Found 15 works tagged 'marriage'.
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The Road's End
Published Nov 10, 2020 · 3,116 words (12 minutes) · 168 views
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Carrie Vaughn wrote a beautiful story called "Strife Lingers in Memory." It appeared in Realms of Fantasy, as this story did. Carrie looked at epic fantasy, like Lord of the Rings, and asked what happens to the heroes after the battles are done? I loved the question, so I wrote my answer to the question. "The Road's End" is also in a conversation with Tennyson's poem, "Ulysses." How can an old man put aside his adventures when his entire life is based on the idea of "not to yield"?
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The Family Rocket
Published Aug 30, 2020 · 2,319 words (9 minutes) · 1 like · 416 views
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As a child, Lorenzo’s father took him and his siblings on a fantastic trip to Mars—or so the story goes. But what if none of it happened at all? In this creative sequel to Ray Bradbury’s “The Rocket,” James Van Pelt imagines what happens when credulous children grow into skeptical adults.
Van Pelt has been nominated for the Nebula, Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, Pushcart Prize, and more. His limited-edition hardcover short story collection, THE BEST OF JAMES VAN PELT, is now available for preorder from Fairwood Press.
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Father's Dragon
Published Nov 20, 2019 · 3,271 words (12 minutes) · 1 like · 348 views
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It's tough to be a father while still dealing with being a son. How can you condemn him for abandoning you when you want to run away yourself?
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Helen of Sorrows
Published Aug 10, 2019 · 3,877 words (15 minutes) · 378 views
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Helen is a psychiatrist, grieving the loss of her husband. But when she finds his skeleton in a sinkhole in her back yard, the grief becomes complicated, and things that once made sense, stop making sense entirely.
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A Wingless Wedding
Published Jun 20, 2019 · 1,022 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 732 views
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Every bride is nervous on her wedding day. But this is the first ever wedding of two Wingless in the history of the planet. In front of intergalactic press. “A Wingless Wedding is the last story in Asexual Myths & Tales. Runner-up in the Mother's Milk Prize 2018.
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The Face of All the World Is Changed
Published Apr 14, 2019 · 3,991 words (15 minutes) · 515 views
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If Facebook can predict whom some users will marry, what does that mean for the rest of us...and for marriage?
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Penelope Unraveling
Published Mar 21, 2019 · 2,884 words (11 minutes) · 2 likes · 760 views
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This story has never been published anywhere before now. When I was submitting stories regularly, I sent it everywhere; it gathered many, many near-miss rejections--"We love it but..." "Just not quite right..." Then I got deep into writing novels and set aside all short stories for years (I still don't write much short fiction these days). But there's a truth in this little piece that won't quite let go of me. I hope you enjoy it.
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A Gift for His Beloved, Post-Apocalypse
Published Feb 19, 2019 · 273 words (1 minute) · 2 likes · 445 views
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A man sifts through the world’s ruined remains in search of the perfect gift for his wedding anniversary.
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The Other Half
Published Jan 5, 2019 · 99 words (1 minute) · 439 views
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A strong marriage can lead to an expansion of your being. Even more so when your spouse is a telepath.
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