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Category: Short Stories

Short Stories

Covalent: Part Six

9 Jun 202130 Dec 2021
Rolar shook his head. He didn't understand what Cace meant. It didn't really matter anyway. What mattered was that the beast was here now, and that it might prove to…
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Covalent: Part Five

2 Jun 202130 Dec 2021
Cace could not hide his hurt the next day. Even after a particularly deep sleep his face was gaunt and pale, with deep lines etched beneath his eyes. When he…
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Covalent: Part Four

26 May 202130 Dec 2021
Cace lay very still, waiting until he was sure that Rolar and Aylme were both asleep. Of course none of the children slept very deeply in their small hole beneath…
Short Stories

Covalent: Part Three

19 May 202130 Dec 2021
"Rolar!" Aylme shrieked as she reached down and shook the boy. Some of the dark powder slid off his tunic and he gave a small moan, but his eyes remain…
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Covalent: Part Two

12 May 202130 Dec 2021
Cace shivered hard. "What? What happened?" he panted deliriously. "It's alright, Cace," Aylme rested her soft palm against his temple. "It's alright now." "But I--but--" realization finally sunk in. "You…
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Covalent: Part One

5 May 202130 Dec 2021
Not much. Not much at all. Just a little bit of gray tinged with light blues and yellows at the periphery. A small sense of swirling motions, too, like trace…
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The Punctured Football: Part Two

29 Apr 202130 Dec 2021
That weekend Petey spent all of his spare time doing the extra chores. In addition to the ones his Dad had come up with he also cleaned the dirt of…
Short Stories

The Punctured Football: Part One

22 Apr 202130 Dec 2021
"Do you think Curtis and Jordan would play if we asked them?" "I don't know. I don't want to ask them." "Why not?" "Because they're not careful and it's my…
Short Stories

The Time Travel Situation: Part Six

15 Apr 202129 Dec 2021
"Alright, let's get to it!" Mavis said, steering the Time Capsule down towards the train once more. "This is going to be tricky," he grit his teeth as he phased…

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