Alternative stories, books, poems, and more

For the man who loved me first.. Read More

Tags: alternative

New Point Of View

By hullabaloo22

Poem / Other

June 20, 2018

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

The The Imaginarium House

Finding a different way to look at things. Read More

Tags: change, alternative, viewpoint, aspect, different

A Different Way

By hullabaloo22

Short Story / Flash Fiction

January 01, 2018

Comments: 5

Jake is just trying to be original -- isn't he? Read More

Tags: alternative, imaginative, propsal

Goldilocks and the Three Polar Bears

By Sue Harris

Poem / Humor

August 27, 2017

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

This was submitted to a Flash Posey forum, in response to a photographic prompt of a family of polar bears (two adults and their cub). Read More

Tags: humour, alternative, quirky

Andromeda Dreaming

The Contently Deranged Travelers House

October 21, 2016

Comments: 9

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

Tags: mystery, alternative, literary-fiction, newage

GHOST

September 13, 2016

Comments: 8

Shelves: 2

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

Tags: contemporary, alternative, literary-fiction, newage

Eagle Rising

By L1998

Book / War and Military

May 17, 2016

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

Righteous

By Alia Barnes

Book / Fantasy

April 25, 2016

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

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: 2

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: 1

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

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

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

Comments: 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

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

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

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

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

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