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The Shadow Witness
The Shadow Witness
A lethal recording
Derek John
Jun 8
Lost City Secrets: An Archaeologist Finds Age-Old Community!
Lost City Secrets: An Archaeologist Finds Age-Old Community!
In the middle of the dark wilderness, full of unexplored jungles where thick vines form complicated patterns on old ruins, Dr. Amelia…
Tarek Rakhiess
May 30
Embezzlement
Embezzlement
The Price of Ambition
Derek John
May 17
Yelp Review for the Dentist’s Office
Yelp Review for the Dentist’s Office
a short story
Emma’s Book Talks
May 13
The Beauty Contest
The Beauty Contest
What were the judges looking for?
PC Hubbard
May 9
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Oh How They Linger
Oh How They Linger
What was left was neither human nor Angel.
H.R. Parker
Feb 13
The City Beneath the Sea
The City Beneath the Sea
Audra stood aboard the deck of the Zephyr as the cruise ship cut through the sea. The scent of excitement and expectant anticipation was…
Quinn
Feb 1
Emancipation
Emancipation
Civilization ends and a debt is collected
Arpad Nagy
Mar 2
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Chaos After Cairo
Chaos After Cairo
A flash fiction writing challenge requiring a notable historic event from the past 50 years, a character who builds something, and the…
Arpad Nagy
May 5
The Forgotten Photograph
The Forgotten Photograph
A daughter’s discovery unravels a decades-old mystery
Derek John
May 3
A Glitch in the Machine
A Glitch in the Machine
When planned obsolescence becomes recovery on a loop…
Aurelia Bliss
Apr 24
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