 Short Stories by Author
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| Thomas Cabot |
Elinthe - Chapter 1  (7 ratings)
This is the first chapter, or first part of a chapter, for my novel Elinthe. It's an introduction to Saethydd, his friend Skyla, his ex-companion Gretch and, of course, the obligatory bad guy.
| (18. Mar 2002) |
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| April Lynn Cain |
Moondance  (40 ratings)
This story is about an elf girl sent through space by her parents at the hopes that she will live and survive. This her story of how she learns to live and love and survive in a world not her own.
| (24. Jul 2001) |
Emerald's Rogue (Part 1)
A young couple who at first can't stand each other, find love, despite the outside threats.
| (18. Apr 2004) |
Emerald's Rogue (Part 2)
A young couple's adventures and trials.
| (18. Apr 2004) |
Emerald's Rogue (Part 5)
A fantasy romance
| (18. Apr 2004) |
Emerald's Rogue (Part 7)
Evil wizards, romance and adventure.
| (18. Apr 2004) |
Emerald's Rogue (Part 4)
Trials and adventures of a young couple.
| (18. Apr 2004) |
Emerald's Rogue (Part 8)
Will the lovers overcome everything in the end, or suffer at the hands of evil?
| (18. Apr 2004) |
Emerald's Rogue (Part 6)
More romance and hardship and trials for the lovers.
| (18. Apr 2004) |
Emerald's Rogue (Part 3)
A young couple's trails and adventures.
| (18. Apr 2004) |
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| Leo Cai |
Legends of Noth-Saria: The Eve of Book One (4 ratings)
The presence of two nobbins who are embarked upon a perilous journey to save a friend who was kidnapped by an unknown enemy.
| (11. Feb 2003) |
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| Dan CaJacob |
The Binary Born (33 ratings)
In the near furture, a new form of artificial intelligence is created, not from lines of coded logic, but woven from a single double-helix of computer-simulated DNA. The mind that is born is created for a purpose: one that will bring it right to the bleeding edge of human experience.
| (4. Jan 2002) |
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| William Callahad |
The Descent of Victor Duxbury  (1 rating)
When Andrew has a dream about a man named Victor Duxbury, the next morning he hears on the radio that his dream wasn't just a nightmare.
| (12. Dec 2002) |
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| Crystal Campbell |
Bottom of the Bottle (14 ratings)
A light-hearted short story about a witch and her rampaging sister. The witch is reunited with a long lost friend/love. No deep moral here, sorry.
| (16. Aug 2002) |
Mel and Chris  (1 rating)
Melbatoast and Christian are charged with saving the world from rampaging butterflies. This is the beginning. How they came across the duty.
| (11. Feb 2003) |
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| Jade Cantrell |
Vanishing Point (19 ratings)
A short-short about an unexplained girl who just flies away one night, never to return. Focus is on the narrator's feelings toward the girl. And yes, this was written years and years before The Virgin Suicides.
| (2. Aug 2001) |
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| Charissa Carbone |
Day of Nothing (10 ratings)
A couple of moments in the world of boredom.
| (14. Dec 2001) |
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| Talaith Cardea |
The Last Day of the War - Part 3  (19 ratings)
And now, the stunning conclusion...
| (16. Aug 2002) |
The Last Day of the War - Part 2 (16 ratings)
The epic tale continues in this gripping sequel to Part 1...
| (16. Aug 2002) |
The Last Day of the War - Part 1  (17 ratings)
Irisa stole art as a joke, but the State Police were not amused. They captured her and she was sentenced to serve two years as a mercenary in the global war. This story covers the events, as seen through her eyes, leading to the last day of that war.
| (16. Aug 2002) |
Hell's Fountain: The Killing Sands (7 ratings)
A tale of murder and mystery, magic and romance set in the world of Hell's Fountain. The streets of Hell's Fountain seem safe, but only because of the hard working law enforcement arms of the city Magistrates. Read this story and experience a day in the life of one of the city's finest, Saxon Tage - a mercenary soldier turned policeman, through his eyes and in his own words...
| (18. May 2003) |
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| Gwen Carmandy |
She's All That
Amadeo, a rogue vampire finds his nightly supper, in the form a something very beguiling.
| (20. Jan 2004) |
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| Z. E. S. Carothers |
Randy and Sarah (Part 1)
A story of two teenagers, Randy, a wild boy that lives by himself in the forest, and Sarah, Randys only friend.
| (18. Apr 2004) |
Radia (Part 1)
Radia is about a group of explorers that are sent to a new world unlike any they've seen before.
| (18. Apr 2004) |
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| Shane P. Carr |
Imaginary Friend (24 ratings)
A girl, abused by her father, finds an unlikely avenger in her 'Imaginary Friend'. A dark fantasy tale of truth and consequences.
| (24. Nov 2000) |
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| Adrian Carter |
Bradley (10 ratings)
What happens to robots who make mistakes?
| (21. Aug 2001) |
Good Cop, Dead Cop (11 ratings)
In the not too distant future even the dead can be useful members of society...
| (3. Sep 2001) |
...End Program (18 ratings)
In the not too distant future, new methods of communication could spell disaster.
| (27. Jan 2002) |
Madelyne Blades Part II (1 rating)
Another little slice of Madelyne's dark world...
| (4. Apr 2003) |
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| Gabriel A. Carter |
MAL
MAL is about: a girl named Mal who has the gift of reading people's minds & seeing ghosts. She dies & wants her body discovered.
| (18. Apr 2004) |
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| Hannah-Beth Carter |
Steel Sakura (28 ratings)
A story about a strange-looking boy from another world and the girl he meets in an aimless wander. After wreaking accidental destruction, she goes to find him. Reunited they return to the 'kiseki no umi' (ocean of miracles) together for eternity.
| (17. Aug 2001) |
Vampires (10 ratings)
Sometimes things don't always go to plan.
| (11. Feb 2003) |
For Love Of The Snow Goddess (5 ratings)
In a bitter snowstorm, one boy discovers that some things are more important than life or death.
| (4. Apr 2003) |
Kyran and Eden
One demon hunting the other through a dreamworld, with nothing but maliciousness in his mind.
| (1. Aug 2003) |
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| Margaret L. Carter |
Prowler (41 ratings)
| (14. Dec 1999) |
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| Nathan Carter |
Imminent Arrival (6 ratings)
In an almost nostalgic Twilight Zone-Outer Limits type setting, a man is convinced that the world is soon to be invaded by hostile aliens. His fears soon realized, it becomes a sudden crusade to preserve humankind.
| (9. Feb 2002) |
The Satisfied Customer (10 ratings)
Flash fiction on the malevolent nature of infomercials...
| (17. Feb 2002) |
A Woman With a Gun (13 ratings)
Just another post Valentine's day psychotic love story...
| (17. Feb 2002) |
Due Exchange (15 ratings)
When criminals scoff at hard time, when the death penalty is no longer effective, it's time for prisoner exportation. But does the rest of the universe want our undesirables anymore than we do?
| (26. Feb 2002) |
Of Crime and Punishment (7 ratings)
Come, and explore the anatomy of a nightmare...
| (11. Mar 2002) |
The White Revolver: Prologue and Chapters 1 (3 ratings)
When the lines between good and evil are obscured and heros are few and far between... The Bringer of Justice will arise...
| (4. Jun 2002) |
The Floor and the Ceiling (28 ratings)
The reason why wizards are no more...
| (30. Jun 2002) |
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| Norman Caruso |
Either This Or Upon This
A confused soldier in World War I must survive the offense at St. Mihiel, all while remembering his past, and an important person he left behind.
| (18. Jul 2004) |
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| Yaeyo b. casablancas |
The truth (2 ratings)
a collaboration of deep thought. very abstract and opinionated. salvador dali, teddy, frost, huxley, morrison, freud. spelling errors satire
| (18. May 2003) |
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| Gabriel Cassalett |
Upside-down Waterfalls
Imaginings of a mad man
| (1. Aug 2003) |
How I Learned Portuguese
The story of how I learned Portuguese
| (15. Feb 2004) |
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| Alexander Castle |
The Mysterious planet  (5 ratings)
A group of astronauts land on an abandend plaet to re-populate it for the rest of the human race.
| (18. May 2003) |
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| Frankie Catena |
The Cosmic Beach
Frankie, the main character, discovers the perfect place.
| (30. Nov 2003) |
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| Lillian Cauldwell |
Sacred Honor
Joys of spring discusses an accommodation made with a colony of ants.
| (30. Nov 2003) |
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| Lin Y. Cawthra |
Dealing With Life (2 ratings)
| (2. Dec 1999) |
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| CB |
Gawhn (2 ratings)
This is a short story that I thought of while I was walking outside. It's about a boy who wants to be in the Royal Army for Gawhn...
| (16. Aug 2002) |
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| Dylan C. B. |
Glimpse
A young woman wakes up one day to find things aren't quite what they seem.
| (20. Jan 2004) |
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| Umesha Chalanie |
Fairyland (6 ratings)
Do you believe in magic?
| (13. Mar 2001) |
Pictureworld (21 ratings)
A world inside a painting...
| (13. Mar 2001) |
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| Lee Chamney |
The Heart of Dishonor chapters 1-3 (6 ratings)
The beginning of a civil war in the mythical land of Octania. I am considering submitting the book for publication and would greatly appreciate any feedback.
| (22. Aug 2002) |
The Heart of Dishonor chapters 4-6 (4 ratings)
The continuation of the above story, this time with abduction and murder in the night.
| (30. Sep 2002) |
The Heart of Dishonor chapters 7 (2 ratings)
A skirmish in the streets of Whiterift
| (11. Feb 2003) |
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| E. L. Chase |
Massacre on the Plains of Aragon - A Journal (8 ratings)
The last journal entry of a scribe for the Thane Army, written during the closing moments of the Massacre on the Plains of Aragon.
| (30. Aug 2002) |
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| Rick Cheezey |
Journey From Vaerheszee to the Curse of the Maze
Several adventurers travel to a maze to make their way through it and destroy the curse
| (8. Mar 2004) |
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| D. M. Chien |
Centaur's Wood (7 ratings)
A centaur living alone in her wood encounters a man for the first time in many years.
| (11. Feb 2003) |
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| Steven R. Christensen |
The Crystal Enigma (12 ratings)
A science fiction story with elements of fantasy.
| (29. May 2000) |
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| Staci Christopher |
Lucky Ones (6 ratings)
How bad can a blind date be?
| (4. Apr 2003) |
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| Oscar Cintronmarina |
The House That Spoke (7 ratings)
A disruptive entrance into a house in search of a statuette quickly turns sour.
| (10. Jun 2002) |
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| Lost Civilian |
Keepsake
An ancient art saves a new colony from a bleak future.
| (18. Apr 2004) |
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| Hope C. Clarke |
Keep Your Enemies Close (6 ratings)
I've heard people say that you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but I think it should be the other way around.
| (12. Dec 2002) |
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| Wayne Clarke |
On Hold (6 ratings)
Furure spaceSF mixed with quasi-cyberpunk learnings. A former astronaut returns to Earth to find it changed, he is no longer a hero, but a incredulous & crazy old man, trapped in the 'Upper Decks'of a collosal complex.
| (18. Jul 2001) |
Interview (9 ratings)
Imagine that instead of Big Brother watching, you had Nanno Brother implants and protien cookies floating in your blood. *Everything* about you is not just known by the government, but is sent to third party companies for "marketing purposes". Welcome to United Earth.
| (30. Apr 2002) |
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| Dave Clark |
The Legend of Pygman
In the age of the Greeks, a confused young man must go on a cunfusing quest. A story that would offend the gods.
| (30. Nov 2003) |
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| Lezetta L. Clayton |
My Dream Man (5 ratings)
This story is about a fantasy and wanting someone to love for who they are.
| (11. Feb 2003) |
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| Alex Clermont |
An Observe Story (4 ratings)
This short story is based on a comic character called Nathaniel Paulette and it's set in the near future in a colder darker world. Nathaniel is a dark, cold man who has spent much of his life seperated from humanity watching it's follies from afar. However in this story Nathaniel finds out a horrible secret about the world we live in. He's faced with the decision to tell the world or just observe.
| (20. Aug 2001) |
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| Montgomery Clift |
La Poesia (11 ratings)
What is a flesh artist? It is not a tattoo artist, similar maybe. This is the story of the master of flesh art, Hector the Dagger.
| (17. Jul 2001) |
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| Sarah Coats |
The General and the City Guard (23 ratings)
Gorum, a man of mysterious origins finds himself training a battalion of city guard in urban warfare. An untimely meeting forces him into dueling an army general by his boastful city guard friends. The General is well trained and half his age. Gorum knows he should forfeit, but...
| (9. Mar 2001) |
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| Arthur Colin |
Paper clip
| (18. Apr 2004) |
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| Joseph Collins |
Electric Sermon
When an upstate New York town decides to participate in an interesting experiment to deal with the problem of the shortage of men applying to the priesthood, unexpected and humorous results follow.
| (18. Apr 2004) |
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| Timothy J Collins |
The Walking Woman (4 ratings)
A distrubed man grows found of a woman from his window.
| (30. Aug 2002) |
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| C.R. Collister |
Kabonje (3 ratings)
Kabonje is a journey through the mind of a fallen lieutenant during the last minutes of his life. Sent on a deep space expedition a thousand years before, the harsh realities faced by the lieutenant and his crew can only be described as horrific.
| (12. Dec 2002) |
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| Chad E. Colliver |
Last Account of the River Styx
Narrator awakens to find himself alone on the bamks of a river...
| (30. Nov 2003) |
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| Jimmy Conway |
Freudooze
Angel of mercy trepanner, insane murderer, insane suicide, just insane? But he sure likes blood.
| (15. Feb 2004) |
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| John Christopher Cook |
The Journal (40 ratings)
A Horror story that is definitely not for the faint-hearted...
| (6. Oct 2000) |
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| Ben Cooper |
The Author (Chapter 1) (24 ratings)
Emmett, at twelve years of age, was completely and utterly miserable. His daily life was filled with reminders of why he'd begun to dread waking up each morning. But after suffering a day that couldn't have possibly gotten any worse, the most extraordinary thing happened...
| (7. Jan 2002) |
The Author (Chapter 2) (18 ratings)
The story continues for Emmett...
| (13. Jan 2002) |
Eli (17 ratings)
Sometimes, it may not be just a young boy's imagination . . .
| (10. May 2002) |
In a Late Night Diner (12 ratings)
Just another night of coffee, cigarettes, comics, and confrontations . . .
| (30. Jun 2002) |
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| Elaine Corvidae |
Falling Out of Erebus
Marie is a fighter pilot, determined to have her revenge on the Furies who killed her children. But when she comes face-to-face with a Fury, she soon discovers that nothing is as simple as it seemed.
| (30. Nov 2003) |
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| Stephen W. Cote |
Fairy Bunking Chapter 4: Napalm Martini Binge
The fourth story in the series.
| (10. Apr 2002) |
Fairy Bunking Chapter 1: Bunking the Dragon (5 ratings)
Sometimes, fairy lives are filled with simple frolicking and flitting about. Othertimes, they live a more serious, complex existence affected by human civilization. Recently, they found themselves fighting an enemy that threatened to destroy the entire fabric of their existence. Today, they've begun the transition back to a simple, classic fairytale lifestyle. Unfortunately, some fairies haven't figured that out yet.
| (10. Apr 2002) |
Fairy Bunking Chapter 2: Tea on a Leaf
The second story in the series.
| (10. Apr 2002) |
Fairy Bunking Chapter 3: All Out
The third story in the series
| (10. Apr 2002) |
The Predator of the Meadow (5 ratings)
In the hearts of all men and women are primal, predatory instincts. Before going into war, these instincts are enhanced. All soldiers' memories are suppressed and the war is like a foggy dream. But, sometimes they wake up.
| (17. Apr 2002) |
Empire (8 ratings)
The year is 1912. Analytical Engines run the goverment, and a freakish religion based on psychology controls people's minds. It will make for a very interesting article, if a novice newspaper journalist can just find the truth.
| (17. Apr 2002) |
The Alchemy of The Aurora Chateau Deo Belle Etoile (2 ratings)
Voyagers quest for a world of paradise only to find it is not what they expected. And they can never leave.
| (4. Jun 2002) |
The Autumn Engagement (3 ratings)
When one error means losing fame, fantastic wealth, and perfect love, wouldn't you take any chance to get it all back?
| (20. Jun 2002) |
The Autumn Engagement (3 ratings)
Janus Franko lost fame, fantastic wealth, and perfect love when he made a single errant pitch. Almost a year later, he is presented with an opportunity to win it all back. But, it means a robot and he would have to...
| (3. Aug 2002) |
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| June Renee Cottingham |
Homemade Once Upon A Times
Hilarious southern version of tall tales.From the backroads of Georgia, this collection of humor shows readers what the fairy tales left out. With oddball cast of characters and humor nonstop,this pioneering effort has wasted no time getting noticed!
| (15. Feb 2004) |
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| Jake Coveney |
The dreaded book  (3 ratings)
It is About A boy at school living an ordinary life until some children start to dissapear. he finds a book and knows that the book has taken them. It ends with the boy trapped in the books world, writting the book you are reading and he is called to the evil Queen
| (11. Feb 2003) |
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| Mike Coy |
The Blue Light
A young student makes the discovery of a lifetime as he finds a rare and unique Native American artifact that literally transforms the boy from the material state to the spiritual.
| (4. Apr 2003) |
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| May Dracul |
The Lurker (3 ratings)
A stalking dream that comes to me whenever it wants to, and may or may not have a meaning. It could end up being the start of a new story. I honestly don't what genre one would place this, but if it is going to become a story it would go under science fiction or fantasy.
| (11. Feb 2003) |
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| Tracey Croft |
A World of Magic (67 ratings)
A young girl is plunged into a world of magic. Can she improve her gifts and find her way home
| (20. Mar 2001) |
Fight for Freedom (28 ratings)
Sequel to World of Magic. Ann goes back to find out what happened to Serge. She must learn to tune her abilities before facing the evil ruler and saving Serge.
| (22. Jun 2001) |
Seducer of Souls - Chapter One (22 ratings)
Following on from Fight for Freedom. Ann is now imprisoned with the evil Draken's Castle. Can Serge help her escape and can Ann hold on to her soul?
| (17. Aug 2001) |
Seducer of Souls - Chapter Two (21 ratings)
Chapter 2 of Seducer of Souls. Serge is faced with a difficult decision that could help Ann
| (3. Sep 2001) |
Seducer of Souls - Chapter Three and Four (24 ratings)
Ann meets Draken's disturbed mother and makes a bid for freedom.
| (25. Sep 2001) |
Seducer of Souls - Chapter Five - Eight (32 ratings)
Ann continues her struggle to resist the seductive ways of Draken, while her friends seek a way to save her.
| (3. Dec 2001) |
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| Paul Crosbie |
That Devil Girl from mars! (19 ratings)
A short story dedicated to a movie which provoked the greatest fear I have ever known when I was aged only six!
| (19. Jun 2001) |
A rendezvous with Rosie (8 ratings)
Every Friday afternoon at exactly 1pm, Rosie has tea with a visitor. The exact identity is known only to her!
| (7. Dec 2001) |
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| Cyrus Crowley |
The Eagle's Egg
A park ranger who doesn't want to pay a hefty fine for raising an eaglet without a permit destroys one that is born in captivity.
| (30. Nov 2003) |
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| Sharon Cullars |
Horror on Royal Street (51 ratings)
A short story based on the true life horrors of Delphine LaLaurie
| (27. May 2002) |
Lethian's Bells (2 ratings)
The musings of one lone girl after a interplanetary holocaust.
| (20. Jun 2002) |
The Last Journey (5 ratings)
A pandemic sends civilization into de-evolution.
| (26. Jun 2002) |
Nona
A blind church woman makes a pact with the devil
| (30. Nov 2003) |
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| Terry Cummings |
Mr (1 rating)
RUSH is an insight into where technological and communication system intelligence will take us as a species in the very near future
| (4. Jun 2002) |
Housemates (3 ratings)
The hidden depths where shyness is overome
| (11. Oct 2002) |
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| Joe Curlee Jr. |
Devaki (9 ratings)
An old man makes a sales pitch to another man which will change both of thier lives forever.
| (11. Feb 2003) |
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| Kevin Curran |
A Higher Form of Communication
Potential use in the future for exploiting the events stored within standard PDA's in order to discover shared interests with other PDA users.
| (30. Nov 2003) |
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| Galt Cyphander |
Wake Up  (12 ratings)
An epic story of mind boggling proportions about the tragedy of man's existence.
| (1. Nov 2002) |
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