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This story is a fictional account. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. ***TRIGGER WARNING*** There are references to self harm, suicide, depression, anxiety and sexual abuse. "I did not think I was wasting my life but it became very hard to live.… Read More
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February 27, 2025

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In the heart of a rain-soaked battlefield, a dying soldier fights against more than just the mud and steel dragging him down—he fights against the ghosts of his past. As arrows tear through him and blood pools in the mire, memories of a night long ago come rushing back. A… Read
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This story is a renewal of an original story , which has now been edited. The message is the same . A world class cellist makes a decision to be photographed in the nude and the photographs make her life a hell. Read
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In the chilling atmosphere of early spring in Salem, eight-year-old Kiya and her older brother Mark navigate their village, burdened by an unsettling climate of fear and suspicion due to the ongoing witch trials. Their mother, Rya, works for Judge Hathorne, a magistrate overseeing the trials, which heightens their sense… Read
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Travel during the mid-1800s was an adventure at best. Sometimes it could easily turn into a nightmare. Read
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My Scottish friend and I took on a very dangerous task. Read
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January 26, 2025

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Jude Marshall is a sergeant for the Royal Fusiliers during the 1940’s. He gets left behind near the Bavarian Borders after his comrades need to make a quick one for exfiltration, and he was too injured to move and was a liability. He meets a nurse called Leisel who nurses… Read
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January 17, 2025

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January 09, 2025

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The Iconoclastic Controversy was a dispute over the use of Christian religious images (icons) in the Eastern Roman Empire in the 8th and 9th centuries. Read
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January 09, 2025

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Titus Vassio, Roman Centurion, faces Boudicca and her army in the battle of Watling Street Road. Read
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December 23, 2024

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This is a chapter taken from a book I am writing on. It precedes "Something Just Like This": Vienna, 1891. Rich brick factory owner baron Julius T. Drashe has been blackmailed for a year - not by an individual, but by what seems to be a criminal organisation. Other people… Read
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Roman Centurion, Titus Vassio returns in another historical, action adventure. Brittania A.D. 60. Seutonius Paulinus prepares to invade the Isle of Ynys Mon, The Isle of the druids. Read
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December 02, 2024

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This is a short story about a girl who knows about the oppression occurring in Palestine but witnesses it firsthand through hate crimes carried out through stereotypes. Even in her darkest moments, through her faith, she manages to see a spark of hope. Spread awareness with all love Read
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the story is set in the victorian era (1837-1901). Read
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This short story is a chapter taken from a book I am working on. I am posting it here as a standalone Christmas story: Vienna, 1891. Brick factory owner and rich aristocrat baron Julius T. Drashe seems to be the most respectable person on Earth, but he is being blackmailed… Read
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This is a fictional story about a real man, Jacob Humbert, who lived along the Big Pipe Creek, near Myersville which is now called Union Mills, Maryland. Its New Years Eve 1862. Jacob is waiting for his neighbor, Jesse Myers, who lives just across the Big Pipe, to sound in… Read
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November 22, 2024

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Countess Ada Lovelace is young, beautiful, and brilliant—and yet she is dominated by others. Can she break free of the constraints against women and her father's (Lord Byron) sordid reputation to pursue her interests in math and science? Can she help build the world's first computer? Read
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November 21, 2024

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An orphan's story in 1950s New York. Read
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November 05, 2024

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Oppidum Annavox est un village au bord d'un fleuve. A un moment donné, ses habitants se sentent en danger... Read
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September 29, 2024

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September 29, 2024

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Elizabeth I of England and Mary Queen of Scots were two rival queens who ruled parts of the British Isles at various times during the 16th century Read
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Shine of Alexandria follows Eudoxus, a mercenary from Sparta, on a dangerous mission with two Roman comrades, Flavius and the secretive Duilius. Tasked by the Roman Senate to journey to the barbarian lands of Raetia, they face the brutality of frontier life and the tantalizing legend of Alexander the Great's… Read
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October 22, 2024

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*The Drache* follows the harrowing life of Rosalie, a young woman sold into marriage with a powerful and abusive nobleman known as "the Drache." Trapped in a life of torment and violence, Rosalie longs for freedom but is relentlessly oppressed by her husband's cruelty and jealousy. As she endures his… Read
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What would have happened if Socrates had not partaken of the hemlock? Here’s a humorous look. Read
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My friend invited me to this party. Read
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The idea of having a baby born on Venus came into my mind. Read
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September 29, 2024

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September 22, 2024

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Die Entschlossenheit eines Stiefvaters Read
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September 22, 2024

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September 14, 2024

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Doku Zeri is an action driven, martial arts romp with a humble female protagonist and a touch of magical realism. Set in a place and time of racism and intolerance within American history, Doku Zeri embodies themes of equality and social justice. Read
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In this short story, I use the analogy of playing soccer, to explain how I managed by crisis in many instances in my family, formal work places and in my charity work. I express the opinion that perhaps managing by crisis should be considered to be a legitimate management style.… Read
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September 04, 2024

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In an alternate 19th-century Vienna, Amara von Weissberg's mastery over elemental magic spirals out of control after a tragic storm she caused kills her family. As her emotions stir violent weather and her dream visions blur reality, Amara faces haunting embodiments of her emotions. With Vienna reflecting on her fractured… Read
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August 24, 2024

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In the early 20th century, Mary returns to her rural hometown after years of struggling in the city. What she finds is a place that has changed almost beyond recognition. As Mary reconnects with her past, she discovers long-buried secrets and faces the painful consequences of her earlier decisions. Her… Read
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A young doctor had just moved to work in a district hospital and soon bullets and artillery were flying over the hospital as rebels were fighting the government army in a nearby barracks. The hospital was closed as the patients and staff fled. Dr. Musa narrates his experience of how… Read
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