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"Fiction"

  • A Day in the Life of Emily

    "A Day in the Life of Emily" distills the anxiety of life in a pandemic stricken America into a 1500 word story and meditates on the emotional core of living in terror of both Covid-19 and the rise of domestic terrorist conspiracy groups.

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    D.C. ...
    Feb 21, 2024 6 min read
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  • A Walk In The Forest by Keith Riley

    A pleasant walk in the forest turns into something a little bit strange...

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    Keith...
    May 23, 2021 4 min read
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  • The Statue

    A forgettable moment can hold different meaning to different people.

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    Smiti...
    May 22, 2021 6 min read
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  • A Blessing

    In the community, the men go out every season to catch Bayona Oceanopia, a mysterious fish with mysterious abilities; and a deadly creature to catch. Women, thankfully, have the ability to bless the men from misfortune, but what happens when one man looses that blessing?

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    Abiga...
    May 20, 2021 10 min read
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  • Doors

    Metaphorical story of grief and loss set in an ethereal and surreal landscape.

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    Simon
    May 19, 2021 4 min read
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  • The Sight: The Beginning

    An encounter seven years ago left Dara with a gift that is more problematic than helpful. She sees visions but these are always terrible ones depicting one tragedy or the other. Now she is searching for a solution and she is forced to go back but the woman who gave her the gift died seven years ago. What kind of gift did she accept from the old woman? The answer to this lies in the past, to the time when Kokumo lived and how she came in contact with that same gift. In a time when children get married to older men, in a time when families are troubled with abiku children, Kokumo was born. Lots of strange occurrences permeated her life and she had an encounter with Dara. How is Dara supposed to free herself from the spirit of the powerful Kokumo who gave her what would turn out to be her ruination?

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    Yetun...
    May 19, 2021 32 min read
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  • The Paintings

    A whimsical tale of a young girl who mysteriously disappears.

    Barry Haslam-Walker Barry... May 17, 2021 6 min read
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  • The Smile Squad

    With everyone locked in their homes, alone, sometimes all we need is a little bit of magic to make us smile!

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    Anany...
    May 17, 2021 8 min read
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