38 days ago by Headline

To celebrate today's publication of the second book in international bestseller Joseph Finder's new series, featuring corporate investigator Nick Heller, Buried Secrets, we present an exclusive short... [[ This is a summary only. Visit Bookdagger.com for the full story! ]]

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38 days ago by odawni

*** :: Short fiction :: “It doesn’t mean I don’t love you.” I stopped looking at him soon after he started the conversation. I sat in a ball on the floor between the couch and the coffee table. My arms were tightly curled over my head, my forehead rested heavy on my knees. Hiding inside myself like ...

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38 days ago by Eamonn

Mslexia's annual creative writing competition this year focuses on the short story. Stories up to 2,200 words from women writers are called for. There's no restriction on subject matter. The competition closing date is 19th March 2012. First prize is £2,000 plus a week's writing retreat at Chawton H ...

Displacement Activity - displacementactivity.co.uk

38 days ago by Derek Künsken

Quick writing news: “The God Thieves”, my tale of magical espionage in 15th century Venice has been published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies #84. You can read it online at http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/story.php?s=182. I really appreciate the early reviews. I paste a few below. “The God Thieves ...

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39 days ago by Sean Staunton

A squirrel lands acrobatically on top of a low hanging branch, pausing for a second or two to brush its muzzle with its paws--grey tail ticking in rhythm with the wind. Pines whistled politely in the steady breeze, cool air whooshing down the mountainside, lowering the temperature enough to inspire ...

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39 days ago by J

I once knew a girl whose face was a mystery. I don’t mean her face was mysterious, I mean that her face posed a mystery, because her face, if someone were to describe in words, wouldn’t make for much: eyes nothing like the sun and the rest. And so I’d look at her, and her … Read More

The Liar - firstcopy.wordpress.com

39 days ago by pnwauthor

Here is the introduction to first draft of a short fiction I wrote. This piece was inspired by a visit to the little town of Edison. I also felt inspired by a story of a man who fools himself and everyone else around him about his divorce. I have yet to incorporate that idea more into the story, but ...

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39 days ago by sueannbowlingauthor

500+ posts is too many for me to keep track of, and quite a few are “reference” posts, such as the ones on planet building or horse coat color genetics. So I’m putting in a new feature, an index page that links to posts linking to the posts on a given topic. (Sound confusing? Try doing it!) These in ...

'Homecoming' Blog - homecomingbook.wordpress.com · Rank: 123,569 · 5 references

39 days ago by ANULAL

Certain tendencies in our thinking modes such as ‘protecting nature’ have the same impact and significance as ‘protecting the mother’. Both phrases project a weakling who is in need for some sort of help. The weak human mother, with her old age and feeble health could well justify the need to be pro ...

THE INDIAN COMMENTATOR - anu-lal.blogspot.com · 6 references

39 days ago by Diane Becker

I don’t make resolutions that involve deprivation. No point, I have zero will-power when it comes to roll-ups, cake or coffee, but because I don’t drink alcohol (at all), gave up chocolate last July, and just happen not to like biscuits, I don’t see any harm indulging in these (few) oral pleasures. ...

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