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Suicide Lane Cafe by _mirai
Suicide Lane Cafe
_mirai
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A collection of short stories, drabbles, and bizarre things.
Polaroid by thebeaver
Polaroid
thebeaver
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, when all I really want is five.
Poseidiana by LesBohem
Poseidiana
LesBohem
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A cruise ship security agent and a rich wife may or may not steal some jewels in this noir fiction...
All the Colours by DeborahCater
All the Colours
DeborahCater
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Ulisse Bover is a Venetian artist obsessed with his muse. Written to provide the background to one character in a proposed novel, this short story dips into the world of artist and muse.
Menonpause by JanMorgan
Menonpause
JanMorgan
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Daniel lives in a time where equality was a failed theory that is often compared to communism. Women are favored throughout society and "males" have become marginalized in every facet of life. Daniel's journey starts when he finds out his up-and-coming Senator wife has had an affair. Follow Daniel as fringe groups and political heavy weights leverage his position as he fights for what he believes are his rights.
One Parisian Night by blurred__lyons
One Parisian Night
blurred__lyons
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This is a short story I wrote when I was younger. It is about Tom Mulligan, an Irish guy who decides to attempt a daring heist in Paris. After months of planning, will everything go as planned, and what exactly is he after?
...click... by TheOrangutan
...click...
TheOrangutan
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Science Fiction / Alternative History - His life's work complete, Dr Marvin Ledbetter leaves the known universe and journeys backwards through time. But where would you go, what would you want to see? Dinosaurs? Elvis? Who killed JFK? What would happen if your time machine went wrong and started doing things that you thought were impossible?
The Girl in the Violet Dress by QueenofArts
The Girl in the Violet Dress
QueenofArts
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  • Parts 1
Dad. That word means nothing to me anymore. Nothing other than disappointment, lies and betrayal. Nothing more than haunting memories, and a broken heart. Amazing cover by ChrIDreams on inkpop.com - thank you!