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Dad, My Brother, and Me

This story is about two little boys talking about what they would call their father if they had one.
J.C. O'Brien5/1/2014 Be the first to review this version

Tag

This short story follows a young woman and her search for a dangerous fugitive.
L.P. Carey5/1/2014 Be the first to review this version

The Gift of Life

The following is a precis of "The Gift of Life." It tells about as much about the story as I think I can short of reading it. THE GIFT OF LIFE Sandor Ferencz
Don Pizzarello4/30/2014

Cold Fire

His growling turned into a quiet rumbling. "I'm weakening, Crystal. My fire is dull. It's growing harder and harder to keep this connection with you. I can't ev
By Kay Tay4/27/2014

The Crumbling Grave

Chapter 1-3
There's a lot Jack wants to do while he and his girlfriend Sally are alone at her parent's cabin, but going to the haunted house on the property isn't one of th
James Blackford4/26/2014

To the Sea and Back

A teenage boy gets into gun trouble so he thinks. Running East he finds himself at the Ocean broke, tire, and hungry. Looking for work he joins the Navy. After
Lost in the Woods4/24/2014

A Way to the Park of Gardens

Miles the cat has a happy life; fed everyday, roof over his head, and loving owners, everything a cat would want. But one day he senses a change. There are thin
Raymond Rappisi Jr4/19/2014

STANDARD ISSUE

In a world of gray and rain, Foster is not quite sure what to do when something feels different. This short story won the Editor's Choice award in an early cont
Christine Haggerty4/18/2014

Project Removed

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Alyc Helms4/18/2014 Be the first to review this version

Angel of Mercy

The story I've submitted, Angel of Mercy, is one I hope to include in a book of stories I"m planning. It. won the Editors' Choice Prize at Authorstand.com and
Don Pizzarello4/18/2014

Change: We All Need Some Sometimes

No one is immune to the down market. Not even Frank.
Joe Niewierski4/16/2014

Lucky Loony

This story, set in the Canadian capital, is about luck, or the lack thereof. Some people find coins which bring luck, good or bad and about honesty with yoursel
Garfield McAdam4/15/2014

The Replacements

For millions of years, the human race has been the dominant species on the earth. When a race of aliens arrives on earth everything that people thought they kne
Michael Cannata4/14/2014

Murdering A Maintenance Man ch 3-5

Jacob could have stayed home today. Hell, he could have never left his parents basement in the first place. Granted, he was a little old for his life to consist
James Blackford4/13/2014

Alien Cowboys

a short story
I've been having this dream lately. It's beginning to take up a lot of my spare time. Or is it just a dream?
Bill Barrett4/11/2014

Room 303

Dan is faced with the hardest choice of his life. He will have to reach deep within himself to summon the courage to do what is asked of him.
Greg Meritt4/10/2014

Affliction

Seattle police detective Kevin Strode takes a smoke break while waiting for the chief psychiatrist of Western State Hospital for the criminally insane. Upon his
Greg Meritt4/8/2014

The Howling of Ghosts

Mr. Kilbourn is a former Chicago cop hiding out in the big city of New Temple. He works as a private detective, but someone tried to kill him and someone else s
Jonathan LaBrie4/6/2014

Hope

Even when the dead walk the Earth, despair can be the most lethal killer of them all. Read HOPE and find out how Samuel strives to end the suffering that a dyin
James Blackford4/5/2014

The Water Pearl

O Divine, godlike king, has a habit of extending his life by sucking those of his subjects. Skye, his chief musician who is a half caste with conflicting natur
Gloria Piper4/3/2014

Angelden Academy

Life After Death: Part 1
Sean Valliant is a normal kid perfectly content remaining in the shadows of his much more gifted friends. His two best friends Jason Michaels, the all-American
E.D. Harris4/3/2014

Zexbies

When Bonnie agrees to be an extra bouncer at the strip club her cousin works at she has no idea how much her life is going to change in one night. Set in a futu
By BB Walker4/1/2014 Be the first to review this version

Creighton's Daughter

Book Four-- A Huntington Saga Series Novel
Following the ill-guided counsel of her closest new friend, Elspeth plays the games of high society with ease. But emptiness is never far away. Still, ever so n
Ellise Weaver3/31/2014 Be the first to review this version

Red Rover

John Jacks woke up in May 2009 and by the time he got to rest again it was 2048. He is on the run from the two countries that used to be his own United States
Billy W. Mitchell3/31/2014 Be the first to review this version

Million Dollar Virgins

(Money Ain't Everything Trilogy)
For Bo Whitmore, he was everything she wanted, but nothing she needed. And denying her desire and refusing him was the only way to keep her world from crashing
Phoenix Fox3/30/2014

The Shell Game

A short story
Where do we find paradise? And what do we do when we get there? One man's unexpected wealth pits his morals against the freedom to experience whatever he choose
Bill Barrett3/30/2014

Project Apex

This is the 1st chapter of a sci-fi project I am working on. Any and all feedback is welcome.
Seth Durham3/21/2014

Creatures of Snow

The last thing 15-year-old Skyden hears before the flash of the muzzle blast rewrites his life is the man made out of shadows whisper to him -There are no heroe
Reece Carlson3/20/2014

Eagle's Gold

Days before Germany surrendered to the Russian army, an SS-Brigadefuhrer led ten men into the lobby of the Deutsche Reichbank in Berlin and confronted the bank
Vincent Lupiano3/20/2014

The Lynching Tree

She was born to song and the complications of a great art, but few in those days would have believed it. Aggie Ronsville is the daughter of sharecroppers on Rog
David J. Stanley3/18/2014 Be the first to review this version

Sly! The Rogue Reconsidered

The Times They Were A-Changing. - - Sixteenth century England was in chaos; a feudal society was crumbling. There were all-powerful despots, entitled jerk
Mimi Speike3/18/2014

The Honormans of London

For nine hundred years, the Honormans of London have kept a pledge once made to a Wessex myth. It is a promise they guard as though it were made yesterday. And
D M ORourke3/17/2014 Be the first to review this version

Entanglement

In the wake of infidelity, lies and emotional wreckage two people plot murderous revenge only to be met with something far more powerful – a tangle of love, hat
DJ Ashway3/16/2014

Once Again:

A Modern Fairy Tale
Aerrvin ap Rosewin, a Fairy Prince living in America is pressured to find a wife. He decides to create a changeling by finding a Human in Seattle and converting
M. Kari Barr3/14/2014

From Reality's Edge

Volume One
"Reality's Edge" is a compilation of stories that take readers on a journey through time and space. Visit with a cast of characters: the woman whose new lover i
AR Neal3/13/2014

Smile, Old Heart

Belinda Marie "Maydee" Santiago has many conflicts in this story. First, she is afflicted with a heart disease that shortens her lifespan since birth. She is af
J.M. Talaver3/11/2014

A Hidden Past

Ella woke up with no memories. She ended up in the foster system, becoming a run away, with few friends, and when she's finally happy, her past starts to catch
Willow Lemaya3/11/2014

Kerante-edit

After being pulled through another world, Danielle finds herself in the world of Kerante, a land where magic is a powerful force that holds the entire world tog
Nicole Fuschetti3/10/2014

The Kings of Carnin

Rise of Ari
Ari lives in the tyrannical kingdom of Orisgothia serving under his father the royal blacksmith. His title and job are guaranteed, a rare and desirable trait.
Dan Croutch3/8/2014

The Other Side

By
Alice showed us that there is more than one way into wonderland, so doesn't that mean that more than one person from hear can get there? While at he
Katherine Flanagan3/6/2014

Of Wolves and Cast Iron

Some Secrets Don't Want to Stay Secret
How far can genetics be taken? What if we create something that can answer for itself, and ask us for life? What would we do then?
JCW Stevenson2/26/2014

Tim

The Toothpaste Troll
Meet Tim. Tim is a Troll He also isn't very happy. You would have thought that being a troll, being unhappy should have been great. Trolls aren't exactly known
Alex Maher2/26/2014

Half Hanged

In 1741, there was a man named John MacNaghten. He was charming. He was adventurous. And he left a trail of blood in his wake. Based on a popular folk legend o
Lauren Fontaine2/25/2014

Tales of Change

Werewolves like Never Before
A series of internconnecting stories I have been writing as a way of learning and bettering my craft.
JCW Stevenson2/24/2014 Be the first to review this version

Red: Pride

There is a difference between being proud and being blind.
Joe Niewierski2/21/2014

Athena Charles

Former FBI agent Athena Charles, and daughter Lucy, are recovering from her husband William Carter’s death and her resulting miscarriage. After a year of mourni
Ayesha Court2/18/2014

The Apothecary Murders

Six years inside the detention center was a lifetime, a life time devoted to studying the most vicious venom and poisons nature had to offer. Now free he was qu
A.R. Price2/13/2014

House of Pain

Madame Clara is a seven-hundred year old vampire, that runs an underground night club. It's a place she built for people to seek their most intimate fantasies.
Kasandra Gorman-Blasingame2/10/2014

PTSD & a Keyboard

This is my first functional attempt at writing my memoir. There haven't really any books of note that detail experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that is wh
Justin2/6/2014

Keeping the Peace

Jeelan, a ambassador for the planet Gafriyon, has been sent to settle a dispute with a race called the Furons. Little does he know that things are not what they
Taurick Bautista1/30/2014