alexchap
In: Literary, Short Story 3 reviews
A sick man is dismayed by the good health surrounding him.
SappleScoot
In: Horror, Novel Excerpt 1 reviews
9 Candles is a story of power, revenge, and consequences. Marie believes she can control demons to serve her purposes, but finds out who is really in control, and many pay the price for her vengeance.
lauraroxie
In: Magical Realism, Short Story 2 reviews
A spirit wanders the earth, waiting for another chance to be human.
Chacron
In: Sci-fi, Short Story 3 reviews
A young officer in the Interplanetary Guard of Carnathia is sent to the trial of an alien soldier of fortune, who stands accused of murdering a tyrannical president.
Wil Dalton
In: Literary, Short Story 4 reviews
A college student struggles to get across campus to support his unlikely friend.
Amanda Tveidt
In: Poem, Transgressive 4 reviews
Three poems written in the past month. All deal with semi mature themes
Tom.Brewer
In: Short Story, Suspense 5 reviews
Bouncer Paul Marshall does a job for the local crime boss. He learns this job isn't what he thought.
andrewsml
In: Short Story, Subversive 5 reviews
A narrative short, told in the first person, that details how a man's fetish for his neighbors led him to the brink of death and then on to stardom.
terryrietta
In: Noir, Short Story 4 reviews
Noir tale about a couple of grifters and a high dollar mark.
Mandi Rei Serra
In: Literary, Novel Excerpt 2 reviews
Our young healer says goodbye to the life she's known, and embarks on a journey to safety-- in the midst of enemy territory.
Will02
In: Short Story, Surprise Me 9 reviews
This is a story about a man obsessed with chatting with girls online. It is a black comedy.
Chacron
In: Flash Fiction, Literary 8 reviews
Black comedy about the perils of living in a cliff top house with a slightly unstable family member.
R.Moon
In: Novel Excerpt, Transgressive 6 reviews
In this chapter we learn more about Naomi's past.
Joe P
In: Sci-fi, Short Story 6 reviews
Edgar lives in a peaceful city filled with peaceful people, all digitally synced together by their "u-links". Nothing interupts their banal routines, except the lurking predators known as "Succrum."
Chacron
In: Novel Excerpt, Sci-fi 4 reviews
Shadow's birthday party ends in a bloodbath as Brian Carson comes back to finish what he started.
Todd Sullivan
In: Literary, Novel Excerpt 2 reviews
First line: The Gwanlyo rejected Nam An Nam’s request to kill his best friend’s fiancée.
R.Moon
In: Novel Excerpt, Transgressive 6 reviews
Naomi moves from Indianapolis to L.A. to find her mother.
Stacy Kear
In: Short Story, Surprise Me 4 reviews
1,600 words Some things are easier than others to steal
acm323
In: Literary, Novel Excerpt 6 reviews
Rebecca meets her math tutor for the first time. He's 22 and she's 18.
AlexO
A short story about watching a friend recover from losing his legs in an IED explosion in Afghanistan.
lauraroxie
In: Literary, Short Story 2 reviews
A young woman longs to remake herself and finds solace in a small town until a surprising discovery forces her to think about her choices.
Mandi Rei Serra
In: Literary, Novel Excerpt 2 reviews
Lisbet is a girl considered cursed by her village in Devon. Rowan is a peddler with a secret powerful enough to take down the Church, in this Vampire tale from the Hundred Year's War.
DanWeber
The wonder of human experience on a late Friday afternoon.
Emma Lee
In: Fantasy, Short Story 4 reviews
In a world kind of like our own, a war has just ended and the good guys won. Did it do any good? Theo and his small rebel force struggle to find their place when winning isn't what they expected.
Nathan Scalia
In: Short Story, Suspense 5 reviews
Dean hires a prostitute possessing a very special talent.