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COMIC/CARTOON
Audrey, The Unicorn Girl [Audrey, The Unicorn Girl, Ch. 1] by E. H. Lau of Hatching Stories [Literary Fiction]
Audrey, your ears are so cute! (Any Line)
MICRO/FLASH FICTION
Stigmata by Ausiàs Tsel of Mediterranean Gothic [Horror]
It started on a Tuesday. (First Line)
Invisible Fences by Meadoe Hora of Meadoe's Mythology Corner [Literary Fiction]
The squirrels are getting bold. (First Line)
SHORT STORY
Spark Broker by Anastasiia Shafran of Spill Your Dreams [Speculative Fiction]
It’s difficult to appear as a true artist when your inspiration comes in a little glass jar, with a cork and a price tag. (Any Line)
Scene Queen by Labyrinthia Mythweaver of Tales from the Labyrinth [Horror]
I learned magic the way any teenage girl does. (Any Line)
I’ll Wait for You on the Roof by Adrian Fares of Adrian Fares [Horror]
All the things that happen to people when they discover something they cannot believe they are discovering happened to him. (Any Line)
Low Tide by Tim Wright of Wright Stories: Funny, Dark, Suspenseful Tales [Literary Fiction]
When a man rode out of town in the trunk of a car, he wasn’t coming back. (First line)
SERIAL
The Quiet Places He Missed [The Age of the Plainborn, Ch. 4] by Every Root, Every Thorn of Every Root, Every Thorn [Horror]
I learned a long time ago that men's brutality is always an opening. (Any Line)
The Prince [Destiny, as Told by An Apprentice, Ch. 5] by Matthew Feng of Reflecting on Aspects of Writing [Fantasy]
To whatever gods that exist out there, please let this not be a momentary dream. (Any Line)
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Great list! Thanks for including my story.