Black Dust
“What d’you have today, Missster Potion-man?” Kat slurred. Her eyes crossed as she tried to focus on the labels of the bottles on the...
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Jan 11, 202520 min read
Bone Collector
Dirt filled my nostrils, my mouth, my eyes. Stones and tree roots ripped my nails as I dug hand over hand in what I believed to be an...
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Sep 22, 202413 min read
Heist of Hearts
“Feast your eyes, Elara.” Hester nodded at King Rath. Upon his head sat the Crow’s Crown. Gold accents clung to the edges and curved into...
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Sep 22, 202428 min read
Clockwork Clara
Clockwork Clara Clara smelled a whiff of smoke as she bumped open the door with her hip, tea tray in hand. “Daddy?” She peered through...
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Sep 22, 202423 min read
Into Elythium
Chapter 1: The Absent Father Sabaton blasted from my phone, and I jolted away. Without opening my eyes, I reached toward the coffee...
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Aug 26, 202364 min read
The Black Magician
I can mix a hundred different herbs and get a thousand different poisons, but only a few will give me a cure. I'm on trial number...
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Feb 18, 202315 min read
Perception
Home. A place you feel safe, where worry can fall from your shoulders as you sink into the overstuffed cushions of your cheap couch,...
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Feb 18, 20234 min read
Magic Underground
When the sun goes down and the second moon peaks over the distant mountains, lights flicker on one by one down Terse Street, otherwise...
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Feb 18, 202322 min read
The Desecrated
Havalar covered his nose against the stench of rot and decay while he hurried past the mass grave to the temple. Tears prickled his eyes...
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Feb 18, 202318 min read
The Darkest Night (Content Warning)
“Bloody hell, Tom! This is the third school they expelled you from for fighting, why can’t you just behave?!” “I wouldn’t have been...
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Sep 4, 20226 min read
Application Accepted
‘My name is Nova Higgs and I am part of the Space Force. I am applying for the position of ‘spy’ for the SIA, Space Intelligence Agency…’...
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Sep 4, 202219 min read
Prince of Slaves
“Oh, go dance on your mother’s grave, Heskal.” “At least I had a mother,” he said, snapping the reins and pulling ahead of Alric. “Get...
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Sep 4, 202219 min read
Once A Hero, Always A Hero (Winning Story Synopsis)
Armani used to be sought after in his glory days as a ship AI, but, as with all AI, his time spent with the races of Centaurus A...
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Sep 4, 20224 min read
Astromancy: Charlie's Secret
Thomas hadn't expected to be alive when the town's time capsule was opened. He had been in his third year of schooling when it was buried...
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Sep 3, 202219 min read
The Second Coming
“Damn it, Josh, you can’t say things like that. You’ll get locked up in some mental institute,” his best friend said. “It has to be true,...
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Sep 3, 20228 min read