mscherer
The Preeminent is a noir-like story that takes place well into a dystopian future where five families control everything and someone is out to eliminate one of them.
chris_diplacito
A boy under the cancerous spell of his abusive father.
A town under the deprived grip of misogyny and violence.
Both stunted and silenced with fear.
mscherer
Six decades after the Phaeton-Earther War a Phaeton survivor of Shackleton Crater, a lunar POW camp, suspects his dying friend of forty years was an Earther guard at that very camp.
laurieberke
It's the story about how abuse spreads from the roots through the stem, and eventually flowers in a young family, and takes place right before y2k.
Bellbird
When Ruth suggests a retirement home, Jack seeks a way out.
MW Mills
How brief encounters with the people in his neighborhood inspire empathy in an elderly man.
mscherer
The Sun Chief takes place a 1000 years ago and tells the story of Tawamongwi, the Sun Chief for the Diné peoples and his self-doubt and frustration with the gods after three years of drought.
John Paul Schmidt
This is about a man who goes back to his home town to pursue an old relationship.
C. T. Puckett
Your phone's dead, you're on a train and you need to make a call. For some, this is easy, for Mr. Manner, not so much.
Joe P
One day, all the light in the world shines black. The next day Mark finds a cat and tries getting back together with his ex.
Aaron Robert Rowley
Excerpt of Chapter 1 in a sci-fi novel. The novel takes place in a dystopian future where a small number of humans have evolved empathic abilities and are used as slaves to guard financial assets.
J Maynard Quimby
Porch Swings In Glory is an essay exploring the author's memories of an Ozarks childhood with his grandparents and their neighbors.
smithreynolds
This is part of a larger piece. I placed "FOG", and a piece called "SUNDOWN" in this workshop. Pas de Trois, a dance for three, is about Rudolpho, Mundo and Bliss,the day of Rudolpho's funeral.
Sheri Attani Ro...
Three friends, one woman and two men. When magic enters into the equation a balance of power is sought.
Bellbird
Two lovers meet again after a separation of 20 years. One holds a secret, never revealed to the other. The encounter does not end well. Or perhaps it does.
MW Mills
A three year old girl and the darkest motives of a vengeful motherhood.
laurieberke
This is the third chapter of the novel I've been playing with for the past 3 years...
strangevibrella
A Kaleidoscopic take on the artificiality of contemporary romance and attraction.
Daltonwriting
A cautious woman finds that her life is being monitored and it drives her to take drastic measures. A suspense/thriller that has elements of sci-fi and realism.
Yegwen
When the mission to capture one of the mysterious creatures roaming the Solar System and attacking trader ships goes wrong, Vera has to take responsibility, or else the mission will fail miserably.
15 Points
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