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Stephen Cox

Death in the Hospital

Published Mar 31, 2020 · 5,287 words (20 minutes) · 2 likes · 616 views

Fantasy Mystery Science Fiction Strange post-apocalypse whodunnit murder mystery

Min is an aging healer in post-apocalyptic England with an unusual set of skills. This time, she'll need to use those skills to track down a killer in her makeshift hospital before tense relationships in her town fray completely.

Stephen Cox lives and works in England, and he's the author of the critically-acclaimed Our Child of the Stars.

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Charlotte Platt

Unforeseen Fortunes

Published Mar 25, 2020 · 1,521 words (6 minutes) · 1 like · 219 views

Horror Humor Strange weird vicious gore fun

A short story about generous donations and the multitude of old ways to tell the future.

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Charlotte Platt

Claws in the Sand

Published Feb 26, 2020 · 3,367 words (13 minutes) · 213 views

Fantasy Horror Humor much swearing army angry Strange threat Murder weird swearing

A soldier finds that being shot in the head is the least of his problems today. A short story featuring war, bloodshed, swearing at new friends! Also cats.

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Charlotte Platt

Christmas at Aunt Sally's

Published Feb 12, 2020 · 7,038 words (26 minutes) · 261 views

Fantasy Humor Strange food magic urban fantasy violence

A story about festive gatherings, new partners and strange family dynamics.

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Rachele Gabriel

Dear Danny

Published Feb 2, 2020 · 8,107 words (30 minutes) · 1 like · 1066 views

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Charlotte Platt

Chasing Tail

Published Jan 15, 2020 · 3,556 words (13 minutes) · 260 views

Fantasy Humor Romance bad science Merpeople Strange speculative weird ace

A story about love, science and merpeople. And a bunch of interns.

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Charlotte Platt

Love Bite

Published Dec 18, 2019 · 968 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 234 views

Fantasy Horror Humor spooky festive friends Love Strange christmas Murder

Two friends lament their love lives in the beautiful city of Paris. Well, Montmartre cemetery to be precise.

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Charlotte Platt

Zom-bees

Published Dec 4, 2019 · 536 words (2 minutes) · 239 views

Fantasy Science Fiction apoca-cute Strange zombies apocalypse bees cute

A short story about rebuilding the world in surprising ways.

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Charlotte Platt

You Can't Disappoint the Stars

Published Nov 27, 2019 · 613 words (3 minutes) · 240 views

Science Fiction Strange work soft

A sci-fi short originally featured on With Painted Words, You Can't Disappoint the Stars is a story of chasing comets and memories.

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Charlotte Platt

The Invasion

Published Nov 20, 2019 · 856 words (4 minutes) · 241 views

Fantasy Science Fiction Strange Dragons myth

Some light morning fantasy with a mythological twist, The Invasion is a flash fiction about what to do when you get invaded.