Tag: short stories
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I have a story in the cutest ever anthology
Pirating Pups: Salty Sea-Dogs and Barking Buccaneers is the official title of the book. There were two main rules to submitting a short story to it: the story must have a speculative element and must fit the (adorable) theme of “pirating pups.” I submitted a short story entitled “Ghost Pirate…
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Get Your Free Copy of a Fantasy Magazine
If you like free fantasy fiction, then today’s your lucky day. Monsters & Masquerades, the 6th issue of Indie Bites, just released, and it’s got five exclusive short stories–including one by me. Behind You, my short story, features mysterious deaths on a lonely mountain hiking trail and a park ranger…
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Short Story: Crime and Superpowers
Moreen Lee, private investigator, takes a case that seems to be a simple matter of a cheating husband. They keyword there is “seems.”
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Short Story: Confessions of a Former Chosen One
This one’s funny but dark. Content warning for mentions of torture and attempted suicide. I was thirteen when the wizard took me. Opened a portal right under my feet. I fell through the fabric of the universe, screaming my throat raw, and landed in an ice-cold lake. Thank God my…
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Urban Fantasy Short Story: Strange Hunt (Part 2 of 2)
Find the Others…before they find you. Looking for an urban fantasy short story with lots of action and a bit of creepiness? Finished reading Poison and Honey and want more of the characters and world? You’ll probably enjoy Strange Hunt. Just make sure you read Part 1 first, or else…
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4 More Sensational Superhero Short Stories
We’re not getting our usual selection of superhero blockbusters in theaters this summer for obvious reasons, but that doesn’t mean we have to be deprived of good superhero stories. One way to get them is by supporting your local comic book shop, and another is by searching the internet. Or…
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Urban Fantasy Short Story: Strange Hunt (Part 1 of 2)
An urban fantasy short story about a woman hunting a fae monster.
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Flash Fiction: Marigold and Saffron
Marigold pushed the blankets off herself, careful not to make a sound. Slowly, she sat up in bed and put her bare feet on the rough wooden floor. Then she stood, wincing as the floorboard creaked under her weight. She froze, and her heart pounded as she waited to see…
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Flash Fiction: The Lunch Date
The glass case over the pastry display was shattered, a masked goon moaning on the floor in front of it. Half the tables in the small cafe were overturned, broken plates and smashed sandwiches scattered across the tile. The rest of the customers had fled, and a terrified barista peeked…
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Free Ebook Friday: Nyssa Glass and the Caper Crisis by H.L. Burke
Free ebooks are the best. They’re a great way for readers to try new series risk-free, and they help authors reach new audiences. But there’s just so many of them that it can be hard to find one you like. Free ebook Friday spotlights a free ebook I’ve personally read…
Kristen Brand 