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The Back Bencher
A beleaguered husband takes action after deciding he can no longer tolerate his brittle marriage.
0Literary fiction
Flip Flop
As a man ventures out for swim at sunset, his guess is as good as ours as to what the waves of his thoughts have in store...
0Literary fiction
A Little Sunlight
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0Literary fiction
The time I gave up smoking
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1Coming-of-age / Young adult fiction
The Devil on My Back
A simple story of the past, not even your own past that pushes the tears to the forefront of your eyes. So I am here to relive...
1Coming-of-age / Young adult fiction
Iniquities
A story of innocence lost.
1Horror
Home
Uninspired by her surroundings, a mysterious passageway leads her to something wonderful.
3Crime / Suspense / Mystery / Thriller
End of the Road
This story explores the internal experiences (and external observations) of the main character, Ty, who surreptitiously watches...
0Literary fiction
Rem of Macia/Chapter 1
Part of a series of novels based in the land of Macia about a bounty hunter favored by the Goddess.
0Fantasy / Sci-fi
JACKBOT
A little robot in a big robots world. When evil arises, even small heroes step forward.
0Fantasy / Sci-fi
On Reaching Zen
A story about a broken Buddha statue and a runaway cat, but mainly about choosing life over all other distractions.
0Literary fiction
The Ring
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0Paranormal fiction / Magic realism
Dating the Stars
This is only half of chapter one Travelling to Jupiter's Moon Europa is an easy task for Captain Rhetton and his crew.
0Fantasy / Sci-fi
<Child of the Plateau> Chapter 1
A child named Mangana is rejected and forced to leave her isolated home in the Tasmanian alpine wilderness. She struggles to find...
5Literary fiction
Doppelgänger Chapter 2
In the second chapter of my novel, Seraphina meets the man that will get her out of her prison.
0Coming-of-age / Young adult fiction
Sacrifice
A small glimpse into a dark world.
0Paranormal fiction / Magic realism
The Awful Truth About the Herbert Quarry Affair- Chapter 1
A 200 page comedy thriller, loosely a parody of Joel Dicker's 'The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair'. Marco Ocram decides...
2Literary fiction
Potato Power
What would you do if your whole world was threatened?
1Flash fiction
MESSAGES
Future explorers encounter a strange planet possibly holding answers to many important questions that have haunted humanity for...
1Fantasy / Sci-fi
THE WOMAN OF TUSCANT
A man remembers his visit to Tuscany, Italy and his tragic romance.
0Literary fiction