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The Inkwell
Fiction by Matthew Donnellon
The Curious Case Of Emma Lee
The Man Who Couldn't
The Archangel Saga
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The Curious Case of Emma Lee
The Curious Case of Emma Lee
It was a rainy day, the day that I met her.
Matthew Donnellon
Aug 7, 2018
Deer Season
Deer Season
The sun rose and began its languid trip around the sky. Its light stretched among the woods, finding hidden spaces, covering others in new…
Matthew Donnellon
Nov 1, 2019
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The Girl Who Wasn’t Scared
The Girl Who Wasn’t Scared
“Talk.”
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Jun 25
The Red Head
The Red Head
“Has anyone ever gotten away from you?” Tobias asked.
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Jun 24
The Storm Girl
The Storm Girl
The sun was warm in the little forest glen where I’d been living for the last year or so.
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Jun 7
The Necklace
The Necklace
He moved slowly as she watched him.
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Jun 4
The Camp Fire
The Camp Fire
There are days.
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Jun 3
The Girl and the Rose
The Girl and the Rose
“I don’t understand.”
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Jun 1
The Girl with the Camera
The Girl with the Camera
Night 1:
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May 27
The Girl and the Cabin
The Girl and the Cabin
So, I’ve been going to the cabin since I can remember.
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May 25
Lying in the Dark
Lying in the Dark
They laid there in the dark.
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May 22
The Girl Who Talked to Animals
The Girl Who Talked to Animals
It was only supposed to be for a weekend.
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May 21
The Spirit Girl
The Spirit Girl
“No, stop. I’m not going in there,” Melissa said.
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May 18
Ice Cold
Ice Cold
“I think that might be the last of the coffee,” I said, setting my mug down on my desk.
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May 16
The Kiss
The Kiss
She turned in bed and reached over to see if he was there. The bed was still warm where his body was.
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May 12
Call Me Delilah
Call Me Delilah
We walked the same barren roads we’d been walking for years.
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May 11
The Drive
The Drive
“Can you please play something other than country.”
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May 10
The Smith
The Smith
The most powerful being in the universe walked down the small town sidewalk, past a bookstore and cafe, and entered a little studio that…
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May 9
The Horse Race
The Horse Race
There are exactly two sights more beautiful than the final corner of a horse race where a dozen thoroughbreds come barreling by, and that…
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May 8
The Bridge
The Bridge
The fog rolled in and the bridge nearly disappeared into the mist but the man kept walking.
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May 7
The Girl in the Red Dress
The Girl in the Red Dress
I have found in my line of work that nothing can ever be too good.
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May 6
The Lonely Gods
The Lonely Gods
He looked out over the cliff from their mountain home at the edge of existence.
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May 5
The Student
The Student
In the back room, in an abandoned warehouse in the part of the city no one wanted to spend much time, there was a gathering of characters…
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May 3
The Elephant King
The Elephant King
I came home after a long shift.
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May 2
The Bardess
The Bardess
She felt many things. There were too many thoughts in her head that she had to write them down.
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May 1
The Girl and the Locked Room
The Girl and the Locked Room
The first thing I heard was a machine-like whirring noise and then a hiss as the pod opened.
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Apr 30
The Red Haired Woman
The Red Haired Woman
“I’m sorry, what am I supposed to call you again?” the Senator asked looking at his phone. The old man was hardly paying attention. The…
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Apr 29
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