Alternative stories, books, poems, and more

Lily lives at the very edge of the world. She is alone and living as simply as possible, avoiding the scrutiny of her father and the war he wages against the elves for the control of the Dalignis mountains. But, when she finds a half drowned Nephilim by her hideout,… Read More

Tags: fantasy, romance, war, evil, adventure, sexuality, lust, female, vs, alternative, protagonist, young_writer

Across The Universe

April 05, 2016

Comments: 4

Shelves: 3

What is happening beneath the ground on the secret tube line below Sussex? Read More

Tags: humour, contemporary, art, alternative, literary-fiction

Lenticular Clouds

The Contently Deranged Travelers House

February 19, 2016

Comments: 6

Shelves: 2

Lenticular clouds hang over Mount Dante and there is no power to the town. What is happening? Read More

Tags: contemporary, art, alternative, literary-fiction

TIME

January 15, 2016

Comments: 7

Shelves: 1

I begin to notice that time is not behaving how it should. This is freaking me out. What is happening? This story is a rewrite of my earlier story, 'Retriever' which I have prepared for publication in my next volume of short stories. I feel that it is vastly improved. Read More

Tags: mystery, time, alternative, surreal, literary-fiction

BROWN SAUCE

November 21, 2015

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

Brown Sauce is not allowed by President Ludo and I fall foul of his police by bringing it over the border. Read More

Tags: humour, satire, politics, crime, punishment, alternative, sauce

Science behind Homeopathic Treatment

By carladalca

Article / Health and Fitness

November 16, 2015

Shelves: 1

Since its inception 200 years ago, homeopathy has been treated as an alternative to the usual conventional medicine and science has kept a respectable distance from it since it does not seem to pose any harm. Read More

Tags: science, awareness, public, group, alternative, china, review, medicine, behind, treatment, indonesia, peterson, jakarta, homeopathic

Homeopathic Treatment a Boon for Children

By azaleaergueta

Article / Other

October 13, 2015

Shelves: 1

Homeopathy has been proven to cure almost anything there is. Such methods of treatment have been recognized by even by the most renowned persona. Starting from the German nation to the introduction and support by the British Empire, homeopathy has been used for generations and has spread to millions of… Read More

Tags: children, awareness, public, group, alternative, china, review, medicine, treatment, indonesia, boon, peterson, jakarta, homeopathic

I Am Hardcore!

By James Scott

Poem / Poetry

October 11, 2015

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

This is an extremely old poem, written date unknown (sometime between 2006-2009) Based loosely off of myself and the circle of people I hung around at the time (late teenage years) The added audio was recorded after the poem had been written. Audio recorded 2009. Composed by James Scott Read More

Tags: dark, humor, fiction, poetry, poem, writing, angst, write, angry, young, funny, alternative, fictional, emo, sarcastic

FILM

August 08, 2015

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

My brother Bradley disappears after we have been to see an interactive film. What has happened to him? And why is the bypass closed? Read More

Tags: mystery, adventure, thriller, brothers, alternative, cinema, comtemporary

Jimi Hendrix's Kite (2015)

July 24, 2015

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

A kite that once belonged to Jimi Hendrix is on sale for £27. What is the story behind it? Read More

Tags: mystery, adventure, literary_fiction, alternative, celebrity, kite, jimi_hendrix, 7_club

You Never Can Tell

July 10, 2015

Comments: 10

Shelves: 1

Who is the mysterious old man in the cafe in the market town in Devon? Will Annie find the shoes she is looking for? Why are the streets to the multi story car park cordoned off? Read More

Tags: humour, mystery, alternative, cafe, devon

On The Origin Of On The Origin Of Species

Short Story / Historical Fiction

August 18, 2014

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

A new account of the Darwin myth: What if there were no barnacles,there were no finches and there were no pigeons? What if they were all made up? Read More

Tags: mystery, history, alternative

8: The Previously Untold Story of the Previously Unknown 8th Dwarf

By Michael Mullin

Short Story / Fantasy

July 15, 2014

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

Discover Creepy, the odd dwarf whom the others banished to the cottage basement for being weird. From there he affects the Snow White story we all THOUGHT we knew! Read More

Tags: twisted, snow, alternative, fairytale, ya, retelling

Bleed - a play

By Amy2609

Book / Other

April 01, 2014

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Natural genetic evolution is on the rise, and dividing society by blood status and purity. Katie Pierce and Adair Rose come from conflicting worlds, political ideals and social prejudice. Katie is a Divitiae – a person with desirable blood – and the oldest of her kind. Adair’s father, Senator Rose,… Read More

Tags: love, death, friendship, teen, school, adult, war, society, conflict, relationship, drama, pregnancy, future, prejudice, political

JOURNALIST

By Thomas Chambers

Poem / Other

January 20, 2014

Shelves: 1

My first crack at poetry that I did toady during my class in college. It's about journalism and how sometimes it isn't presented in a truthful fashion. Read More

Tags: poetry, poem, weird, alternative, journalist, tom, schizophrenic, dead_truths, my_stuff

Sunday Best

By GDJStevenson

Short Story / Other

January 15, 2014

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

Falling deeper into a William Boroughs governed underworld, my mind is washed up on a shore of homage paying and mental inadequacies. Let's go through the looking glass. Read More

Tags: abstract, alternative, punk, newwave

Gilded Wealth

By Matthew5

Short Story / Fantasy

November 11, 2013

Shelves: 1

A young woman enters a strange reality in which she learns a valuable lesson. Read More

Tags: abuse, family, reality, poverty, woman, wealth, alternative, bathtub, luxury, florence

Neon Disease

By WStanton

Poem / Poetry

June 18, 2013

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Self Explanatory. Read More

Tags: school, high, train, air, world, tv, night, heart, memories, people, mind, exist, girl, lie, mother

WHITE SCREEN

By Charles EJ Moulton

Short Story / Flash Fiction

June 12, 2013

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

I stared onto an empty screen, looking for an idea, as if the answer somehow lay inside the fabric of my PC. The white document stared back at me, waiting for me to move. Waiting, stalking like a predator. Read More

Tags: fiction, mystery, adventure, flash, computer, alternative

A Treasure Purchase

By ninavrye

Short Story / Fantasy

June 09, 2013

Shelves: 1

A purchase of a valuable object turns into something unexpected. Read More

Tags: fantasy, universe, police, urban, detective, alternative, smuggling, fairies

Perfect Drama

By cuckooxstory

Book / Romance

March 09, 2013

Comments: 7

Shelves: 1