fiction

  • Author Interview w/ Lelina & Bruce Smith

    Written Author Interview Why don’t you guys introduce yourselves? Tell us a little bit about what you both do and what kind of work you’ve put out there. Lelina – Okay well I’m Lelina Smith. I married Bruce back in December, so we’re newlyweds. I’ve been an author for a really long time. I’ve been

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  • The Gilded Cage (Veronica Leigh)

    Before I begin, let me inform you of one very important fact: I am dead and I am a ghost. Yes, that is essential to know. How do I know that I am dead and a ghost? Well, I can walk through walls, I can float across the room without my feet touching the floor,…

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  • Author Spotlight: Astrid Poplar

    Astrid Poplar, also known as Cynthia Russell, is a Los Angeles-based writer focusing on poetry and short stories. Inspired by personal challenges and her imagination, she emphasizes the difficulty of gaining recognition as an untrained writer. Aspiring to publish a novel, she draws characters from various sources and enjoys reading romantic genres and children’s books.

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  • The Initiation: A Majik Story (John A. Tures)

    “To be admitted to The Academy, so you may train to perhaps become a Majik, of course,” the man explained, looking across at the four teens. “You may start by stating your qualifications for acceptance.”

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  • Change of Heart (M.D. Smith IV)

    Forgiveness, she learned, wasn’t forgetting—it was surviving without poisoning yourself.

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  • Killing For Martha (Richie Billing)

    Jak didn’t care much for politics, nor the lives of kings and queens, and yet here he was fighting their war. Deprived of his liberty, forced to fight, forced to kill, forced to die. But through his anger and despair, one vision kept shining through: Martha–smiling and happy and waiting for him to come home.

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  • Living Dawn, Flowing Twilight (Leena Joshi)

    Morning light advances slowly across the snow, testing surface and contour, revealing texture rather than spectacle…

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