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A Very Small Favor
Hits16040 viewsTuesday, 07 June 2022FurloughA Very Small Favor by FURLOUGH Dr. Megan Byrne sat with a blank, languid expression, her hands resting atop her head, her chin planted on the edge of a cheap plastic dining table that lay littered with empty soda and beer cans. She needed a break. But she was technically already having one; she had especially requested a few additional days she had saved up to spend on herself during this long ...
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The Battle of the Gods
Hits6652 viewsSaturday, 11 December 2021AkaneArt by TenchiZone and Megido72 Edited by Rhys86 For countless generations, the Known Universe had been ruled by the Empress. This was the truth, absolute and eternal, a statement of fact as flawless ...
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A Barmaid's Tale
Hits10407 viewsSunday, 14 April 2013JKIJA Barmaid’s Tale Authors Note: This was written for the Winter 2013 Short Story Workshop but it ended up being about double the acceptable length. Rather than try to cut it down., Im submitting it ...
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Drunk & Disorderly
Hits13452 viewsMonday, 11 January 2010CavemanNinjaJoeSynopsis: An alien superwoman's investigation of Earth cultures gets a bit off track. Somewhere beyond Jupiter a large, vaguely birdlike star-ship cruises through the void. Inside, a young, ...
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The Powers of STITAGEM!
Hits16208 viewsFriday, 13 November 2009d_k_cNadia wasnt an extremist like the men she worked with. The men she worked with would die for their cause. They would strap a bomb onto their chest and blow themselves up because of some recited ...
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10 Minutes That Shocked the World
Hits18223 viewsThursday, 21 May 2009WoodclawThe young lab assistant placed some papers on the table and concluded …and this is the predicted rate of efficiency with the present formula, doctor. At the other hand of the table there was a man ...
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Snow Angel
Hits9779 viewsWednesday, 04 January 2006argonautSnow Angel by Argonaut WRITTEN FOR SGI WORKSHOP 2.3 The morning had been raw and overcast, and I hadn't seen any other skiers on the slopes all day; but the weather had cleared during the afternoon, ...
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