Read New Literary Fiction

July 22, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: love, adventure, betrayal, power, revenge

Summary
Chapters

Michael Marlowe's golden memories of his youth have been tarnished by the greed of a childhood friend. He decides on revenge, with a twist---as well as a bulldozer or two.

For The Unknown

by hullabaloo22

The The Imaginarium House

July 22, 2017

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

Tags: imaginarium-picture-prompt-17

Summary

A short story inspired by the Imaginarium House Picture Prompt 17.

An Empty Room in Benghazi

by Heba Mansiya

July 21, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Tags: war, libya, middle-east

Summary

In war there's death, destruction & fear, there's also a lot of silence that's usually invaded by the horrific reality & morbid thoughts one tries to escape. What will happen if of all of those gathered in one place to haunt you every night?

CLEAN SLATE: A Novelette: ONE

Chapter 1

by Nicholas Cochran

July 21, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: love, adventure, betrayal, power, revenge

Summary
Chapters

Venues of Michael Marlowe's golden youth have been trashed in the name of Croesus. With help from old friends and a new love, Michael seeks restoration and revenge.

A Day in the City

by Eyad Al-Samman

Miscellaneous / Literary Fiction

July 21, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: death, children, war, life, city

Summary

This literary novelette was written to describe the life of Noah who lives in a city plagued by a civil war. The different events of this literary piece include the family, the work, the air strikes, and the death. This novelette was revised and proofread by James D. Thwaites who lives in British Columbia, Canada.

Our Song

by hullabaloo22

July 21, 2017

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

Tags: music, memories, grief

The Flamenco Painter

by Shawna Van Arum

July 20, 2017

Shelves: 1

by Matthew D. Hay (Tangible Word)

Tags: shawna-van-arum

Summary

The sheer ruffles of her dress swept across her brown ankles while she stomped her feet in resounding claps against the cobblestone floor. Miguel's heartbeat struggled to match the staccato rhythm.

God's Only Town: My Encounter with the People Known as Christians

Chapter 4

July 18, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: satire, god, religion, heaven, christians

Summary
Chapters

It is the year 2065. A young anthropologist, with his partner, embarks on a journey to St. Vassar - an isolated town. In this world, Christianity never arose to historical prominence, but instead stayed fringe and resulted in a small, northern town of St. Vassar. This story, in both satirical and serious fashion, comments, critiques, and shares the good, evil, and strangeness of Christianity and its adherents. It is told through the eyes of a young anthropology student, who writes the following ethnography on his startling, surprising, and sad exploration of the people who call themselves Christians.

Through My Eyes

by D. Nic

July 18, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: dream

Summary

Story that I was tasked to write for a contest in 6th grade. And yes, I won. *FYI - not edited*

Neighborhood Gossip

by hullabaloo22

The The Imaginarium House

July 18, 2017

Comments: 6

Shelves: 1

Tags: gossip, rumour, imaginarium-one-word-prompt

Summary

The neighbors say she is a witch. A flash fiction story. Inspired by an Imaginarium House One Word Prompt.

I Got Old. Yet, Forgot to Forget

Chapter 7

by Bebobaghdad

July 17, 2017

Shelves: 2

Tags: drama, narrative, arabic, buthaina-al-issa

Summary
Chapters

This is an Arabic Novel by a Kuwaiti writer that I find interesting so I translated part of it. If you like it I will continue translating the rest of it.

Forgotten Suicide

by Knightokamii

July 17, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: death, memories, sadness, suicide, happy-ending

Summary

"Please know that I can’t take suffering anymore, mom and dad you both want me to be something I’m not and that’s not fair, I find myself forcing a smile whenever I’m around either one of you. And you’re right I might not be a likeable person but at least there’s one person who cares about me, even when he’s angry I know that the words he says to me are not from his heart. Carson please you must continue to live for the both of us now, I tried to strong for you and your family because you all loved me for me. Goodbye, I hope our paths cross again someday but if not just know I’ll always love you Carson." was her last message to her family and to... him.

Lost

by tigerclaws1

July 17, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Tags: love, family, lost, streets

Summary

Abusive parents and a life of hell, time to escape and find a new life.

Happiness

by shy-09

July 16, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: happy, happiness, dystopia, dystopian, control

Summary

A world in which machines now play the humans, literally.

BROKEN MOULDS: Short Story: SEVEN

by Nicholas Cochran

July 15, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: life, young, habits, old, other

Summary

A group of college students decide to follow a very old runner on his seemingly endless runs. Later they meet, where both he, at 92, and they, 20s, learn about the eternal values of the human condition.

i am one

by Jonah Grey

July 15, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: story

"im alright"

by Mackenzie_Caitlyn

July 15, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: fiction-complete-life-inspiration

Summary

this is a story of a boy named shin who has a difficulty in life that was before when he met an orphan boy named kou

Up Until This Moment

Chapter 2

by Elizabeth Langford

July 13, 2017

Shelves: 1