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The Awful Truth About the Herbert Quarry Affair
A 200 page comedy thriller, loosely a parody of Joel Dicker's 'The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair'. Marco Ocram decides...
1Literary fiction
Dreams Dashed
An exercise in story telling using only 100 words.
0Flash fiction
Eeny Meeny Miney Meg, Chapter 2, Daniel
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0Romance / Women's fiction
Twenty-Three Hundred
A sheriff's office intern witnesses a sad scene she can't fix; she can only make better choices for herself.
15Coming-of-age / Young adult fiction
MAD
The protagonist in my story struggles to claim her own identity, while trying to deny the persona that her father has led her...
0Literary fiction
Succor
Being born into one of the most wealthiest families in the United States, Hazel was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She...
4Coming-of-age / Young adult fiction
Messy Memories
For a fee, Allen will transport any criminal's memory out of their brain and into his own.
1Fantasy / Sci-fi
Hexe - Skadi Winter : AuthorHouse
Germany, 1945. The inhabitants of a small villagge near the French border struggle to regain normality after five years of war,...
2Historical fiction
Foliage
In a future society devoid of plantlife and dominated by synthetic medication and technology, an underground uprising begins to...
9Fantasy / Sci-fi
It is time.
A journey.
0Literary fiction
Roachville
Annika is a freelance translator, processing her break-up from long-term boyfriend. She has recently moved to a soulless part...
1Literary fiction
<Re-Formation> Chapter 1
What can a woman do after she comes home from lunch with a friend to discover that her husband of 20 years has committed suicide?...
1Literary fiction
Funeral: Viewpoint of the Deceased
Sophie is finally being laid to rest, and as she watches over her funeral, she can't decide whether she's quite sad or relieved...
2Paranormal fiction / Magic realism
Paradigm Shift - Can I Heal?
YA Magical Realism All Sam (Sara Ann Maldebrot) wants is her own life. After a tragedy tears her spirit, sending Sara into a...
3Paranormal fiction / Magic realism
Doppelgänger Chapter 1
Doppelgänger is a book about a shapeshifter who has just escaped three years of captivity and follows her journey from living...
5Coming-of-age / Young adult fiction
Let Them In
Of bigotry and how young minds perceive it
3Literary fiction
Four Seasons
A quick trip through the seasons inspired by my local nature reserve.
3Flash fiction
Misplaced Duty
A man goes on a journey to fulfill a request from his family.
4Literary fiction
The Deer-Lord
Now is the time to go forth and conquer.
3Flash fiction
Revenge is Necessary Chapter three
DCI David Marsden arrives at the scene of the murder to see for himself the gravity of the case.
1Crime / Suspense / Mystery / Thriller