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A man goes on a hike to a lake, but is detoured due to the heat. What he finds puts him in awe and in fear. Read More

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a date where nothing awaits but death Read More

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A city girl is encountering some strange phenomena while living her mundane existence. In search of the truth she seems stuck in an open ended cycle to find the meaning of it all. Read More

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A very short story for a contest! A story in 12 words or less :) enjoy Read More

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On the day of his professional comeback, Aaron Lowe must contend with the voice in his head which promises to either give him the world, or drive him to madness. Read More

Tags: horror, short, madness, trippy

Poem / Poetry

March 31, 2022

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Shelves: 1

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Testing a form of poetry, shorter than I’d like, but hopefully it entertains for a moment. Read More

Tags: murder, poem, short, flash, ravens

Essay / Other

March 25, 2022

Reads: 167

Comments: 3

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Tags: love, life, short, peace, quotes

Essay / Other

March 25, 2022

Reads: 129

Comments: 5

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Tags: thoughts, life, short, infinity, quotes

Miscellaneous / Poetry

March 25, 2022

Reads: 143

Comments: 1

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Tags: poetry, life, poem, short, philosophy

Short Story / Science Fiction

March 13, 2022

Reads: 186

Comments: 1

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Project Rebirth was an assignment from a creative writing class in 2016. The instructions were to write any story we want, but with the first sentence provided to us. I was in a little bit of a "Robot Apocalypse" phase with my taste in fiction, and wanted to write a… Read More

Tags: short, science-fiction, apocalypse, scifi, shortstory

Short Story / Horror

March 13, 2022

Reads: 172

Comments: 1

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I wrote this short story in 2016 as part of a creative writing class. The assignment was to write a short horror story, about an object that appears ordinary but isn't, in under 1000 words. I feel like I did an alright job for a teenager. Find me and all… Read More

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THE MADNESS ENDS FINALLY.... Read More

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Nancy won the competition of the 100 most unremarkable face 2021. Her unimpressive face made her lack of confidence. After she made a strange dream, she realised everyone got his or her unique attractiveness. Read More

Tags: life, short, beauty, people, face

While, somewhere else .... A man is following a boy who is coming back from school and walking alone towards his home. The man following him grabs a stone, runs and strike the boy from behind. The boy fells unconscious. The man puts him in his car and takes him… Read More

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Short Story / Science Fiction

January 23, 2022

Reads: 110

Comments: 1

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I, Senior Researcher Alan Reynolds, didn’t want to die. A human want, I can only imagine. However, the bombs planted underneath my place of employment were challenging this want. Read More

Tags: horror, short, apocalyptic, cosmic-entity, prologue-like

A joke has tragic consequences Read More

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Short Story / Thrillers

January 20, 2022

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HE COULD ONLY HEAR HIS BREATH AND CLOCK'S TICKING... Read More

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George finds trouble on the road Read More

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An introduction for a crime novel (thought I would try something different) Read More

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A little song I wrote a long time ago, with lyrics, about a young father who has to say goodbye to his two-year old daughter... Read More

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Story 12. Staying staging has a cost. Now falling behind one man must make the gambit in order to pay back his dues or fall one last time. Part of my short unedited story challenge. Would you bet it all? Read More

Tags: short, challenge, unedited, racing, reviews-wanted

Story 8. New deal old tormentors, with much to gain and little to lose a deal is made. No strings on their end and a clade iron deal written in everything seams set, though it may be true other don't like it. Part of my short unedited challenge. If things… Read More

Tags: short, challenge, unedited, dark-deals, monkeys-paw

This story is in progress. If anyone likes it, i will post the next chapter. Read More

Tags: short, teenager, chapter1

Short Story / Horror

December 14, 2021

Reads: 177

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

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That unbearable realization of the ever-ticking melting clock, of the ever-fading temporary youth, of the ever-proceeding impatient life forced her into the arms of delinquency. She was too old to believe in miracles. She was too dispirited of finding the love of her life. There were no great events to… Read More

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Sam gazed at the darkness. He imagined himself underneath, spiders crawling up his arms. He wanted to help, but he didn’t have special powers like Spider-Man, courage like Wolverine, or even tech like Batman. Or did he? Read More

Tags: humor, short, courage, funny, siblings

This is a test post. Read More

Tags: short, essay, united-states, fire-department

TWO BEST FRIENDS.. BOTH OF THEM WANT SOMETHING... AND THEY CAN CROSS ANY LIMIT TO GET WHAT THEY WANT.... Read More

Tags: short, drama, crime, thriller, short-story

When one of Elin's pranks on her older sister, Sophia, goes too far, she promises to stop her pranks and make up for it. Based on what happens next, Sophia isn't so sure Elin can keep her promise. Read More

Tags: family, short, kids, sisters, heart-warming

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