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GOLDEN FLEECE QUEST:KING CYZICUS
Story by hercules
Jason and the Argonauts meet King Cyzicus and his family.
The Brown Bakery: A New Edition Part 1
Story by Sansid
Her best friend's family's bakery is burnt and she is continuously helping them. But everyone thinks that starting a huge business is not possible for two 16 years old girls.
NIGHT ADVENTURES in HYPERBOREA:THE REALM of PAN
Story by hercules
Lucy enters Hyperborea one last time. She meets Alcyone, who takes her to the Elemental realm of Pan.
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A Gift Of Love
Story by Author Unknown
With her newborn child nestled in her arms, she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face and gasped....
The Most Beautiful Flower
Story by Author Unknown
The Perfect Role-Model
Story by Meggraces
Cherish the the time you have with your loved ones, death is on it's own clock
Are you looking for a Cup or a Coffee?
Story by Galaxian
Inspiring Short Story that asks you the question, are you looking for a cup or a coffee?
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Girls Come Home
Story by Suma
A story about three sisters, three women who have grown apart, but now making a conscious effort to come close because the forces that did it for them are no longer there.
Never Feel Afraid
Story by Flower
My best friend is struggling with herself, so I wrote this for her in a hope that it’d make her smile.
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Mothers from Plaza de Mayo
Story by J.B
Adela has been looking for her grandaughter for many years now. And when she finally finds her, she has to take a step back and leave her again.
The Volcano
Story by J.B
The geologist thought Tacana was just a simple volcano. Vega, who used to be part of the K´iche community, knew that it was more complicated.
Turning Back the Clocks
Story by J.B
It happened more than 50 years ago in Gori, Georgia. They were barely 12 years old. What he did then, came back to haunt him now.
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Echoes in the Desert
Poem by Mitzi Danielson-Kaslik
"Behind the jagged rocks I glow
Above the piles of sand I show"
THE GOLDEN FLEECE:A KINGDOM TAKEN
Story by hercules
The first part in a series based on my original Jason and the Argonauts story. Pelias takes the kingdom of Thessaly.
Everyone Does Something in Kiama
Story by JPYoung
Talents show up when they’re needed…
‘Best Approach to Kiama’ painting by Carole Massey
ABSTRACT HISTORY
Story by hercules
A woman called Michelle sees visions of historical ages while studying a painting.
Park Bench Philosophers
Story by JPYoung
‘The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.’ ― Eleanor Roosevelt
Fuddy-Duddy World
Story by JPYoung
‘Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist.’ – Guy de Maupassant
The Woman on the Rocks
Story by IanG
It should've been a lovely holiday. Now it threatens to become a tragedy. Will help arrive in time?
The Woman on the Rocks
Story by IanG
It should've been a lovely holiday. Now it threatens to become a tragedy. Will help arrive in time?
With the Dead in a Dead City
Story by JPYoung
‘Autumn is as joyful and sweet as an untimely end.’ - Rémy de Gourmont
Running to the Flames
Story by IanG
Two teenagers find themselves in mortal danger. They are trapped by a fire and there is little time for someone to come and save them.
JASON and the ARGONAUTS
Story by hercules
My own version of Jason and the Argonauts. Has some big twists.
If at Last You Do Succeed
Story by Anthony E
Short poem about how the best athletes should stay with one team and one town.
A Midsummer Day’s Scheme
Story by JPYoung
‘Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.’ – Henry James
It’s Our Independence Day!
Poem by JPYoung
‘This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.’ – Thurgood Marshall
The Inevitable Bells of Change
Story by JPYoung
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. — Audrey Hepburn
Out of Time
Poem by Matt Decker
All flows out of it. All run out of it. What will we make out of it?
Stranger on a Train to Taraquilla
Story by JPYoung
‘…an Adventure was going to happen...’ –Winnie the Pooh
THE TALES MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD ME
Story by J.B
When the protagonist's father dies unexpectedly, her paternal grandmother takes her in. And they begin to live a life of fairy tales and story-telling that will make them both happy.
Not a Single Doubt
Poem by Anthony E
About doing a job to the best of my ability and having no regrets or second thoughts.
The Danté’s One Day of the Year
Story by JPYoung
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them…
Guiding Light Part 2
Story by IanG
The boat has capsized and her crew are floundering. Its dark,The youngest of them is missing.
Guiding Light Part 1
Story by IanG
A lifeboat sets out to rescue a child. A freak wave strikes and the crew find themselves in great danger.
Just One of Those Things
Story by JPYoung
One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude. ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
WHERE AM I FROM?
Story by hercules
A girl called Lily believe's she incarnated on Earth from another planet in the remote past.
Snowfire on the Eve of Epiphany
Story by JPYoung
‘You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.’ - Mary Pickford
Follow the North Star to Happiness
Story by JPYoung
Enter your world of dreams…for the price of a ticket…
Familiar Sight from China Light
Story by JPYoung
'You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories.' - Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Answering the Call
Story by IanG
A young man must learn to cope with setbacks, even when the stakes are high.
FLUC!
Poem by Matt Decker
Sooner or later, life will fluc you up. And down. Then back up again. And...
THE ATLANTEAN HALL of RECORDS
Story by hercules
A man called Simon Astral travels to a chamber containing Atlantean history below the Sphinx of Egypt.