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Just Desserts by clever_name22
Just Dessertsby clever_name22
Isla What do you do when your whole life unravels in front of your eyes? How do you handle betrayal by those closest to you? After catching my husband in a compromising...
The business partner by MargheritaFalco
The business partnerby MargheritaFalco
Evelyn Sinclair, a twenty-eight-year-old heiress from New York's elite Upper East Side, is impatiently waiting for her wedding to Alexander Camden, that will bring her d...
Revenge of the Aggrieved Trophy Wife by Joiningbecause
Revenge of the Aggrieved Trophy Wi...by Joiningbecause
Short story about a young woman forced into an antiquated marriage of convenience. Tolerant of what Patty hopes is short term marital incarceration to protect her grandm...
Kung Fu to Tutu by AndlatFox
Kung Fu to Tutuby
Jason loves karate, but when he underestimates one of his classmates, will he be banned from karate for life?
Completed
Mortal Enemy by AbsoluteBelial
Mortal Enemyby AbsoluteBelial
A short story (2,100 words) about what happens when you provoke your own envy and the envy of others. Set in a nondescript part of Ancient Greece, a sorcerer is tired of...
Just a Happy Ending by KachiSertona
Just a Happy Endingby Kachi Sertona
Bendy has never had a happy ending; it's all he's ever wanted. But after so many years of living under a lie, will he trust anyone to save him? When Henry finally goes b...
Shamrock Samurai by DFO8921
Shamrock Samuraiby Dean Floyd
How many shotgun blasts does it take to kill a Banshee? Sean's a martial arts enthusiast who just discovered his Luck magic. Will his new powers be enough to combat the...
You are Here...? by DefyAllLogic
You are Here...?by T. C. Middlesex
From Neil Armstrong to Buzz Aldrin to Elon Musk's SpaceX, men dominate real life space exploration. This is a science fiction (sci fi) story about an astronaut who worke...
Completed
Raging Bull Of Daragunj by RishikeshTiwari2
Raging Bull Of Daragunjby Rishikesh Tiwari
A man who frequently loses his temper and a wife who has had enough.
Day of Reckoning by jaynadpatel
Day of Reckoningby Jayna Patel
Normally I share a poem I wrote a few year's or month's ago but this one came to me this morning in the shower- (Oversharing I know but isn't it amazing how some of the...
" A game of Chess?" by darexflash
" A game of Chess?"by darexflash
"Chess is a two- player strategy board game played on a chessboard , a checkered gameboard with 69 squares arranged in an eight by eight grid." One king, one q...
The Bird Lady of Mill Street by jackbessie
The Bird Lady of Mill Streetby Jack Bessie
A wicked tale of just punishment, when an annoying snot of a boy meets his match with a sweet old woman of unusual ability.
Completed
Do one to others by BethanyWilson600
Do one to othersby Bethany Wilson
A fullmetal Alchemist dabble
Duplicity by xconniexx
Duplicityby xconniexx
Ever wanted to give someone a huge b*tch slap? Well hopefully this story will feel like one for you, read how Louis and William get their own back on cheating Tom :0)
Dark is the Day, Dead is the Night: 456 (Part 1) by elenchera
Dark is the Day, Dead is the Night...by David M. Brown
Taken from Dark is the Day, Dead is the Night: A selection of short stories. 456 - Will the hunter become the hunted? A man pays the price for his arrogance Human Nature...