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The Breaking of the Cuban Link: A brief glimpse of the relationship between young men and old men; the disconnection between the two; and how they can make amends. Read More

Tags: urban, self-help, african-american, black-lives-matter, jmv

Poem / Poetry

November 03, 2020

Reads: 111

Comments: 2

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I wanted to originally create a poem akin to Paul Hunt's Night Diary, that used to be read to me as a child. If you have never read it before, I'd definitely recommend it. It is a short book but it is truly beautiful. The perspective of this poem is… Read More

Tags: nature, society, urban, countryside, mental-health

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 27, 2020

Reads: 91

Comments: 2

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Do you look around and see a moment frozen and weave stories about it? I do... A short story that captures the heart of a moment... Inspired by a poetic picture in a frame Read More

Tags: travel, urban, soulful, shortstory, serendipity

Book / Fantasy

September 04, 2020

"In the case of involuntary manslaughter, the jury finds you guilty....." Imagine you have everything you could ever ask for and in the blink of an eye it's all taken from you and now you are facing serious jail time. Stacey thought she was finally free from her ex Patrick… Read More

Tags: drugs, crime, urban, black, dallas

Book / Romance

July 30, 2020

Reads: 238

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

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After serving her country, Shyanne Cooper finds herself back in Philly, Pa searching for inner peace. There, she finds herself consumed in drama with a single father and his 4 kids. Read More

Tags: woman, urban, army, trauma, soldier

Demons have many different depictions, but what if they are exactly like us? What if they are us? Do we give birth to society’s demons or are we perhaps the demons ourselves? Read More

Tags: fantasy, crime, urban

After being alone for awhile, she finally finds love. But her ex-husband is not quite ready to let go. Read More

Tags: romance, rhyming, urban, short-story, urban-romance

Consider, for a moment, that the visions that come out of Nils Andersen's guitars are real. And consider, for a moment more, that the power was handed down to him through his maternal line. And consider, for just one moment more, that this power is the power to bring the… Read More

Tags: music, ghosts, urban, motorbike, magical-realism

A unique way of solving a problem. Read More

Tags: urban

Poem / Poetry

March 25, 2020

Reads: 179

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2

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A villanelle ode to urban art... Read More

Tags: poetry, poem, art, urban, graffiti

A "Bronx Tale" of a different kind. Read More

Tags: urban

Vengeance is gotten in a very unique way. Read More

Tags: urban

Poem / Poetry

February 21, 2020

Reads: 196

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

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Cover image: pixabay.com. Read More

Tags: song, dance, urban, beat, city-life

life on city streets can be interesting and deadly. Read More

Tags: urban

Is it real? Is everything you know is real? can you swear on your own life that you know everything about your own self? Do you believe you own your life or it just a game you need to play to survive? If you find yourself one day responsible to… Read More

Tags: travel, mythology, time, urban, egyptian

Book / Romance

January 05, 2020

Reads: 344

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

She’s willing to sacrifice everything for him. Will it be enough? Gabriella Carmichael may be the world’s only day-walking vampire. With one foot in the world of man and the other in the supernatural realm, she never quite knows where she belongs. Her only desire is a life outside the… Read More

Tags: fantasy, vampire, paranormal, romance, urban

Book / Fantasy

January 05, 2020

Reads: 373

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

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Are the Horsemen destined to destroy the world, or save it? Evie’s never been much for danger, but danger has a way of finding her. After two years living as a shut it, afraid of the slightest human contact, one random night she finds herself face-to-face with fate. Derek is… Read More

Tags: fantasy, vampire, paranormal, romance, urban

Bored with her life, Melanie joined an online dating site. The person she meet will turn her life upside down. Read More

Tags: romance, erotica, urban, online-dating, interracial-dating

Book / Horror

September 18, 2019

Reads: 1153

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

The Fantasy Realm House

Warning !!!!!!! This story contains horrific scenes of a sexual nature and is unsuitable for minors.Urban monster wreaks havoc slaying the local population with menace.The town of Darkville lays just south of the river Mississippi. With a population of just over 25,000 it was seldom in the news but on… Read More

Tags: horror, death, fear, urban, devil

Book / Thrillers

August 16, 2019

Reads: 663

Shelves: 1

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An orphaned vampire attempts to sort life between right and wrong in a city of extreme corruption and violent crimes. Gradually exploring her abilities, True-Juniper unknowingly becomes one of Los Angeles's unsung vigilantes. Unfortunately, there's a bigger threat. One that surpasses any malfeasance of criminal clans in the city. The… Read More

Tags: vampire, violence, urban, vigilante, dark-romance

Book / Fan Fiction

July 25, 2019

Reads: 8095

Comments: 4

Shelves: 4

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Forbidden Fruit is define as something that is desired, that all the more because it is not allowed. When the forbidden fruit's essences seep into your life, full of toxic nectar and stings your taste bud, all the more wanted more that is not yours. Loving everything about the… Read More

Tags: erotica, sex, urban, noir, african-american

Featured Review by Devin Shane

"Interesting. I like to see urban fiction on here. Keep posting. " Read More

Book / Other

June 29, 2019

Reads: 435

Shelves: 1

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Erishon finds himself torn between new love and old love. Read More

Tags: love, sex, urban, black, african-american

Book / Young Adult

June 14, 2019

Reads: 465

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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I walked up the raggedy steps of Crenshaw projects. Avoiding stepping on needles , crack pipes and fisher price toys. I went on back into my room stopping at the gruesome sight that took my breath away. If you are offended by the N word at all i advise you… Read More

Tags: drugs, romance, urban, hood, african-american

A randomly selected sample chapter from the novel I am currently working on. Thoughts, comments and criticism appreciated. Read More

Tags: novel, immigration, urban, organized-crime, dutch-heritage

Book / Fantasy

January 12, 2019

Reads: 621

Shelves: 1

The Devin Shane House

This is my first trip into Sci-fiction, fantasy, or whatever you call it. This is a bloody and lustful story about Vampires and Slayers. Y'all can let me know if I should keep going with it or not. Read More

Tags: vampire, blood, urban, black, african-american

Book / True Confessions

September 08, 2018

Reads: 2320

Comments: 1

Shelves: 4

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This story takes you through an erotic journey of Chris and Cameron's life filled with sex and maybe love. Read More

Tags: love, erotica, sex, urban, african-american

Europe, distant future. A meteorite impacted on the area of Russia, turning the area into a dead zone. Moreover, it emits a strange radiance which increases the impact survivors and their offsprings' endurance and strength, but also causing them to be born with various deformities or missing body parts.… Read More

Tags: sport, fighting, sci-fi, urban, europe

Book / Literary Fiction

April 13, 2018

Reads: 722

Comments: 1

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Falling Angels is the story of a group of friends living in London during the summer of 1997. An air of optimism had swept the nation, Britpop was cool and directors had an obsession with London gangsters. This novel follows the ordinary and not so ordinary lives of John,… Read More

Tags: fiction, drugs, society, urban, nineties

Fourteen Year old Justin and his younger seven year old brother Curtis have never lived a normal life. Raised in a pseudo-Christian cult group known as the Messianic Authoritarians, they have strict rules to live by enforced by their parents, which is not helped by the fact that their… Read More

Tags: contemporary, modern, urban, alternative-universe, paralell-universe

When life gives you lemons, Take Karma to squeeze! Read More

Tags: mystery, crime, urban

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