Latest stories in
"Metafiction"

  • Is This a Joke?

    A Young Woman In Revolutionary France Awaits the Guillotine

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    Simon...
    Mar 3, 2021 4 min read
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  • For The Greater Good

    Can the truth behind a seemingly straightforward crime of passion destroy a thriving town? As Shirpur celebrates the annual Shirpuri Devi yatra, Inspector Abhay Ranade uncovers the sinister connections between a double murder and a religious miracle that has brought the town fame and prosperity. Burdened with a murky secret and surrounded by a lynch mob, Inspector Ranade has some awkward moral and professional choices to make…

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    Rahul...
    Feb 20, 2021 26 min read
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  • The African Tale

    Taken place in the empty plains of Africa where no other animal is in sight, a male lion finds his childhood friend, an elephant who lost his memory and together they would have to survive through earthquakes, floods and wild fires to reach a valley as their new home and shelter from the disasters of their chaotic world.

    Travis Archer Travi... Feb 18, 2021 10 min read
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  • The World Tomorrow

    A short story within the Upside Down, a possible event that could happen if the world completely releases itself to the will of the government.

    Dokken Storm Dokke... Feb 8, 2021 10 min read
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  • The Homecoming

    The story is a coming of age tale of an African boy who has been shielded from traditional life by the trappings of modernity until he travels with his family to his grandmother's traditional ceremony.

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    wazha...
    Feb 1, 2021 8 min read
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  • The Lynching of Alice Morgan

    Earth, air, fire, and a girl.

    Ian Phadyi Ian P... Jan 29, 2021 4 min read
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  • Amanita

    A troubled but strong-willed teen escapes the shackles of her dreary urban existence to reconnect with her true self by embarking on a journey of pitfalls and rejuvenation through a nearby woodland.

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    Dan F...
    Jan 27, 2021 20 min read
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  • The Hiker

    Supernatural "Lite" - with just a hint of creepy and none of the gore for those who like to be "just a little scared."

    Melissa Adkins Melis... Jan 25, 2021 6 min read
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