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MICRO/FLASH FICTION
Love At First Cassette by Nick Buchheit of NICK AFTER NORMAL [Comedy]
There was no need for small talk. I opened, and she entered. (Any Line)
Untitled by Winona Morris of The Butchered Writers [Horror]
They weren’t wrong about the witching though, it was what she was there for. (Any Line)
The Saint by J. Kyle Turner of A Fictionalized Account [Literary Fiction]
Legally, Jose couldn’t come within a hundred feet of the shore… (First Line)
The Gifted by Chris J. Franklin of Tales of the Zeitgeist [Fantasy]
"We were somewhere off the coast of Cornwall, no more than an hour into our patrol, when it happened..." (First Line)
SHORT STORY
Mani by Rini Sinha of betweenintentions [Literary Fiction]
In most Indian families, there is someone like Mani, on whom the rhythm of the home depends on…even before she’s had her first sip of tea. (Any Lines)
SHORT SERIAL
Millennium Falcon Business Class [Ch. 1] by M. Majeris of Majeris Reads & Writes [Literary Fiction]
Of all the hundreds of days available to it, the universe had the audacity to pick the worst one — my wedding day. (Any Line)
Fury on Keelan [Ch.1] by James Kenwood of Grim Acres [Science Fiction]
All the colours of the rainbow, here on Rainbow Ridge - and we were just waiting to add our own black flag to the mix. (Any Line)
SERIAL
Star House UK (Part One) [Keeping Up With The Joneses, Ep. 11] by Amanda Amory of Amanda's Substack [Speculative Fiction]
"Welcome, to the latest series of Star House UK!" (First Line)
DIRECTORY OF SERIALS
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IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS
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