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Deadly Nightshade: There Be Dragons
Nightshade stirred, opening a single saucer-sized eye. Steam wafted from his nostrils as he scrambled from the cave, centuries of claw gouges defining his path.Â
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1 day ago4 min read
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Read ’Em and Reap – A Reluctant Reaper Short Story
Not six months out of the Reaper Academy and already my scythe had died...
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Aug 164 min read
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Me and My Shadow: A Rock and Roll Short Story
What happens when a rock god with a god complex loses everything but his own echo? Even before the last screeching echoes of guitar died...
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Aug 54 min read
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Ghost Writer: a captivating tale of history, mystery, and family secrets.
When author Kelsey Critchett discovers her pirate ancestor Captain Flora Critchett’s journal hidden within the walls of her ancestral...
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Jul 276 min read
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Search and Rescue: A Mountie short story of survival and justice in the snowy north
The Story Prompt He’d tracked her across tundra, across scrub forest and frozen muskeg. He’d tracked her till his fingers ached and his...
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Jul 175 min read
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Death Gets an Upgrade by Gina X. Grant
So imagine my surprise when I opened my eyes to find the dark-robed figure of Death standing over me, not smelling anything like rotting garbage. Or sickly sweetness. In fact, Death didn’t smell like anything at all.
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Jul 66 min read
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The Weight of Waiting
Snow looks magical… until you have to shovel it off your roof.
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Jun 245 min read
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A Good Boy’s Guide to Squeaky Toys
Once, I had no toys—except the things people threw at us.
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Jun 224 min read
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