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Fantasy Short Story: The Golden Seed by Rock Martin

The Golden Seed

April 25, 2025 by Rock Martin 1 Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Fantasy, Hot

Fantasy Short Story: A Tinker's Tale by Adam W Roberson

A Tinker’s Tale

November 18, 2024 by 2024 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment

Filed Under: 2024 Fall Writing Contest, Fantasy, Hot

Fantasy Short Story: Stolen Past, Promised Future by Emmi ShepardShepard

Stolen Past, Promised Future

November 10, 2024 by 2024 Fall Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2024 Fall Writing Contest, Fantasy, Hot

Fantasy Short Story: The Hangman and the Outlaw by David Elderton

The Hangman and the Outlaw

May 27, 2024 by 2024 Spring Writing Contest 14 Comments

Filed Under: 2024 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy, Hot

Fantasy Short Story: The Real Treasure by Maureen Duffy

The Real Treasure

April 10, 2024 by Fall Writing Contest 2023 18 Comments

Filed Under: 2023 Fall Writing Contest, Fantasy, Hot

Fantasy Short Story: The Boy in the Golden Armour by Elizabeth Nettleton

The Boy in the Golden Armour

April 3, 2024 by Fall Writing Contest 2023 10 Comments

Filed Under: 2023 Fall Writing Contest, Fantasy, Hot

Fantasy Short Story: The Woman of the Wind by Sam Viavant

The Woman of the Wind

March 27, 2024 by Fall Writing Contest 2023 10 Comments

Filed Under: 2023 Fall Writing Contest, Fantasy, Hot

Fantasy Short Story: The Gift of Rebirth by Marita Lietz

The Gift of Rebirth

March 21, 2024 by Fall Writing Contest 2023 4 Comments

Filed Under: 2023 Fall Writing Contest, Fantasy, Hot

The Bone Children

The Bone Children

November 3, 2022 by Fall Writing Contest 2022 7 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Fall Writing Contest, Fantasy, Hot

Forever Yours

November 1, 2022 by Fall Writing Contest 2022 6 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Fall Writing Contest, Fantasy, Holidays, Hot

The Chains That Bind

May 31, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy, Hot

The Reconciliation

THE RECONCILIATION

May 9, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy

Ne'er the Twain

Ne’er The Twain

July 30, 2021 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance

The Price of Silence

The Price of Silence

June 3, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy

Erlkönig

Erlkönig

June 1, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy

Cinderella Escapes

Cinderella Escapes

May 25, 2021 by Angela Largent Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

After Goldilocks

After Goldilocks

December 15, 2020 by Tze Chua Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

Till the Last Breath

Till the Last Breath

July 3, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Fantasy

Fear

FEAR

June 29, 2020 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy

The Magic Recipe

The Magic Recipe

August 5, 2019 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

Into Skye

Into Skye

July 26, 2019 by Summer Writing Contest 2019 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2019 Summer Writing Contest, Fantasy

The Need for Fire

May 2, 2019 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

White Horses

White Horses

November 26, 2018 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

The Midsummer Maiden

The Midsummer Maiden

November 2, 2018 by Fall Writing Contest 2018 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2018 Fall Writing Contest, Fantasy, Horror

The Hungry Wolf

The Hungry Wolf

September 18, 2018 by Summer Writing Contest 2018 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2018 Summer Writing Contest, Fantasy

The Puppet Beast

The Puppet Beast

September 4, 2018 by Summer Writing Contest 2018 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2018 Summer Writing Contest, Fantasy

His Final Execution

His Final Execution

August 31, 2018 by Summer Writing Contest 2018 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2018 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Fantasy

The Importance of Tact

The Importance of Tact

August 28, 2018 by Sef Churchill Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot, Magical Realism

The Professional

The Professional

July 26, 2018 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot, Magical Realism, Romance

The Ambassador

The Ambassador

June 28, 2018 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot, Magical Realism

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