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Messenger of the Night

Denise Glickler

It's 1940 in Poland and young Golda has just turned 18. Her family has been taken without her to the ghetto, she's alone and scared, but determined to help rescue them, and other Jewish people, in any manner she can. Her adventure begins when she ...

GOD ATE MY LUNCH

A story of child abuse and its horrific consequences.

Duvall Osteen: Advice from an Agent

Duvall Osteen, Literary Agent from Aragi in NY, gives the lowdown on agenting with some gems of advice for aspiring writers.

The Life To Come

Michelle de Kretser

The dazzling new novel from Michelle de Kretser, recently shortlisted for The Stella Prize. 'I so much admire Michelle de Kretser's formidable technique ... she can create a sweeping narrative which encompasses years, and yet still retain the shar...

GOD ATE MY LUNCH

About an abused child and the horrific consequences,

Hurricane Rothko

Wm. Anthony Connolly

Roadkill

A bizzare encounter on a back road leads to both tragedy and regret. A short story from my collection (published here) entitled "The Comfort of Secrets"

GOD ATE MY LUNCH

This is a fictional autobiography about an abused child.

my abbr.d life- the story of the story

Michael Giacometti

This essay tells the fraught history of the microfiction, my abbr.d life. The following essay was originally published by Spineless Wonders in Cracking The Spine: ten short Australian stories and how they were written.

Holus-Bolus

Holus-Bolus is a historical fiction novel that explores the life of Stan Hager, a seemingly common man searching for his place in the world. Set in both Blitz-ravaged London and early-80s Australia, the novel traces Stan’s bizarre journey through ...

The Paper House: First Chapter

Anna Spargo-Ryan

Heartbreaking, fearless, and ablaze with a coruscating beauty all its own, The Paper House tells the story of a woman sinking into the depths of grief, and the desperate efforts of her loved ones to bring her up for air. A sharp-eyed, bittersweet ...

GOD ATE MY LUNCH

Child abuse and its consequences. Multiple personalities—each with a life of their own.

One Final Chance

After being forced to leave FC Barcelona, Tony Matthews is struggling to find a new club. He has been out of the game for nine months and has lost his touch. The only team that will give him a chance is Trentside Rovers, a group of players who, li...

Hunt for the Lost Tribe

Adele Greene travels to Ireland to research her family history, and reconnects with a cousin whose mother seems to be hiding a family secret. She and Cousin Seamus discover their history by reading diaries that date to the 17th century.

Messenger Of The Night

Denise Glickler

It's 1942 in Poland and young Golda has just turned 18. Her family has been taken without her to the ghetto, she's alone and scared, but determined to help rescue them, and other Jewish people, in any manner she can. Her adventure begins when she ...

my wild emergination

wyverne vyvyan ogma

this is the first book of a trilogy of semi-autobiographical magical reality novels covering the first 21 years of ivy’s life. ivy is, depending on your take on it, either very psychic or stark raving mad – or perhaps both – but so is everybody el...

Smile for the Coup D'état

Sean R. Cameron

Broke, drunk, and caught up in the mayhem of a military coup d'état in Thailand, Peter and his dangerously charismatic friend, Joseph, pursue destructive obsessions. But the crimes that they have committed together become increasingly hard to hid...

Sue

A roman a clef about a frustrated writer living a frustrated life in an otherwise content world.

New WIP

Anna Spargo-Ryan

A historical fiction story based on rights for women in SA in the 1890s. (Pregnancy/loss content)

Essay The Fragments of Love

An essay on the dynamisms of romanticism in poetry, art, existentialism.

The Time Free Zone

Gregory J. McKenzie

This is a fast story about something that may or may not exist outside our galaxy.

Sweet Emptiness

Oliver is a wealthy artist known for his perfectly crafted paintings. Now he cannot work anymore and we find him drunkenly destroying his marriage and reputation as he waits for the muse to return. Helen is a retired ex-cop. Morbidly obese and s...

God and Gilbert

a visit from god turns gilbert's world upside down

Finding Joanna

Mari Ellis Dunning

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Bethany Ball Literary Fiction

From a remarkable new voice in fiction comes a transporting debut, a hilarious multigenerational family saga set in Israel, New York, and Los Angeles that explores the secrets and gossip-filled lives of a kibbutz community near Jerusalem

To Become a Whale

Ben Hobson Literary Fiction

The story of a young boy who has recently lost his mother, trying to make sense of the world of men and then embarking on a breathtaking adventure of his own - a stunning literary debut in the tradition of Favel Parrett's Past the Shallows and Tim...

The Gulf - Chapter 1

Anna Spargo-Ryan Literary Fiction

Skye’s sixteen, and her mum’s got yet another new boyfriend. Trouble is, Jason’s bad news. Really bad. Now Mum’s quit her job and they’re all moving north to Port Flinders, population nobody.

The Museum of Modern Love

Heather Rose Literary Fiction

Sample the first chapter from the winner of the 2017 Stella Prize, a novel inspired by performance artist Marina Abramović.

The Lost Pages

Marija Peričić Literary Fiction

Sample the first chapter from the winner of the 2017 The Australian/Vogel Literary Award. A fictional memoir of Czech writer Max Brod, filtered through his relationship with Franz Kafka. Published by Allen & Unwin.

MIKHAIL AND MARGARITA

Julie Lekstrom Himes Literary Fiction

“This richly imagined retelling of [Bulgakov's] lean years—which gave rise to his phantasmagoric novel The Master and Margarita—mixes fact and fiction to create a narrative that is both foreign and familiar.” - The New Yorker. Published by Europa ...

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This Crazy City

Hugo S. Morgado

The bleak city through the unclouded eyes of an outsider.

GOD ATE MY LUNCH

E. C. Wells Literary Fiction

Child abuse and its consequences. Multiple personalities—each with a life of their own.

The Scandalous Relative

J.R. Bancroft (M.Wellman) Fiction

Murder, hidden family secrets, a car fortune and blackmail. A trio tries to bring their successful car company to america, a competitor to the Model T, though their progress is deterred by a murder.

The Girl in the Blue Shoes

Shaun Hume Thrillers

A former Oxford college professor returns to his old home town for a pleasant day out, only to twice cross paths with a strange girl in identical circumstances. When a third meeting occurs he pursues her, and is swept into a mystery of alternate w...

Soar

When I’m upset, I skate. It helps me forget. What do you do to forget?

Slumber

You’re in pain. The same thing happens again and again. You can’t solve it. You can’t run away. So you choose to put an end to it by erasing it from your head. Tuck pain in bed. Lock it in till it’s dead.

Sacred to the Memory

Hongkonggraeme Short Stories

The first in a collection of linked short stories all set in the former Portuguese colony of Macau

The Sportsmen's Thousand.

Nicholas Koehne Fiction

Two young teenagers join up to fight in World War One. They form a close bond as their lives are changed forever.

Better Man

Ruben.M.Granja Short Stories

Back Home

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Messenger Of The Night

Denise Glickler Literary Fiction

It's 1942 in Poland and young Golda has just turned 18. Her family has been taken without her to the ghetto, she's alone and scared, but determined to help rescue them, and other Jewish people, in any manner she can. Her adventure begins when she ...

Mirror

There's always new games and stories that will make you scared. Read this and test your braveness.

Nimono

Bethany Darling Literary Fiction

“My god is grotesque. She drags her gnarled feet, lymphatic beneath the weight of her rage, towards the moon at which she howls. A deity raised by wolves. She will bend the world until it fits into the palm of her hand, letting it wither and die f...

Thugged Out

Lelii Weary Non-Fiction

This story about a girl named ryan who tryna get out of a tough life (Book One of the thugged out series) feedback would be nice YES this is my new page

A World Of Opinion

Charlotte Short Stories

This is a book of different stories in each chapter that the character is a minor character and they tell their story.

The Girl At Wolf Fire Falls

Raven Moon Fantasy Fiction

This is a story of a girl who knew her legends were true and saved her village because of it with the help of her wolf.

Hacked

土橋瑠璃 Adult

What happens when your secrets are exposed for everyone to see? Well in this story Rika finds out the reason why and puts an end to it.

Akumu Park

土橋瑠璃 Adventure

Every amusement park has its joyful experiences. But this particular amusement park isn't so amusing!