byron heights

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Uncertain Harvest

by J. R. Tomlin

With the land ravaged by war and plague, Marita is determined to survive. But at what cost? Yet help might come from a most unexpected direction, if she has the courage to accept it.

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short story

Female Protagonist

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Street of Lost Gods (Tales of the Thief-City)

by Gareth Lewis

Rax Darkthorn was the greatest Knowhound in Nexi, the thief-city, and one of the few to ever escape it. When a friend dies, he returns to learn what can kill a god, even one reduced to selling miracles on the...