ONC 2025 JASMINE BAKER has given up on men and has decided to find herself. She catches the 6.20 from Flinders Street, each evening. Intrigued by one of her fellow passengers, she watches and listens to phone calls she can't understand. Jasmine witnesses Train Guy exchange packages with another passenger. Her ima...
After a devastating and heart shattering encounter, Emily couldn't pinpoint if it's a reality or figments of imagination. One thing is for sure, monsters are real. ____________ It starts where it ends. Where the lamp struck out, blowin' over the final curtain-nothing remains the same, not even the familiar road you o...
Linc is told he needs an operation he can't afford. His med dosage has been increased to help with the pain. To cheer him up he visits The Green Dragon, a nightclub where he has a brief encounter with a girl who is destined to save his soul. Darby doesn't know it, but the man she walked in on, enjoying himself with...
You were once a character in a deleted story, now lost and memoryless in the library. All you recall is your former importance. To rewrite your own backstory, you must first outwit the ghost librarian, who won't stop offering unsolicited advice.
ONC 2025 Born to drug-addicted parents, Linc Bridgestone was crippled in an accident when he was a child. After breaking up with his girlfriend he overdoses and is brought back to life by his sister. Linc doesn't believe in luck. He doesn't believe in love. He doesn't believe in anything except broken relationships...
The Open Novella Contest is back for 2025! Join a society of writers and take on the challenge to create a timeless 20,000+ word novella in 12 weeks! Your epic quest begins February 1st, 2025 - so mark your calendars with this date!
A Texas girl finds herself admiring a light in the sky only to find out it is indeed an alien, which transports her to another time long long ago in Africa and pairs her with a Neanderthal population in hopes that her descendants will populate Northern Africa and Europe. But why not use a modern-day African woman? Ah...
Rambling ruminations, words of wisdom and awesome alliteration from your favorite coyote. An experiment, not so much a story as a stream of consciousness focused on human folly. Please enjoy the silly similes and playful, philosophical, political, provocative, purposeful, and pensive prose, pontifications, parabl...
~ONC 2024 Honourable Mention~ ~~~ Alaric, the King of Silmarea, recently married to his beloved husband, needs an heir of his own blood to secure the throne. With the help of Emrys, his court magician and best friend, he recalls his youthful escapades and discovers a daughter he once had with a woma...
A monster emerges from the shadows. He is followed by another, and another, until the world is inhabited by new beasts of its own creation. This anthology incorporates stories from various genres and timelines, exploring what makes us who we are.
