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Henry's Story
It was a sunny afternoon the air was thick with the sounds and smells of summer. Henry lent up against his favourite tree and...
9Literary fiction
Before the Fact of Gravity
A man tries to come tot terms with the realisation that his life, as it is,
1Literary fiction
SAND SHARK
Two boys who want to escape their difficult home lives borrow a metal detector
4Literary fiction
The Rock Fortress
A mischievous boy rides the trains across Sri Lanka, in search of purpose and meaning in life.
26Literary fiction
Cultural Divide
Henry revisits the guilt he feels over his betrayal of Danica, a foreign student from the same birthplace as his mother.
5Literary fiction
Homecoming (a Translation)
An unnamed female protagonist describes her thoughts and emotions upon coming back to her hometown, which has been ravaged by...
11Literary fiction
Silence
A man has never met silence.
18Literary fiction
The Rising Bridge
This is a short story commenting on the vagueness of human morals and ethics by representing two possible courses of action in...
1Literary fiction
The Shimmering Waves
Girl meets mermaid...
2Literary fiction
Here was Music
Even if I had some feeling towards him (and maybe I did), how would I express them from fear and shame?
1Literary fiction
Sheep
A border patrol officer has second thoughts regarding his role in keeping refugees out of his country.
4Literary fiction
This is My Bedridden, Sun-soaked Dream
Just read the story, it isn't too long.
4Literary fiction
When the Bell Rings
The protagonist, a young woman has to face her main enemy - her mother's female lover.
1Literary fiction
Mr
A child witnesses a murder
6Literary fiction
Stolen Eyes
A young girl her whole life as battled with partial blindness, finally receiving a retinal and cornea donation there is something...
7Literary fiction
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
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
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