Within One's Shadow

kiltsi | psychological | Complete

A short story about isolation, empire, and the shadows that exist when no one else is around.

4.70 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:50

Road of The Convict

ArcaneSaga | mystery | Complete

Miles Tenham had accepted his fate. To live his entire life behind bars in a prison in Arkensas. But his life goes for a surprising turn of event as he is forced to escape with a fellow, older prisonguard by the name of Wally. The entire nation of USA lies under a heavy warfare. Nobody knows what is going on and the duo is forced to fight for survival in a world just about to change forever. A tale of cyborgs, mutants, robots and fanatics. The first story taking place in Arcane Saga, a universe of shorter stories.

3.90 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:51

Eternity Forever

Jureka | mystery | Complete

Lost in the space of Chaos I remembered how this all began. To the you that I cannot meet. Am I just a play character for the bored people. I am curious is this tragedy made by your dreams to not succumb to your miseries.

2.28 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:51

Chance and Hope

mpsorenson | mystery | Complete

Chance and Hopeis a religious fantasy novella about the seven-year journey of the ghost of Jacob Marley from A Christmas Carol, culminating in the pivotal Christmas Eve in Ebenezer Scrooges' life made immortal by Charles Dickens. My own upbringing andThe Screwtape Lettersby C. S. Lewis inspired this work. At its core, this book is about how we limit our own progression by holding ourselves to a standard of perfectionism that does not exist.

14.60 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:52

Gengar in Stardew

michela violet | mystery | Complete

Pokemon/Stardew crossover fancfiction short story. Punk girl Abigail finds a pokemon in the mines and the discovery gives her a newfound sense of purpose.

4.69 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:53

Immortal Stonekeeper

Mercynarie | mystery | Complete

Living your life on the edge is all fun and games, until the ground shifts before your feet and you wind up dead on the streets with a hole in your head. Informant Jonathan Warner is perfectly content with living his life one exciting night at a time. But when his cop friend asks him for help regarding a dead auctioneer and a missing jewel, he finds himself suddenly dragged into the hidden world of vampires and immortals. What do immortals want from him? Who killed the auctioneer? Why is this jewel so important? And will his life ever be the same again? This is the tale of the Immortal Stonekeeper.

19.86 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:55

Witch Poison

VanessaFletcher | mystery | Complete

(COMPLETE STORY) 'One bite and you're gone' - That's what the boutique bakery usually boasts about its invisibility cakes but this batch has a deadly secret ingredient - so one bite really does mean you're gone...Who would want to kill the young girl no one seems to know outside Valencia Veemer's bakery - 'Spellbinding Treats'?Who is the scruffy man who they see hanging around - but who disappears just as quick?Who was the girl?Why are they trying to frame Valencia for the murder?And who has stolen her fairies? To make matters worse, no one in Spellica trusts half-witches like Valencia, it only makes their suspicions deepen.Can she and her best friend Talbot Acres discover who the murderer is, or will Valencia lose her business - and her life, trying?

8.01 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:57

Memory Lane

L. A. Sirius | mystery | Complete

Five child prodigies are invited to an elusive tech CEO's private island. Surrounded by enigmatic geniuses, Daniel is forced to face his past through everlasting, haunting, memories. Unravel the mysteries of the island along with the characters inside, but try not to get killed. How does one move on? Must you forget about your past to truly overcome it? If this is going to be the future, why live in the present? Complete

22.76 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:58

In Somnium

Ari Yaki | mystery | Complete

In the depths of an abyss, a young man awakens to a world of strange images and inky blackness, his memories lost to amnesia. With hope gone, he finally succumbs to his solitary new life when, out of the blue, a voice calls to him. "Hollis!" With hope ignited, he finds himself venturing into the unknown, though regret is never far behind. Through this, he encounters a mysterious young man who sets forth a series of events that force Hollis to question everything; even his own state of being.

29.12 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:59

Emotiv

Ria Rees | mystery | Complete

New Adult | Dystopia | Speculative | Slipstream | Science Fiction Kyla has finally broken into the Worker class of Skycross. But when she is cast aside by society and witnesses the plight of the Abandoned, she must make a choice between her own future, and the wellbeing of thousands, before she loses her grip on reality. Author's Note: Serial Novel, new parts to release every Wednesday -- I'm writing this as I post, so I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts on where the story might lead! I have a vague plan in mind but I'm excited to try out this process of posting as I go :)

42.76 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:43

Deep Mettle Prologue: "Raven"

Jay Campbell | mystery | Complete

Prologue to Deep Mettle Ten years before the story of Florian Flint, night falls over the isolated monastery of Valeun. It ushers in a darker shadow, stretching out across Naemia. And as a nation's legend rests here, body broken, voices whisper of coming doom.

0.57 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:37

Deep Mettle Epilogue: "Doors"

Jay Campbell | mystery | Complete

Epilogue to Deep Mettle Ten years before the story of Florian Flint . . . On the edge of the Rivan Gulf stands Fallstone Bastion, home of the Celestri. In the wake of Naemia's fall, its doors will close to the world forever. Below the bluffs, the harbour is silent but for two tall figures walking the grey stone.

0.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:37

Expedition to the North Pole

OnionByLuck | mystery | Complete

Someone sent a distress call from the North Point station. The rescue team is on the way, battling its way through the snowstorm. What happened? Will they make it in time? What awaits them?

3.07 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:37

Alone Together

AJ_Agreste | mystery | On going

With her mom constantly out of the house and no one to talk to at school, 15-year-old Mona has no trouble rushing into the forest when it mysteriously calls out her name. When Mona is pulled into another world, she is greeted by a red-haired boy named Peter, who insists on spending time with her. But whenever Mona thinks about home, Peter tries to distract her with fun and games. Will Mona gain newfound comfort, or will this dreamscape turn into a nightmare?

3.02 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 15:11

Plumbeous Professor

Frostfire20 | horror | Complete

An Archaeologist's execution is put on hold when he is sent to another world as a scout. He wants to be a [Tourist]. Unfortunately for him, an ancient evil has other plans.

47.28 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 11:00

The Wandering Wraith

DragonEggTea | drama | Complete

Mira doesn't understand why she is treated the way she is. She understood that it wasn't normal' when her conflicting feelings took over her conscious and she began to fight against her master's orders in any way possible. Despite her deadly past and her master's wishes, she tries to face each situation with the most peaceful outcome. She clutches onto any person that shows her kindness and choses to protect them as much as she can. One such person is a knight she chooses to save and take to a safe haven she's hidden from her master. Her friendships grow, despite failing to hide the monstrous side of her life. In the end, the source of Mira's dark power is what saves her and her friends.

79.16 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:25

Extra Life Online

McKeep | drama | Complete

Sim and virtu modder Joel is plucked from his outland life and throwninto ahyper-enhanced reality tournament.The stakes are the highest. Battles for survival in high-immersion virtual and augmented reailties against hardened opponents seem to befor life-and death stakes, but Joel suspects it could be worse than that. Joel’s fear growas he begins to guesswhat the ultimate purpose of the contest might be.

28.24 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:21

Pippa's Passing

Scott H | contemporary | Complete

"Pippa's Passing" is the fictional memoir of Jeff Carter who learns that an old love, Pippa Bailey, has died and he relates their story together from their first meeting in high-school up to eleven years before her death when he last saw her.

67.65 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:17

The Riveting Lives of Russell and Sal

RileyKifer | contemporary | Complete

Russell is a virtuous goth with a Christian upbringing. Sal is a carefree slack-off who would rather work retail than go to college. It was hate at first sight. Until they were forced to partner up in class. After their true feelings surface, Sal learns just how different he is from Russell, and all seems hopeless. How can their relationship last, if Sal is asexual? And that's not their only problem. Surprisingly unpredictable, The Riveting Lives of Russell and Sal is about two social outcasts that become the most unlikely couple imaginable.

36.42 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:15

The Charm Fable: Mousey and the Golden Book

Nicholas S. Casale | comedy | Complete

Mousefred Souris lives in a world without humanity, and animals have risen to become like people. Mice like him live as slaves under the rule of a cruel cat, who lords over them with her armies of weasels and bats. For the crime of helping an injured stranger, Mousey is imprisoned and told he must either join the evil queen's army or die. But a chance encounter with a golden book sets Mousey on the path to freedom. The book teaches Mousey the secrets of magic, and with these newfound secrets he sets out on a journey to become the hero he was born to be.Note: This story is available in its absolute, complete form on Amazon.com, but most of the chapters can be read for free here.

28.80 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:11