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A dark parody. Read More

Tags: alternative, punk, horror-punk

Poem / Song Lyrics

September 12, 2020

"You gambled on love, and now you're sick like fiend coming down from the drugs.." - Benjamin Tod Read More

Tags: recovery, alternative, pop, love-song

A short story about the consequences of the One-Missile War, an alternative history to what we now know of as the Cold War. Read More

Tags: fiction, history, alternative, cold-war, one-missile-war

Poem / Poetry

October 28, 2019

Reads: 137

Comments: 5

The The Imaginarium House

A Halloween version of 'The Wheels On The Bus'. Cover image: pixabay.com. Read More

Tags: halloween, song, parody, alternative

The fourth and final Madness story. Cover by Booksie member Markie Bee. Read More

Tags: weird, alternative, wonderland, fourth-of-four

Poem / Romance

September 16, 2018

Reads: 219

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

For the man who loved me first.. Read More

Tags: alternative

What happens when you open yourself up to the universe? Read More

Tags: mystery, alternative, literary-fiction, newage

Short Story / Mystery and Crime

September 13, 2016

Reads: 711

Comments: 8

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Who is the spectral old man that keeps appearing out of the blue? Read More

Tags: contemporary, alternative, literary-fiction, newage

The USSR surrendered on May 8th 1945. The USA retreated from the European War under Truman. The UK sued for peace after Churchill was killed in a bombing raid. In the aftermath Alexei Yazhovev fights the German invaders in Russia, Veronique Chateau and her brother Pierre resist the occupation of… Read More

Tags: reality, alternative, ww2

Book / Fantasy

April 25, 2016

Reads: 1918

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

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

Short Story / Mystery and Crime

April 05, 2016

Reads: 757

Comments: 4

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

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

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

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

Short Story / Mystery and Crime

January 15, 2016

Reads: 840

Comments: 7

The Booksie Classic House

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

Short Story / Mystery and Crime

November 21, 2015

Reads: 624

Comments: 5

The Booksie Classic House

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

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

Short Story / Mystery and Crime

August 08, 2015

Reads: 705

Comments: 3

The Booksie Classic House

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

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

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

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

Book / Other

April 01, 2014

Reads: 1222

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

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

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

Short Story / Other

January 15, 2014

Reads: 345

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

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

Poem / Poetry

June 18, 2013

Reads: 648

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Self Explanatory. Read More

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

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

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

Book / Romance

March 09, 2013

Reads: 1103

Comments: 7

The Booksie Classic House

Ali, Jean, Ami and Jane are girls that aim to be the best in the music world. They go to White Cross Music Academy. Together they make the girl band, Bunny Beats. While on their journey, they meet the boy band, Crayons. Their names are Noah, Ethan, Jake and Hiro.… Read More

Tags: love, school, high, romance, music, story, dreams, girl, boy, rock, friends, career, alternative, groups, bands

Poem / Poetry

February 26, 2013

Reads: 321

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Inspired by my first trip to Foam City, a hole in the wall local concert venue/ artist gallery. The perfect place for weirdos!!! XD Read More

Tags: music, party, reality, fun, pride, town, alternative, loud, freaks, geeks, let_loose

Poem / Poetry

February 22, 2013

Reads: 785

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

poetry Read More

Tags: poetry, prose, alternative

Poem / Poetry

February 22, 2013

Reads: 437

Comments: 5

The Booksie Classic House

Poetry Read More

Tags: religion, prose, alternative, petry

Suicidal Teddy Grey meets Violet Griffin and her enigmatic group of friends who become determined to give him the ultimate high school experience. Read More

Tags: humor, young_adult, teen, romance, music, suicide, angst, rock, high_school, alternative, indie, indie_rock

Booksie 2020 Poetry Contest

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