2019-09-15 14:50
In this short story by Author Kennedy Beaulieu an imaginative group of youngsters share a science fiction adventure of epic proportions. It was a bright
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2019-09-15 14:26
A young thief named Ladomas begins his adventures by betraying his master for the more powerful ancient guild mistress Winifred. Ladomas sprang down a narrow,
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2019-09-09 15:10
Resting in peace doesnt always mean not existing in this fantasy short story about life, death, and love By Author Paul Sundeson. On a Saturday
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2019-08-23 18:27
Sasha was born in a home that was shaped like an egg from the inside. Its walls were soft and white and had tiny golden…
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2019-08-12 15:14
Author Charles A. Gramlich weaves a twilight zone type science fiction tale set in a western town in a not to distant dystopian future. They
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2019-08-05 12:23
Science finds a new way to punish criminals in a futuristic world in this thought provoking Science Fiction Short story by Ryan Putley. For most
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2019-08-04 16:05
Deep in a forgotten forest A story plays out about the death of magic cross-cultural friends and the dying of old ways. It was a
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2019-07-28 21:13
AZ Pascoe is an Aussie expat, an ex-Australian Army officer, a freelance writer and editor, a fiction and nonfiction writer, a blogger, and an adventurer.
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2019-07-28 21:13
Fantasy Flash Fiction – Human by day, writer by night. C.W. Johnston resides on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Forget-Me-Not – Fantasy Flash Fiction
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2019-07-21 23:14
Elliott lives in a small town in a province in Canada. He is the proud father of twin boys and the personal assistant to the
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2019-07-21 23:04
Holly Rae Garcia is a professional photographer on the Texas Coast. She writes thriller, sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and dystopian genres. It was the dead
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2019-07-15 01:23
Tavinder Kaur New is primarily a short story writer, who lives in Dagenham Essex. She has a BA honours in English and Cultural Studies. Gabriel
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2019-07-14 15:13
Moles and field mice rode on the hem of the old man’s long, ragged, dusty robe that dragged in the dirt as he walked. His…
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2019-07-07 15:56
Born in South Africa, Kalearah Locksley was raised by an English teacher who nurtured the love of reading, writing and research. It started out small.
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2019-07-07 15:38
Glenn Bresciani is an Australian who works in community aged care. Fantasy and Sci-Fi are his favorite genres to read and write about. I lead
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2019-06-24 02:30
In this short story Margaret Peterson takes us in to the lives of two people struggling to make ends meet that find the perfect solution.
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2019-06-24 01:35
Bill Beverly, Jr. was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. His spiritual poetry reflects the presence of God that he has felt throughout his
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2019-06-16 17:21
Retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel Robert B. Robeson shares his whimsical thoughts on aging in this playful essay. My high school
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2019-06-16 16:46
Eliana Vanessa has had her poems selected for display via at St Tammany Poetry on the Streets, and she recently participated in the Jane Austen
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2019-06-10 15:17
It is all about revenge of the New Orleans Saints Fan in this funny short story written by Nola native Russell MacClareen. “WHO DAT?!” by
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2019-06-10 14:57
New Zealand born, Russell Tibby always keen on poetry as most admirers of back country and bush huts are, he is a member of the
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2019-06-02 15:40
Overworked and under paid, the hero of this funny short story is making a delivery when he has an altercation with the California Police. Broken
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2019-06-02 15:40
Born in Ngwathe Edenville in the Province of Free State, Poet Sehloho Piet Rampai’s sampling of poems invokes hope for the future and memories of
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2019-05-27 14:20
One Morning in April That April morning in ’42 I still remember so well, A time when the world convulsed in pain, caught in…
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2019-05-25 10:37
Mark Giglio’s disarming short story with a twist deals with the connections people have with each other and the world around them. Giles Thurston and
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2019-05-25 10:36
Retired library director Ingrid Bruck delights us with her poems that are a ray of sunshine bursting with a love of life rarely encountered these
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2019-05-11 18:32
Featuring a female protagonist who feels liberation at the news of her husband’s death, this classic short story was controversial by standards of the day.
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2019-05-11 18:16
Author Sushmita Kalashikar makes a case for harmony in her dramatic poetry that takes on how our perceptions of each other are formed. Life as
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2019-05-05 12:19
A loving niece with an aging aunt at a retirement home. Author Eve Brouwer will catch you totally off guard with the twist ending to
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2019-05-05 12:19
A sampling of poetry by William R. Gallaher who writes in several genres, including novels, short stories, poetry, songwriting and Christian messages. A PEACEFUL PLACE
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2019-04-27 15:34
Born in the Northern Free State province of South Africa poet Piet Rampai explores death and dying in his thought provoking Poetry. SOUL FOR SALE
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2019-04-27 15:34
Author Margaret Peterson gives a narrative of a mother struggling to cross a generational divide in this touching short story. I looked up from the
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2019-04-20 15:01
A sampling of Easter Poetry by author Russell MacClaren. IN THE GARDEN All of His beloved slept in the time He prayed and wept. They
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2019-02-24 18:17
In this science fiction short story an AI female under the protection of an intern to an AI rights lawyer, learns the joys, and mystery
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2019-02-24 18:13
Poet Megha Sood has had her works been featured in 521 Magazine #Sideshow, Oddball, Pangolin review, Fourth and Sycamore, Modern Literature and more. Remembrance (
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2019-02-09 20:05
First published by Rope and Wire, “Hard Luck Hannah” is an endearing western short story penned by American author Tyler Boone. Hard-luck Hannah Hannah Jones
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2019-02-09 19:58
Sunil Sharma is a recipient of the UK-based Destiny Poets’ inaugural Poet of the Year award 2012. His poems were published in the prestigious UN
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2019-02-03 17:24
Offering a unique perspective Vladimir Petrov has been writing poetry and short stories since he came to the United States from Bulgaria in 1970. Gentle
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2019-01-19 13:16
Rhea Thomas takes us on a whimsical journey in this anecdote about the day of an officer worker whose stress gets manifested in a peculiar
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2019-01-19 12:43
Karen Horsley has published collections of poetry; ‘Kaleidoscopic Beauty’ & ‘I am the Stars in the Sky’. Her poetry is also included in several anthology’s… Read More
2019-01-15 13:46
Edgar Allan Poe is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. THE
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2019-01-12 01:13
Not published in Chopin’s lifetime, “The Storm” is Kate Chopin’s classic short story about a moment of passionate sex. Today one of her most popular
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2019-01-12 01:12
Canadian poet, writer, and playwright , Author Grant Guy spins an amusing yarn about a cantankerous cowboy in the old west. Will Rogers Had No
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2019-01-12 01:11
Poet Indunil Madhusankha is currently an Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics at the Faculty of Science of the University of Colombo Waiting for that Beautiful Day
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2019-01-01 15:05
This beak narrative by Author Tavinder Kauer New paints a picture of a dystopian future were people that are sick are considered defective. Defective “I
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2019-01-01 15:00
Karen Ankers has had her verse published in various magazines and anthologies. Her first novel, The Crossing Place, was published in January 2018. FUTURE VOICE
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2018-12-25 04:35
The Seven days of Christmas is a humorous memoir by Author Robert Knox of a his families trials and tribulations during the Christmas season. The
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2018-12-25 04:34
Children’s author Tina Hartigan delights us with this family friendly tale of a determined Mother making a special Christmas treat. The Gingerbread House “Visions of
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2018-12-23 13:59
In this offering of classic Christmas poetry we present Author William Blake’s Cradle Song and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear by Edmund Sears. Classic
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2018-12-23 13:33
Little Timmy learns a Christmas lesson about trying to manipulate Santa’s naughty list in this Christmas short story by Author mischievous Sarah Holroyd. Santa’s Got
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2018-12-23 13:18
Virginia School educator Meredith Doane presents a story of a Christian boy using technology to try to spread the true meaning of Christmas. The Greatest
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2018-12-19 14:59
Spirituality, Christmas, and Creation take form in this collection of Christmas verse by Author and Poet Russell MacClaren. Miracle in Bethlehem God stirred the spark
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2018-12-19 14:34
Author Dave Motes Christmas narrative gives us a rare peek into the how Santa and his reindeer go about business on Christmas eve. Santa and
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2018-12-19 13:59
Aspiring children’s Author Dinesha De Silva tells us a sweet Christmas yarn about a little teddy bear on a journey to finds its forever home.
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2018-12-18 03:11
Montana short story author Darrell Cherry tells a wonderful Christmas tale set in the West Virginia coal mining towns of the 1930’s. A Christmas Ribbon
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2018-12-18 03:10
Wishes and dreams come true in this delightfully charming Christmas narrative by New York Author and librarian Wendy Belle Wilson. Wishes Can Come True The
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2018-12-16 02:13
Tavinder Kaur New tells a touching tale of hope and love in this Christmas short story of a couple getting a special Christmas gift. Christmas
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2018-12-13 22:02
Emerging children’s author Jo Seysener tells a wonderful Christmas story about how a obsessive compulsive Elf makes everything just right. The OCD Elf Gregory was
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2018-12-13 21:42
Joan McNerney’s poetry has been included in numerous literary magazines, her short story contained herein is a children’s story. The Snowflake on 57th Street Once
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2018-12-13 21:24
This Christmas poem by Luisa Kay Reyes was a first place winner in the 16th Annual Stark County District Library Poetry Contest. The Hymn Of
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2018-12-12 14:25
Don Herald shares a Christmas memory. His his short fiction and memoir work is published online in the UK, Canada and the US. The Road
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2018-12-12 13:49
Selections of Christmas Poetry by Denise Buschmann utilizing different elements of style with descriptive and vivid language. “Come With Me. Let’s Get a Tree,” Said
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2018-12-09 16:21
Colorado Author Damon Garn regales us with his Fantasy Christmas short story that includes trolls, aliens and a reluctant Santa. From the historical writings of
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2018-12-09 16:06
Author, Mad Poets Society member, and advocate for the homeless, Jackie Evans explores the commercial and spiritual side of Christmas. What Does Christmas Mean To
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2018-12-08 14:33
Michael V. Wilson touches our hearts with this stirring Christmas short story of a historical even brought to life by a letter from his Great
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2018-12-08 14:25
Maggie Sorrels Christmas poetry goes beyond the superficial and reminds of the history and spiritual meaning of Christmas. THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE Come said the shepherds,
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2018-12-07 11:52
British writer and journalist Paul V Harrington amuses us with his first person narrative of a charming family Christmas short story. Janey can’t spell, properly.
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2018-12-07 11:49
Clement Clarke Moore’s Christmas poem, “The night before Christmas” been called “arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American. THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMA… Read More
2018-12-05 15:30
Santa gets to meet Santa in a delightful Christmas story by author Roumen Tchernev that reminds us to be thankful for what we have. Santa
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2018-12-04 15:00
This Christmas poetry authored by Ken Allan Dronsfield hearkens back to his childhood and invokes meaningful Christmas memories of family and love. The drift in
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2018-12-04 01:43
A short Christmas story written in the same vein as the parable of the good Samaritan, asks as Jesus asked, “And who is my neighbor?”
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2018-12-01 13:38
This Christmas short story touches the heart as Author Jasmine Coralia spins an inspiring tale of youth, aging, and what that means at Christmas time.
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2018-12-01 13:37
Author and poet Decedric Williams indulges us with an enjoyable recollection of past events in this touching Christmas poetry. Let your mind take you to
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2018-11-28 10:59
“The Little Match Girl” is a short story by author Hans Christian Andersen. The story, about a dying child’s dreams and hope, was first published
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2018-11-23 03:13
Thanksgiving Poem by Russell MacClaren – Bring Forth Thanksgiving Turkey on the table, friends gathered round to feast sweet gravy with a ladle feeds the
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2018-11-17 20:33
Award winning Author David Strickletone shares with us a chilling recanting of a first person 9/11 terror in this flash fiction account of events. Her
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2018-11-17 20:30
Linda Imbler is the author of the published poetry collections “Big Questions, Little Sleep,” “Lost and Found,” and “The Sea’s Secret Song.” The Lil… Read More
2018-11-10 16:26
Author Russell MacClaren pens this romantic short story, taking the reader back to a different time while reflecting on meeting his first true love. Friday,
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2018-11-10 15:33
Ann Christine Tabaka has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize in Poetry, she has been internationally published, and won poetry awards from numerous publications. The
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2018-11-03 13:20
Sally Clark is an accomplished Poet and Author She has been a Pushcart Prize Nominee. Her poetry has been published in Relief: A Quarterly Christian
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2018-11-03 13:06
The Magic Shop is the classic story by H.G. Wells of a boy named Gip and his mystical experience in a certain magic shop, as
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2018-11-03 12:52
Coincidences Come in Bunches is a humorous short story by Russell MacClaren that reflects on life in this world were people have so much in
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2018-10-27 14:57
In this Science fiction short story Author Joe Mansour explores the implications of time travel. Tevenson Hopkins took the head off his pint while he
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2018-10-27 14:49
Poems by Maria A. Arana Three Days it took a mountain to bring us together but in three days erosion broke away the pieces which
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2018-10-27 14:46
Classic Literature – “The Open Boat” is a short story by American author Stephen Crane. It is based on Crane’s experience of surviving a shipwreck
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2018-10-20 02:50
This thought provoking science fiction story is Authored by Mace Marter, an Italian writer of thrills and suspense. In the beginning God created the heavens
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2018-10-20 02:50
Old Corban is narrative poetry by Russell Tibby. Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story, often making the voices of a
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2018-10-20 02:49
This classic short story explored the horrors of “downsizing” long before the term became a fashionable catchword for the elimination of jobs and subsequent mass
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2018-10-13 02:01
Short Story Author and Poet Russell MacClaren reflects on the direction his life has taken due to the influence of karma. I don’t think of
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2018-10-12 23:49
Joan McNerney’s poetry has been included in numerous literary magazines such as Seven Circle Press, Dinner with the Muse, Blueline, and Halcyon Days. Green new
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2018-10-05 11:24
Charles Gramlich published four novels, two nonfiction books, two collections of short stories, and a chapbook of vampire haiku. Ten thousand men, women, and children
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2018-10-05 11:21
Kathleen Bader DesHotel is a teacher, short story writer, artist, sometimes poet and deep thinker on a journey to a celebration of life and personal
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2018-09-22 03:57
A short story about the introduction of gunpowder to a fantasy world. Crimson pyres rose into the night sky. Whole villages awash with flame. The
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2018-09-22 03:51
Michael Lee Johnson Poetry. Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada during the Vietnam era and is a dual citizen of the United States
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2018-09-15 04:46
Gabriella Garofalo is the poetry author of “Lo sguardo di Orfeo”; “L’inverno di vetro”; “Di altre stelle polari”; “Blue branches” Can yo… Read More
2018-09-15 04:45
Tavinder Kaur New delights with this short story about romance and what one man is willing to do for love. As a child, I loved
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2018-09-01 03:33
This is a time-travel story with deeper themes of the impact of alcoholism on not only the alcoholic, but those around them. Working in Human ResourcesContinue readingThe Discovery &nda&hell…Read More
2018-09-01 03:32
Brandon Rich is a poet & writer currently based in New Orleans, though he’s more likely referring to the East Coast whenever he mentions aContinue readingBrandon Rich Poetry Read More
2018-08-25 04:14
Stephen Mead’s poetry takes us on a journey of the mind and heart. Awhile Later the same day Time is of no consequence, none, noneContinue readingStephen Mead Poetry Read More
2018-08-25 02:04
A Science fiction tale about a man who’s found that the legends surrounding him have grown uncomfortably large and are beginning to edge out theContinue readingReclamation – a sh… Read More
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