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Story title: Endless Tower

Writer: Elliot Kessler

Genre: LitRPG

Type: Short story

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/elliotkessler/p/endless-tower?r=3hegzw&utm_medium=ios

Note: I’ve published two novels and two novellas on Amazon. I’m the author of the Fossil saga, the sequels of which I am currently working on.

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Story Title: A Whisper in the Dark

Writer: Amyms

Genre: Horror, Speculative

Type: Flash Fiction (500 words)

URL:

https://open.substack.com/pub/amyms/p/do-you-understand-this-story?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3zhazl

Notes: This entry received an Honorable Mention in NYC Midnight. Readers are split on whether they "got" the twists in thr story. I wrote the story deliberately this way, but realize it is not a great strategy for winning contests as it is too open to interpretation. Would love more people to weigh in on what they think happened!

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Story Title: When the tangible challenges the intangible - part I

Writer: Sogni

Genre: Fantasy

Type: Short Story

URL: https://sogni.substack.com/p/when-the-tangible-challenges-the

A fantasy story about a mystical encounter between Christianity and Buddhism. Might need to have a little bit of christian and buddhist knowledge, a bit of irony of "American Gods", a bit of understanding of digital gaming, virtual reality and AI to get what it's trying to express.

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Story Title: IN DAYS OF VAST DARING

Writer: SCRIBBLER -- THE GOLDEN YEARS

Genre: Fantasy

Type: Novella

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/benwoestenburg/p/throwback-thursday-133?r=254e8w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

A fantasy story with linked parts for THROWBACK THURSDAY

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Story Title: Karma of Kulgera

Writer: The Indian Story

Genre: Fantasy

Type: Serial (can be read as standalone)

URL: https://theindianstory.substack.com/p/karma-of-kulgera

Note: Born of their blood, sweat and tears, Karma was cure and curse for the whole community of Karmetha.

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Story Title: Freedom

Writer: Dans Deliberations

Genre: Fantasy

Type: Micro Fiction

URL: https://danielodonnell.substack.com/p/freedom?r=2bfxud

Note: A 100 word story about our hero fighting back against the horrors of war. Hope you enjoy

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Story Title: Notes From The Sea

Writer: Dick Whyte / @ForgottenPoets

Genre: Experimental

Type: Poetry

URL: https://forgottenpoets.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-sea-20032024

Note: An unpublished cut-up novel that I wrote way back in 1999-2002, assembled in 2003, re-edited into a small set of poems in 2024, and then finally published this week. Also includes some notes on the cut-up method for those wanting to explore the form in more depth in their own work.

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Story Title: Calf's foot

Writer: Oscar Ruto Chemelil

Genre: Tragicomedy

Type: Short Story

URL:https://open.substack.com/pub/oscarruto/p/calfs-foot?r=1of53q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Note: I write stories inspired by random articles I find on Wikipedia.

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Story Title: The Real Vivarium

Writer: Friends of Mine by Ivan J. Kirk

Genre: Psychological fiction

Type: Short Story

URL: https://friendsofmine.substack.com/p/the-vivarium

Note: A woman tries to overcome her grief and phobias in one ill-advised swoop. Creepy, horror-adjacent.

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Story Title: Star-Crossed Lovers - Part I

Writer: @preciousjane (Precious Jane)

Genre: Romance/Fantasy

Type: Short Story

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/preciousjane/p/star-crossed-lovers-part-i?r=dszai&utm_medium=ios

Note: I think many of us know the famous Shakespearean line “star-crossed lovers”. Well, I wanted to incorporate magic to create a world where constellations can actually help two lovers who are forced to be apart. Enjoy <3

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Story Title: The Ghost Diaries: Episode II

Writer: Strange New Worlds (John Coon)

Genre: Comedy-horror

Type: Serial

URL: https://newworlds.substack.com/p/the-ghost-diaries-episode-ii

Note: Episode II of an 8-episode serial chronicling a ghost's efforts to rid himself of an obnoxious family that's moved into the house he haunts.

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Title: Love and Poetry and Farewells

Writer: Ken Wolfson

Genre: Light and fluffy science fiction!

Type: Short story

URL: https://kenwolfson.substack.com/p/love-and-poetry-and-farewells?r=2f2488

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Title: No More Yielding

Writer: Iris Shaw

Genre: Free verse

Type: Poetry

URL: https://irisshaw.substack.com/p/no-more-yielding

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Story Title: These Hands

Writer: Ginger Bea

Genre: Lyric, Spiritual

Type: Poem

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/gingerreadswrite/p/these-hands?r=4878oa&utm_medium=ios

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Title: Submerged

Writer: Danielle from The Lotus

Genre: Free Verse

Type: Poetry

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/neptunedanielle214/p/submerged?r=2kb11f&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

A friend of mine that does some beautiful poetry that you should check out.

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Curse of the Gugliametti

by me, I'm Tom

Genre - help me out on this I couldn't find a category for just fiction

Short Story

https://falsechoices.substack.com/p/curse-of-the-gugliametti

You'll especially enjoy this if you've lived in Boston or know the city well

Thanks everyone!

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Story Title: Adventures in Everlund - Daring, Darian and Disappearances

Writer: Dungeon Mistress

Genre: LitRPG

Type: Serial

URL: https://studyofthemistress.substack.com/p/adventures-in-everlund-854?r=43ls5x

Welcome to our Stag Campaign Serial novel. Book 1 is complete, and we are releasing 2 chapters per week of book 2.

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Story Title: Chapter 5: Silver Threads

Writer: The Môrdreigiau Chronicles

Genre: Fantasy

Type: Serial

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/projectstarfish/p/5-silver-threads?r=1mk6at&utm_medium=ios

Note: This is a Regency-set alternate history romantasy (the one genre is sooo hard, Erica, but I’ll live!!) involving Arthurian quests and sea dragons. Published today so hopefully within the scope. Or if I should be posting last week’s. Being a day ahead makes the cut off tricky for me to determine.

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Story Title: Photographic Echoes

Writer: Outside the Therapy Room by Rolando Andrade

Genre: Free Verse

Typе: Poetry

URL:https://open.substack.com/pub/rolandoandrade/p/photographic-echoes-a-pair-of-poems?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=20ov80

Note: These poems were the result of one of my walks, during which I took photos that accompany and inspire the poems

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Story Title: An Interview with Mint Abawi

Writer: WAYBOUND

Genre: Science Fiction

Type: Short Story

URL: https://waybound.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-mint-abawi

Note: The President of the Federated Minervan Republics, the United Nations' greatest astropolitical adversary, sits down with a local food journalist. Raked by an all-consuming scandal but thus far still standing, President Abawi doesn't know that he's about to make the biggest mistake of his life.

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Story Title: It’s not that bad, being dead.

Writer: Sandolore Sykes “In the Inversion Field”

Genre: Literary Fiction

Type: Short Story

URL: https://sandolore.substack.com/p/its-not-that-bad-being-dead

Note: Eerie and intimate, this is a story of a character who briefly inhabited me.

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Story Title: Juniper Falls

Writer: PodFiction by Nikolas Allen

Genre: Lit Fiction

Type: Serial

URL: https://nikolasallen.substack.com/

Notes: Trigger Warning (TW) for foul language and some off-color remarks. Chapters 32 - 37 were published in the eligible time window. While AI is used to illustrate my custom chapter images, AI was not used anywhere in the writing of this novel. Thank you for the opportunity to connect with readers seeking bold, stylish fiction.

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Story Title: Centenary, Day 68: Anne, Sturdivant, and [ ]

Writer: Andrew Horan

Genre: Upmarket

Type: Serial

URL: https://centenary.substack.com/p/day-68-anne-sturdivant-and

Note: Centenary is a serial novel set in Living Well Towers and unfolding in (almost) daily 100-word stories. Day 68, linked here, published on Friday Sept 20. During the week I published Days 64 through 68. Thanks for your consideration.

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Story Title: Return to Hades, Part 3

Writer: Daniel Sherrier

Genre: Superhero

Type: Short Serial

URL: https://danielsherrier.substack.com/p/return-to-hades-part-3

Note: This three-part story is also part of the ongoing "Terrific" series of superhero stories. Thank you!

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Story Title: The Firefly Catcher

Writer: @bridgetriley

Genre: Romance

Type: Short Story

URL: https://bridgetriley.substack.com/p/the-firefly-catcher

Note: Set at the tail end of World War II. Based on a true story.

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Story Title: A Shiver in the Air

Writer: @jeanmckinney

Genre: Fantasy

Type: Short story

URL: https://blackmoonjournal.substack.com/p/a-shiver-in-the-air

Note: Secrets and bargains in the dark of the night.

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Story Title: The frontier land towards Night

Writer: @jenniferjames2

Genre: Horror

Type: Short story

URL: https://adventuretoaquietplace.substack.com/p/the-frontier-land-towards-night

Note: Five men take shelter in an abandoned mine and discover they are not alone. Contains mild language and violence.

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Title: A Crowd

Writer: A.P. Murphy at TheStrangenessKit

https://thestrangenesskit.substack.com/

Genre: Fable

Type: Microfiction

URL: https://thestrangenesskit.substack.com/p/a-crowd

Note: Develops from a string of microfiction experiments based on random inputs, placed together based on tone and theme. Ongoing thing...

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Story Title: What's a Dragon? - Chapter 11

Writer: Dragon Writer Luc

Genre: Fantasy

Type: Serial

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/dragonwriterluc/p/whats-a-dragon-chapter-11

Note: This feels a little different when you actually know what's going on outside your house.

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Story Title: Child of Light, Chapter 2

Writer: @dianahannay

Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Type: Serial

URL: https://fickleandwhimsy.substack.com/p/child-of-light-ch-2

Note: Child of Light, Chapter 2: A Bookseller Is Never Late reveals more about our protagonist, though there's still much she—and we—don't yet know.

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Title: The Time Witch Part 22

Author: @tellmeamystery

Genre: cozy mystery

Type: serial

URL:https://open.substack.com/pub/tellmeamystery/p/the-time-witch-part-22?r=3o0pm0&utm_medium=ios

Note: not mine, but a recommendation of one that I’m enjoying here on the ‘Stack (so I hope I’ve copied all the info correctly for the publication and author! Hard to double check on the app before posting the note)

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Title: Revealing the Unexpected Guardian: Beyond Teacher, Gardener, Baker

Writer: @cbmason

Type: short fiction

URL: https://cbmason.substack.com/p/revealing-the-unexpected-guardian

Description: journal entries from Clari Roberts, the aunt and mentor to the protagonist in my upcoming novel, Shattered, book one in the FORGED Series, to be released later this year. This is a character profile, so I also explain more about Clari’s role and how she was inspired.

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Story Title: The Rain It Raineth

Writer: Maximilian Hart

Genre: Realistic?

Type: Short Story

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/maximilianhart/p/the-rain-it-raineth?r=lutdo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Note: I write a mix of essays on things I care about and short pieces of fiction. This is the longest yet. I'm working on the craft, so I welcome constructive criticism & feedback! Also ... not sure about the genre. There's a bit of evil involved, but it's not really a "horror story." Feel free to correct my categorization.

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Story Title:

Writer: Ruth Brandt

Genre: Lit Fiction

Type: Flash Fiction

URL: https://westword.substack.com/p/year-6-maths-sats-practice-paper

Note: I published this in the lit mag I run and as soon as I read it, I was swept into the world of this grieving man trying to move on for his daughter’s sake. Loved the hermit crab style of using the daughter’s homework to reveal the story.

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Story Title: Rake

Writer: Jimmy Doom

Genre: Crime Fiction

Type: Short Story

https://jimmydoom.substack.com/p/rake

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Story Title: Theda's Time Machine, Chapter 23 "Incendium"

Writer: Alison Bull

Genre: Historical Fantasy

Type: Serial

URL: https://thedastimemachine.substack.com/p/incendium-ch23-alison-bull-thedas-time-machine

Note: There is a link to the first chapter, or first serial post, in each chapter of the story. If you like historical fiction, thrillers and fantasy, you will like Theda's Time Machine. Thank you!

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Story Title: Short Cake

Writer: Scott MacLeod/Son of Ugly

Genre: Noir

Type: Flash Fiction

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/sonofugly/p/short-cake?r=2sz29p&utm_medium=ios

Note: Wall Street Revenge Tale

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The Legend of the Bone Crushers

Michael Serrur (@mserrur)

Genre: Horror

Type: Micro/Flash Fiction

URL: https://michaelserrurauthor.substack.com/p/the-legend-of-the-bone-crushers-a

A Sign from Above

Michael Serrur (@mserrur)

Genre: Suspense

Type: Micro/Flash Fiction

URL: https://michaelserrurauthor.substack.com/p/a-sign-from-above-a-story-in-60-seconds

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Story Title: The Memory Sculptor

Writer: Harsh Munjal

Genre: Science-Fiction

Type: Short Story

URL: https://harshmunjal.substack.com/p/the-memory-sculptor?r=axagv

Note: I am just stating as a writer and I am proud of this story. I have been collecting story ideas in my notebook for over 10 years; it was only recently that I gathered the courage to convert them into stories and share them publicly. I am looking for genuine feedback, encouragement and visibility for my work. Thanks!

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Story Title: A Pact of Thieves Chapter 1

Writer: Rob Mortell - Stories Have Power

Genre: Fantasy

Type: Serial

URL: https://robmortell.substack.com/p/a-pact-of-thieves-chapter-1

Note: This is the first chapter in a new adventure fantasy serial

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Story Title: Sneakers on Marble

Writer: Jimmy Gardner

Genre: Horror

Type: Flash Fiction

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/cleanchaos/p/sneakers-on-marble?r=287ik&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Note: This was my first-round submission for the NYC Midnight 500-word fiction competition, written from a given prompt.

Thank you for doing this every week! I'm always excited to see what's out there.

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NYC Midnight is a contest factory. Save your money.

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Noted. I would love any recs for others if you know of some. I, admittedly, don’t know much about the scene. This was my first

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I don't do contests. Some might be legit, but enough aren't that I just abandoned them altogether. Here's a good metric: We don't really know bestsellers or screenwriters who got their shot from a contest. Write, put it out in the world, query agents, work on the writing. It's easy AF to self publish now. You don't need some editor who never wrote a book themselves to tell you you came in 138th place.

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Heard. Definitely makes sense

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Story Title: “To Kill a King”

Writer: Marble Black

Genre: Speculative/Thriller

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/marbleblack/p/to-kill-a-king?r=3bd0w6&utm_medium=ios

Note: This URL is a piece of the introduction within the novel. The overall story is a lgbtq romance between two men in a small town near El Paso, TX.

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Story Title: The AIrt Critic

Writer: @PrestonPairo

Genre: Tall Tale

Type: Short Story

URL: https://substack.com/home/post/p-149078860?r=3blr20&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Note: A story about what it means to be original.

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Title: The Lost and the Veil

Writer: Tracy

Genre: Fiction/Fantasy

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/wyrdplay/p/the-lost-and-the-veil-part-2-of-3?r=1m0hyj&utm_medium=ios

Note: This is Part 2 of a 3-part story check out Part One, and Part 3 will be posted in October.

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Story Title: SEARCH: Those Still Standing & Those About To Fall [Finale Part Two]

Writer: Toasted Fiction with Chris Patrick

Genre: Science-Fiction

Type: Serial

URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/toastedfiction/p/search-those-still-standing-and-those-edd?r=1gq5r9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Note: This is the Season One finale to my serial, concluding the story.

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Story Title: The Error

Writer: Elise Gilmore

Genre: Romance, fantasy

Type: Flash Fiction

URL:https://micromancemagazine.substack.com/p/the-error

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Story Title: Rescue Me

Writer: G. Lynn Brown

Genre: Romance

Type: flash fiction

URL:https://micromancemagazine.substack.com/p/rescue-me

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