Tell the Octopus, and other Short Stories

Not every story begins in light.Perhaps there was nothing I could have done differently. The atrocities I committed, the lives that I scorched from existence, the power I wielded with so little regard.Or maybe it was the love that I lost? The love t...

This is a short story of Diah, the Malaysian Space Chef on her quest to look for cave truffles, to cook Candied Truffles for Princess Irulan and her Australian royal guests. Join Diah's adventures on the Malaysian Space Colony of Europa moon, orbiti...

Friends. Fun. Romance. Drama. Danger. Tragedy. HIGH SCHOOL.High School Writing Project 2.0 features short stories and flash fiction written by high school students about teenage characters. The stories in this edition touch on a variety of...

From a slum in South America to the wealth of The Netherlands. Carmen was young when she fell in love with a French pilot. Their Rendez-vous 35 years later is full of Cuban music, passion, & revenge.The story can be depicted with an old SouthAmeri...

Would you like to learn the reason for the rain, giving inspiration to almost everyone?Have you heard the tale of the writer at the shores of the Pergamon who was healed by snakes?Do you honestly believe that kindness and beauty can make a differenc...

Dragons, slayers, and one girl's mysterious powers.Alisa has finally started developing her psychic power of empathy, growing in her psychic strength as every slayer must. But when the excitement of the clan’s ceremonies is drowned out by fore...

Death awaits those left outside the domes, but within the darkness lies salvation.Raina McNay is dying. When a man offers the key to Raina's survival, she leaps into a world where danger and blood reign. Without the rules society demands, Raina disc...

Reality can be more astounding than fantasy, and often unfurls a mysterious tendril to draw in the unsuspecting person. Encounters with troglodytes in a crypt, fluorescent honey and the house that goes to the ultimate extreme to get rid of its inhab...

Don’t look now because the clown from Hell is right behind you, the smog is melting people away into another dimension, and monsters roam the golf course.Your friendly, helpful smartphone could be the portal to Purgatory and that mysterious to...