Poker Stories

Tony Dawson's death shatters the lives he touched - some devastated, some liberated, all irrevocably changed. As his loved ones, rivals, and victims grapple with his absence, they soon discover Tony's manipulative grip extends even beyond the grave. But as the tangled threads of his past begin to unravel, the question remains: are they finally being set free or is the knot beginning to tighten? **** 2nd Place in Four Leaf Clover Awards for Mystery Winner of the Oasis Award to Twisted Tale The Doesn't Disappoint *** Chapter Headings by Samantha Puchacz

In East Texas, you're expected to come back with pie, gossip, or maybe a good story. Just not blood on your hands. Briar brought home a Frenchman, a secret, and more trouble than her mama's prayers could fix. Prompt 51: "While in search of a missing friend, you accidentally kidnap the most feared crime lord." #ONC2026 (Open Novella Contest 2026)

The story of a freelance thief and mercenary who slowly weeds out a mess of tricks and plans to kill her.

"We all knew that the moment we picked the card from the deck, the game has already started and it will cost us our lives." Book I of The World and Its Glorious Lies --------------------

Y/n was a tipical 18 year old. She lived in Inkwell,y/n didn't have many friends, because she was human.Y/n stuck out like a black sheep in a Barn full of white sheep. After looking in the part of town that she was always told to not go, she stabled upon a casino.... More specifically "The Devil's Casino".And little did she know, it's going to change her life forever.

Bom essa mini historia fala sobre um cara ode ele gasta dinheiro em jogos e depois de se viciar ,ele abre seu propio bar, e em uma certa noite ele conhece uma garota que vai mudar ele.nao posso dar muito spoiler porfavor leiam e votem conto comto com ajuda de voces,espero que se alegrem voces por enquanto que estamo de quarentena em casa por causa do virus e espero que ajude obrigado pela atençao e lembrem lave as maos hihi ^^

I held in my hands what looked like a spine. Blood dripped down to the end. It gathered instead of dripping off. It collected into a long blade. A scythe. The white of the bone handle and the red of the blood blade clashed. But it was beautiful. I held the scythe in both hands. A pattern carved itself onto the bone. It was beautiful. Swirls blackened the color of the overall white. This was my innocence. It was breath taking.

A group of friends who love poker but up the stakes so only the daring can play

Jane Doe is a story about a young girl, her amazing friends, and the things she'll do to try and protect those friendships when they're threatened.

4 pre-teen sono predatori del bene, consumatori insaziabili di vittime che stroncano ogni giorno le vite di ogni tipo di persona: timida, popolare, giovane, vecchia, povera, ricca, innocua o intimidatoria. i primi 3 sono: la ludopadica, Jolene, che scommetterebbe ogni cosa per il gioco d'azzardo. spreca il suo enorme genio per ottenere soldi. E' l'unica femmina del gruppo e la più piccola, di 10 anni. nasconde la sua vera personalità permalosa con una poker face. Ha subito traumi in passato per via dei suoi genitori; il ladro, Axel, il più strano. Ha comportamenti un po' maniacali ed esegue i suoi piani benissimo. Un perfezionista che potrebbe rubare tutto il denaro del mondo, fino all'ultimo centesimo. Se qualcosa va storto entra in un tunnel di panico finché non si calma. Ha cucito la sua stessa maschera; Il bullo, Micheal. Non il solito bullo che si fa rispettare nella scuola, ma in tutte le circostanze. Può distruggere sia un bambino rubandogli un gioco, o un uomo cresciuto minacciandolo. I suoi genitori sono ricchi. Non bullizza perché è frustrato, insicuro o cose senza senso così, lui lo fa perchè è annoiato. Tutti hanno dato fastidio al fratello/sorella o ad un amix per noia, ecco, lui è il perenne annoiato. Ma prende il suo "lavoro" molto seriamente. tutti sono a conoscenza di quello che stanno facendo, per eccezione del più spietato, l'indifferente. Ethan pensa di essere una brava persona, ma invece se ne frega delle vittime. Ci sono scene che potrebbero triggerare alcune persone, le annuncerò prima. Spero che vi piaccia. Ah e il disegno è mio quindi non rubate.

The Dreamer is a steampunk book with fairytales in the corners. In the land of Grimmonbourne, the cobbled streets and distant layers of society met with steam mechanisms and fairytales crippling by the edges. In the upper class was Emerett Wells, son of a rich woman--though his birth was frowned upon--who had relations to royalty. He was the perfect dream man--albeit, a mama's boy, polite and gentle and perfect in almost every way. Except for, as they all claimed, the colour of his skin. Added with his dark dreams and visions of nightmarish creätures of the night, Emerett was already different to start with. But it got worse the day he was to be engaged. On the day where his heart would bloom, his horrors became more than visions of a dream, thrown out to the dangerous life of the streets. Cat was a Magician. She was made for the streets, and she was a bit of a mystery. Every fiber in her being was of manipulation and trickery, content with her job as a performer by day, and something else by night. She'd seen a good deal of things within 16 years of life--but she had never expected to meet with a freezing, half-dead form of Emerett Wells. Things got complicated from there. And it sailed further south when Cat's enemy came into the loop. With help from the fiddling, hat-loving girl, join Emerett as he learned his way to grow, live, and love--uncovering the dark secrets lingering in the shadows of Grimmonbourne while finding the courage to believe in his own strength. //CURRENTLY ON HIATUS//

Zee has made her way in life through a combination of skill and trickery. She's become famous at poker tables for her sharp mind and sharper tongue. But when someone discovers that her rise isn't hers alone, but is shared by the artificial mind hiding in her head, she finds herself playing a game with entirely different stakes.

The fall of Spencer C.O.-from a global security firm to bankruptcy in a matter of hours.' My hands automatically reached out to grab the magazine. Part of me wished that if I ripped this into shreds, all this would disappear. 🂱 "Paris is Paris, University or not." 🂱

A fly-on-the-wall account of a poker game between fantasy and science fictional characters.

Dream is a world famous poker player, and George is a fan, when they meet what will happen? \\cover art by CognizntDespair on Twitter\\