A couple passes the time in their living room, sitting on a couch together at night.After a totally normal day, on an ordinary, stormy evening...However, everything might not be as it seems. A very short story inspired by the song "Sanon Sinulle", by the Finnish band "Disco"....

My name is Dr. Alevia Devron. I was one of the team leaders of the Exo-Science Department of the 436th Expeditionary Fleet at the time of the discovery of the Piets. I took part in almost every aspect of research in the First Contact Project. From the satellite probing of the planet’s surface, to th...

Detective Constable Walker is tasked with following the investigation of a recently deceased oxford academic. However as he unravels the mystery, he finds it to not be entirely human.  *** Won the Short Story competition for my year, so I thought it would be worth sharing. If it seems rushed, there ...

This is for the Uncharted Waters competition. Connor Corton is cut out of his inheritance after his father dies, left only an old mansion, a sealed envelope and a headache. There are two deffenitions to this the literal term. A place that hasn't been recorded, more specifically nautical. Or the oth...

Someone sent a distress call from the North Point station. The rescue team is on the way, battling its way through the snowstorm. What happened? Will they make it in time? What awaits them?...

Due to constant war between Earth's nations the surface became almost uninhabitable, which forces everyone to create a new home under the surface of the ocean. Aiden is but a simple diver, working towards expanding his nations territory to the underwater kingdom, often exploring places never before ...

COMPLETE SHORT STORY During the Second World War, the head nurse onboard a U.S. Navy hospital ship recounts the haunting experiences of her crew after they find themselves drifting down a mysterious river masked by a bone-white fog....

A soft song, spun on the wind, torments an isolated town.  A family of witches sailing across the sea, attempt a new route through uncharted waters, when the storms of fate see fit to alter their destination.  What secrets haunt this silent corner of the world where no music is allowed? Are they bes...

Mutated, despised, hunted and sentenced to death — this is life as Salia knows it, and it catches up with her when she and hundreds of others are captured to drown in the vastness of the sea. But water doesn’t forget, and just as the last hope threatens to fade, a way out reveals itself that require...

Nico and Leonardo are renowned adventurers who specialize in Rare & Esoteric Artifact Recovery. With their guild on the brink of bankruptcy, they embark on a quest to locate Ilhen's Seventh — a legendary deathtrap supposedly brimming with occult treasures. But complications abound. Rival adventurers...

Should one live day-by-day in an easygoing manner, free from pain and exhaustion? Or should one live day-by-day in constant suffering, struggling to make sense of the world? Should one go about with a simple job, hang out with friends, sleep, and repeat until retirement? Or should one question every...

A man lives his life in Boca del Locura County, with no actual social life to speak of, but not exactly by choice. One day, he overhears his supervisor and coworkers talk about something that might be connected to peculiar and disturbing circumstances, which has haunted him throughout his life. This...

Two friends witness an unexplained phenomenon in turn-of-the-century Chicago....

In the confusing and war-torn world of Riza, a mysterious land mirroring the worlds of outsiders, an era of peace has been created out of desperation by all participants in the latest World War. With the energy and supplies to uphold conflict now diminished, new threats arose from once benign monste...

Mystery meets sci-fi in this new-adult novel set in rural North Carolina. When a group of boys finds a suitcase deep in the woods, none could have expected the strange items they'd find within, or the dark ways their friendships would change forever... This story is completed at 102k words and will ...

When Comet reluctantly accepts an offer to go to Eden Valley, he finds himself in a world of magic, secrecy and danger. He has to master the powers of fortune while protecting the valley and making friends along the way. Author’s Notes: +This was my first attempt at long story/serial...

The year is 2114 and a thief who obeyed the law was shot cold bloodedly. The world, reacting through social media, is appalled with anger. So much so it draws the attention of a detective, and a secret agency teaming up to control the chaotic reaction from burning the city inside out. This is the op...

I did not where I was. I did not know my name. But I knew what I was. And I was going to find whoever was responsible for my current predicament. The story will be updated weekly here and at Writer's Café...

(COMPLETE STORY) 'One bite and you're gone' - That's what the boutique bakery usually boasts about its invisibility cakes but this batch has a deadly secret ingredient - so one bite really does mean you're gone...Who would want to kill the young girl no one seems to know outside Valencia Veemer's ba...

“The Antithetical” is a gripping tale of fantasy, horror, and adventure that transports readers to a world where gods and mortals coexist in a tenuous balance. However, when the kingdom of Allano is thrown into chaos and despair, its citizens are driven to madness and the protagonist, an undying bei...