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Short Story / Mystery and Crime

December 31, 1969

Reads: 1026

Comments: 2

Likes: 4

Shelves: 2

Reverend Riddell has committed to helping the people of his community anyway he can Read More

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

August 05, 2020

Reads: 23

Comments: 1

A tiger cub was captured and sold to a circus, where she has been kept for years. She had given up hope of ever escaping. Then, something very unexpected happens... Read More

#fight, #circus, #tiger, #captured, #resignation

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Poem / Literary Fiction

August 05, 2020

Reads: 62

#poem

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

August 04, 2020

Reads: 30

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

A tiger cub is captured and sold to a circus. She wants to escape, but she learns the harsh realities of life in captivity. A metaphorical story about the stages of my life and my journey through mental illness. Read More

#fight, #circus, #tiger, #captured, #resignation

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Paparazzi

Chapter 6

Book / Literary Fiction

August 03, 2020

Reads: 41

Comments: 1

Shelves: 3

Natalya Denisova Pendergast always knew she was destined for the stage - she just wound up on a different stage than she expected. Instead of becoming a dancer, Nat has found fame as a dreampop singer known for her witchy persona, powerful belt, and electric blue hair. Her first album… Read More

#romance, #drama, #fame, #celebrity

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Book / Literary Fiction

August 03, 2020

Reads: 57

Nineteen years, that sky had been above him. Nineteen years he caught glimpses that he tried to hold onto in labs and bunkers and the backs of trucks. Nineteen years he could only guess what the rest of the world was like with the pieces they couldn’t keep him away… Read More

#romance, #violence, #trauma, #lgbtq, #sci-fi-elements

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

August 02, 2020

Reads: 20

as plain as the joke of a foot and a butt on your face, fair is fair. Read More

#humor, #drumpf, #hedge-fund, #sand-hill-rd, #political-fundraising

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#africa, #child-labor, #teenage-pregnancy, #gold-mine

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Rebecca's Dream

Chapter 19

Book / Literary Fiction

August 01, 2020

Reads: 374

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

#love, #nature, #beauty, #desire, #dream

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#child-labor, #teenage-pregnancy, #gold-mine

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#child-labor, #teenage-pregnancy, #gold-mine

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Book / Literary Fiction

July 30, 2020

Reads: 45

Chapters 1-3 of my first attempt at a novel. It is the story of two African children slaving in a gold mining camp. Looking for feedback, and maybe suggestions about where you would take the story next. Read More

#child-labor, #teenage-pregnancy, #gold-mine

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#infertility, #baby, #blizzard

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"You pick em we get em, It doesn't matter the count!" Read More

#philosophy

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The names are Drumpf. Why forget? Read More

#humor, #drumpf, #yoo-hoo, #sugardaddys-gentlemens-club, #american-bison-gun-belt

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Book / Literary Fiction

July 26, 2020

Reads: 7

When his tumultuous relationship with his girlfriend ends, Monty Washington tells her he’ll kill himself if she leaves him. To his surprise, his admission gets him placed on a psychiatric hold. Upon release, he finds himself attending court-mandated therapy. Though he strives to conquer his emotional instability, his progress is… Read More

#novel, #mental-health, #literary-fiction, #contemporary-fiction, #toxic-relationships

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

July 25, 2020

Reads: 21

A short short story that I'm unsure about fleshing out or keeping it as it is. Read More

#a-short-short-story

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A thought about today's youth, morality and HIV. Read More

#youth

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#story

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

July 23, 2020

Reads: 16

Believe what you see. Read More

#portland, #storm-troopers, #police-riot, #inalienable-right, #surround-sound

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What do you in a pinch when all you know how to do is pinch back? Read More

#humor, #blind-date, #coronavirus, #drumpf, #truth-and-consequences

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Written back in 2013, this fictional tale of poker playing buddies from different walks of life is especially relevant to what is taking place in various cities all around America today. Nationality is nothing more than a point of origin. Culture is nothing more than a given way of life.… Read More

#society, #racism, #america, #classism, #supremacism

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"This is hilarious and profound. Reminds me of the parties I used to go to. According to my DNA test, I am all of those and more. " Read More

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Book / Literary Fiction

July 20, 2020

Reads: 31

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Book / Literary Fiction

July 19, 2020

Reads: 231

Hello, my name Is snow. I'm just your average 18-year-old adult. Except for one problem. When I was being developed I got a birth defect that... Well... The best way to put it is that I have a dick that's the length of my arm. I got bullied a lot… Read More

#drama, #yuri, #futanari

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

July 19, 2020

Reads: 55

The execution of a queen's greatest enemy makes her reevaluate her life choices. Read More

#death, #fiction, #story, #sad, #hanging

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

July 18, 2020

Reads: 63

Comments: 4

Cover image: pixabay.com. Read More

#portrait, #mosaic

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"This is such a good story, Hully, I love the supernatural mystery of it--and making the picture a mosaic instead of the usual painting added int..." Read More

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Watch out for chains lurking. Read More

#food, #adjectives, #coronavirus, #tooth-ache, #literate-humor

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Learn from the burn. Read More

#humor, #food, #silicon-valley, #acupressure, #taqueria

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Promises

Chapter 1

Book / Literary Fiction

July 15, 2020

Reads: 25

The story of a woman who faces heart breaking challenge's in love and life. Read to find out the rest Read More

#stephanie

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Grey Justice

Chapter 10

Book / Literary Fiction

July 15, 2020

Reads: 112

In the village of Lambsworth some of the older male inhabitants are becoming disgruntled with the way modern society is gradually eroding basic law and order. In desperation the fittest among them form a self-appointed vigilante group which does not always bring the desired results as they dig themselves even… Read More

#humour, #religion, #anger, #rough-justice

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

July 13, 2020

Reads: 33

Comments: 1

I can breathe. My story Breathe was written for a 53 word short story contest. Read More

#sneakers

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

July 13, 2020

Reads: 38

Comments: 2

Cyndy and I talk all day long. My story Chatter was written for a 53 word short story contest. Read More

#phone

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

July 13, 2020

Reads: 25

Rhonda please leave. My story Rhonda was written for a 53 word short story contest. Read More

#chair

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Who's kidding whom? Read More

#travel, #style, #hong-kong, #tommy-hilfiger, #happy-hour

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

July 11, 2020

Reads: 32

To get from here to there requires many stops in-between. Read More

#bars, #baseball, #i-10

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

July 10, 2020

Reads: 295

Comments: 6

Cover image: pixabay. Read More

#cat, #instincts

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Think you're on top? Think again. Then think a little harder. Read More

#humor, #environment, #awareness, #species

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Book / Literary Fiction

July 10, 2020

Reads: 136

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Seattle, 1973 In the city of Seattle, Washington, Karen Dempsey, a fifteen year old teenager, arrives at the Delta Phi Delta sorority house, eager to join the sorority. As she does so, she makes friends, and enemies, while she meets Jason Anderson, a fraternity house member who sweeps her off… Read More

#romance, #literary, #girls, #dorm, #1970s

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Crystallised Thought Seshendra is not an individual but a movement. Excerpts from his letters entitled ‘In Defence of People & Poetry ‘carry his incisive views on the contemporary Indian scene of thought. The reader will find in these pages the multidimensional vision of the poet who has made a colossal… Read More

#son, #letters, #english, #seshendra, #saatyaki

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Short Story / Literary Fiction

July 09, 2020

Reads: 62

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

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#love, #relationships, #conflict, #travel

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