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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 2 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy, Hot

The Reconciliation

THE RECONCILIATION

May 9, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 9 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy

Ne'er the Twain

Ne’er The Twain

July 30, 2021 by Phil Town 13 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance

The Price of Silence

The Price of Silence

June 3, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 3 Comments

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy

Erlkönig

Erlkönig

June 1, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 9 Comments

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy

Cinderella Escapes

Cinderella Escapes

May 25, 2021 by Angela Largent 6 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

After Goldilocks

After Goldilocks

December 15, 2020 by Tze Chua 6 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

Till the Last Breath

Till the Last Breath

July 3, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 33 Comments

Filed Under: 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Fantasy

Fear

FEAR

June 29, 2020 by Phil Town 10 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy

The Magic Recipe

The Magic Recipe

August 5, 2019 by Phil Town 14 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

Into Skye

Into Skye

July 26, 2019 by Summer Writing Contest 2019 5 Comments

Filed Under: 2019 Summer Writing Contest, Fantasy

The Need for Fire

May 2, 2019 by JD Edwin 2 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

White Horses

White Horses

November 26, 2018 by Phil Town 2 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

The Midsummer Maiden

The Midsummer Maiden

November 2, 2018 by Fall Writing Contest 2018 8 Comments

Filed Under: 2018 Fall Writing Contest, Fantasy, Horror

The Hungry Wolf

The Hungry Wolf

September 18, 2018 by Summer Writing Contest 2018 12 Comments

Filed Under: 2018 Summer Writing Contest, Fantasy

The Puppet Beast

The Puppet Beast

September 4, 2018 by Summer Writing Contest 2018 26 Comments

Filed Under: 2018 Summer Writing Contest, Fantasy

His Final Execution

His Final Execution

August 31, 2018 by Summer Writing Contest 2018 36 Comments

Filed Under: 2018 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Fantasy

The Importance of Tact

The Importance of Tact

August 28, 2018 by Sef Churchill 8 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot, Magical Realism

The Professional

The Professional

July 26, 2018 by JD Edwin 11 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot, Magical Realism, Romance

The Ambassador

The Ambassador

June 28, 2018 by JD Edwin 12 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot, Magical Realism

Possession

Possession

March 8, 2018 by JD Edwin 2 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Fantasy, Hot

The Winter Bride

The Winter Bride

December 21, 2017 by Sef Churchill 5 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot, Romance

My Mistress's Candles

My Mistress’s Candles

December 14, 2017 by JD Edwin 5 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

The Quell

The Quell

November 10, 2017 by Sef Churchill 8 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Fantasy

Three Cards by Sef Churchill

Three Cards

September 11, 2017 by Sef Churchill 14 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

The Rise Part 2: The Outlier

The Rise Part 2: The Outlier

August 18, 2017 by Alice Nelson 4 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Magical Realism, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, science fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, writing

Whatever Happened to Jeremy Mankin?

Whatever Happened to Jeremy Mankin?

July 25, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest 23 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Fantasy, Hot, Magical Realism

The Rise

The Rise

July 20, 2017 by Alice Nelson 9 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

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