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This collection highlights our best stories from 2017 as defined by our readers.
You will laugh, you will wonder, and you may even gasp. Your imagination will definitely run wild.
Featuring the stylings of AJ O'Connell •Christa Miller •Keith Fentonmiller Lisa Diane Kastner •Elaine Crauder •Aimee LaBrie and previewing, Dwight L. Wilson
82) Bare Lit
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A fiction and poetry anthology in support of the Bare Lit Festival, showcasing award-winning British authors of color.In 2016, a group of UK authors of color founded the Bare Lit Festival: the first ever literary and author festival featuring only UK writers of color. Bare Lit collects short stories and poetry by literary luminaries whose work represents the values and mission of the festival. Edited by Kavita Bhanot, editor of Too Asian, Not Asian...
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Renowned for his witty dialogue and macabre humor, Saki skewered the pretensions and follies of the Edwardian age. This 1911 collection of well-plotted, acerbic short stories showcases his mastery of comic repartee. The tales recount the escapades of an irreverent socialite, Clovis Sangrail-a forerunner to the aristocratic Bertie Wooster of Jeeves fame. Saki's satires remain remarkably contemporary, offering paradoxical combinations of good-natured...
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The darkness that surrounds us shrouds the world. Whether we see it or feel it, we know it is in the depths of our minds. Our experiences don't lie and neither do our scars. It begs the question: how do you heal what you can't see? For too long, we've hidden from our demons and been told it was all in our heads. Now it is time to face them. How do you survive living with demons?
85) Verve Flash
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Grab a cuppa and enjoy the ride on the short road to big fiction.
This multi-genre anthology features over 40 flash-fiction pieces by 17 authors, who are as diverse as these exceptional stories. Consider this anthology a chocolate sampler filled with "verve-alicious" bite-sized reads, divided into four scrumptious categories: Relationships, Psych, Intrigue, and Life and Death.
It's a perfect book for waiting rooms, short commutes, and coffee breaks.
Grab...
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In Part 2, a smattering of the novellas are, a young Irishman's escapades as he experiences that the local legend isn't really, a legend in The Washerwoman, help a young orphan find her biological parents and unearth her family's secrets in Looking for Home, experience the lives of a prisoner and his torturer in The Inquisitor, find out what Horatio really thinks of Hamlet in Horatio, and check out the follow up to Newly Minted Wings and salty French...
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INSIGNIA Vol.3 includes 7 Southeast Asian fantasy stories with a mix of literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. Countries included are Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines.PART I: Adventure / Folktales'Horse Feet' by Celestine Trinidad'The Third Eye' by Sheenah Freitas'Interlude' by Eve Shi'The Island' by Melvin YongPART II: Adult / Literary Tales'Running from Shadows' by Joyce Chng'Never Seen' by Kelly Matsuura'Spirit...
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There's just something magical about cats.Fierce hunters content to rest upon our sofas. Sweet friends but stubbornly independent. Fluffy little murder balls with jellybean toes and razor-sharp claws. It's easier to answer what cats aren't than what they are.In this purr-fect collection, awesome authors pounce upon the challenge of the mysterious cat like the elusive little red dot it is. Curl up with sixteen stories all featuring our furry, frisky,...
89) The Blackboard
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What does your mind get striked with, when you think of,THE BLACKBOARD?•He passed by her classroom everyday just to catch a glimpse of her. However, she never knew about the secret admirer. •I was bread and she was my jam. We were the best pair to be thought….Yet, I was toasted And she often went stolen from the jar. Millions of disappearing visitors, Deforming the lives through white scribbles. Letters may fade but knowledge will never. Where...
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Fantasy stories for LOCKDOWN.FEATURED AUTHORSWith It, He Goes on All Fours by Amber M. SimpsonFifth Summer by Bec LewisSeeds by Beth W. PattersonThe Awakening by D.M. BurdettThe Swan's Rest by Dale ParnellNothing but Trouble by Gabriella BalcomThat Time There Was a Minotaur in the Garage by Joachim HeijndermansRelentless Are Our Pursuers by K.B. ElijahForest of Many Colours by Matthew M. MontelioneThe Ugly Stepsister by McKenzie RichardsonThe Lamplighter's...
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Poetry Diversified showcases the compiled experiences of the 2012 winners of the Poetry Matters literary award. The anthology is filled with language that bears the souls of 23 poets with 23 stories to tell. The title says it all; these poets represent all ages, gender, religions and social status. The emotional peaks and valleys presented will suit the novice poetry lover to those who have loved the art form for a long time.
92) The Wistful Wild
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Love and lost chances, innocence and scars. Enchantments and adventure. Freedom and silence. Magic spells and bloodied keys. The Wistful Wild offers a wide selection of poetry inspired by fairy tales and myths. Through stories both familiar and obscure, readers will encounter the perspectives of oft-overlooked side characters and main characters alike. Some celebrate love, whether platonic, familial, or romantic. Others warn of its potential dangers....
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As we speak we set ourselves free, as we write with us a reader also senses of being free.Wings to emotions is a compilation of a variety of authors.Emotions can be perplexing or heavy, they can also be joyous and precious or lovely. All those types exist on these pages as fragile as feathers, holding onto them are words in the form of stories, poems, etc. free to fly with Wings -this Book.Let your emotions fly. Happy or sad they are meant to be free....
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A fantastic anthology of novellas that don't fit neatly in a box. Includes The Witch Girl and the Wobbly by Michael Cooney, Please Listen Carefully As Our Options Have Changed by Eric Aldrich, Hearts In the Dark by Christopher Woods, Allure by Ed Burke, Eternal Spring by Cora Tate, Shipped Off by Gordon Blitz, and Shangri La by Mark Williams.
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A Greek god seeks out a woman he once seduced...
A tragic letter from 1910 chronicles a young woman's quest to find her lost love...
A terminally ill teen finds forbidden love...
A historian travels to the past and finds herself in the arms of Benedict Arnold.
Enjoy these stories and many more in this passion-filled collection of short stories and poetry from the writers of WPaD.
Love can be many things.
For some, it's sweet and sensual. For others,...
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A collection of fifty-word stories written by "The Wellies" a group of writers from Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada. Short bites of literature that touch on humorous, dark, twists and turns, life lessons and life's like that. And a bonus section of member's favourite recipes.
97) Lucy Cloud
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Filled with engaging characters, with their unique and lively Cape Breton voices, Lucy Cloud follows the fortunes and heartaches of a family with secrets and the intense longing to live fully. In 1960s Inverness, Cape Breton, the coal mines have closed and family farms stand abandoned as men and families must find other ways to survive. Curly MacLeod, the last of the old-time horse traders, must cultivate a new clientele to support his wife Annabel...
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95 North by Jason Matthew ZalingerMyron Oygold has returned home after a tumultuous and toxic relationship with the love of his life. Now in therapy, he recounts how it all began. 95 North explores how we make sense of our decisions in the aftermath of love gone wrong.The Thing in Violet Springs by A. G. TraversWhen a young family travels into the cold desolate woods of Violet Springs, they are confronted by a vicious monster hell-bent on stalking,...
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Each year we hand-pick 50 of today's top indie authors and ask them to submit a story. Then we ask a team of ruthless judges to scour that ore and pick out the gems. The result is All These Shiny Worlds II:* a world of today where cosplay and stagecraft are bright lights hiding dark shadows* a world of tomorrow, where kitchen appliances fend for themselves and take solace in each other's arms, refugees from indifferent owners* a world of little cogs...
100) Resilience
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Blindsided by a break-up? Betrayed by someone you treasured? Broken and beaten down by life? We've been where you are. Unfortunately, a shattered heart or hopeless day is a universal suffering that can connect us all. Women are caretakers and providers, on top of the many other hats we wear daily. Yet in the midst of all our day to day responsibilities, we shoulder crushing obstacles. Many of us feel we can't allow ourselves to miss a beat. So, where...
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