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To Mother

To Mother

Speculative Prose Fiction
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Ollie Ander
Currency Exchange

Currency Exchange

The bank teller holds more than money in their hands.
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Ollie Ander
The Smoke Between

The Smoke Between

Speculative Scifi Short Story
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Ollie Ander
The Haunted House

The Haunted House

A derelict house casts a long shadow over Lilli’s childhood
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Svetlana Smith
Antlers — The Audiobook

Antlers — The Audiobook

From the album Make Albion Great Again
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Svetlana Smith
Pandemic on his Palms

Pandemic on his Palms

A horror prose that will only make sense for the next couple years.
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Ollie Ander
The Many Failures of Francesca Jones

The Many Failures of Francesca Jones

Cheska struggles to cope at a family christening
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Svetlana Smith
Moody Days

Moody Days

A haiku
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Svetlana Smith
The Zebra and the Olive

The Zebra and the Olive

Tilly has a very long night
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Svetlana Smith
The App

The App

What happens when manipulating people is just another button click?
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Svetlana Smith
Some Trees Have Long Shadows

Some Trees Have Long Shadows

Adriana’s past clouds her future
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Svetlana Smith
I Wrote a Poem

I Wrote a Poem

Then I burned it
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Jim Dutton
Slap

Slap

Deni and Lou see a fight on the beach
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Svetlana Smith
Sinking

Sinking

You and I are sailing by, but see, I’m out to sea. This storm I made to seal my fate will drown the last of me.
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Wendy Peffercorn
Strawberry Summer

Strawberry Summer

Rumbling, grumbling down
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Wendy Peffercorn
The Comfort Of Familiar Pain

The Comfort Of Familiar Pain

Ada finds herself unable to break free
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Svetlana Smith
An Act of Keeping

An Act of Keeping

A Poem
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Ollie Ander
Summer Dreaming

Summer Dreaming

A haiku
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Svetlana Smith
Squeaky

Squeaky

An act of fatal jealousy leaves Emma trapped
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Svetlana Smith
Snowfall

Snowfall

A haiku
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Svetlana Smith
Covid’s Revenge on my Liver

Covid’s Revenge on my Liver

A haiku
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Svetlana Smith
Locked-in Frustration

Locked-in Frustration

A haiku
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Antelope Shred
The Stream

The Stream

A haiku
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Svetlana Smith
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