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Aletta, a celebrated travelling violinist, believes her treasured instrument is the source of her gift. When an accident destroys the violin, she is devastated and fears she has lost her identity and talent forever. With the support of her mother and a kind trader named Hai, she learns that true artistry comes from the musician, not the instrument, and finds hope, healing, and love.

The Violinist

Aletta, a celebrated travelling violinist, believes her treasured instrument is the source of her gift. When an accident destroys the violin, she is devastated and fears she has lost her identity and talent forever. With the support of her mother and a kind trader named Hai, she learns that true artistry comes from the musician, not the instrument, and finds hope, healing, and love.

Abdullah IqbalAbdullah Iqbal
20 min read·Fantasy
Cover image for The Blarney Stone Scam

Those fake Blarney Stones....

The Blarney Stone Scam

Those fake Blarney Stones....

Ddesklife
1 min read·Satire·
Cover image for The Girl Who Could Hear Her Thoughts

The story is about a girl who thought about everything all the time. She kept asking questions, imagining different possibilities, and worrying about every little detail. Her thoughts became so big and constant that it felt like her mind might explode from thinking too much. In the end, the story shows how overthinking can become overwhelming and reminds readers that it is important to take breaks, trust yourself, and not let your thoughts take over your life.

The Girl Who Could Hear Her Thoughts

The story is about a girl who thought about everything all the time. She kept asking questions, imagining different possibilities, and worrying about every little detail. Her thoughts became so big and constant that it felt like her mind might explode from thinking too much. In the end, the story shows how overthinking can become overwhelming and reminds readers that it is important to take breaks, trust yourself, and not let your thoughts take over your life.

SSStar Scott
4 min read·Drama
Cover image for Chasing Dreams in Liverpool

It is the early 60s, Sandi is bored stuck at secretarial college when all she really wants is to be a pop singer. Her mum spends her days reading Mills and Boon books which Sandi scoffs at for being sentimental and outdated. As she flicks through her mums library book she finds a note saying if you have the voice and looks to be a pop star give us a call. Chances are it is a hoax, but then it might just be genuine. Does she take a chance?

Chasing Dreams in Liverpool

It is the early 60s, Sandi is bored stuck at secretarial college when all she really wants is to be a pop singer. Her mum spends her days reading Mills and Boon books which Sandi scoffs at for being sentimental and outdated. As she flicks through her mums library book she finds a note saying if you have the voice and looks to be a pop star give us a call. Chances are it is a hoax, but then it might just be genuine. Does she take a chance?

JJules
11 min read·Literary Fiction
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Will this chaotic day ever end?

A new doctor in Jingleville Harbour

Will this chaotic day ever end?

Jjeanmsharp
6 min read·Fantasy
Cover image for The City of Shadows

Every night at nine, the people of the city drive iron spikes through their own shadows to keep them from escaping. But when the spike holding my shadow breaks, I discover the truth: the creatures we fear are being hunted, harvested, and sold to the wealthy in exchange for immortality. Now the Shadow Keepers are coming for mine—and the only way to save it may be to become one with the darkness I was taught to hate.

The City of Shadows

Every night at nine, the people of the city drive iron spikes through their own shadows to keep them from escaping. But when the spike holding my shadow breaks, I discover the truth: the creatures we fear are being hunted, harvested, and sold to the wealthy in exchange for immortality. Now the Shadow Keepers are coming for mine—and the only way to save it may be to become one with the darkness I was taught to hate.

SKShankar Kshatriya
7 min read·Horror
Cover image for Four Brass Rings

Our Rose was a gothic punk rocker....

Four Brass Rings

Our Rose was a gothic punk rocker....

Ddesklife
1 min read·Satire·
Cover image for Half a Million- Dead or Alive

By midnight, half the city wanted Dave dead. By quarter past, one of them had already found him. Dave sat with a warm bottle of Bud in his hand, watching the sky turn black, unaware that somewhere in the city his name had just gone live beside a price high enough to make friends think twice.

Half a Million- Dead or Alive

By midnight, half the city wanted Dave dead. By quarter past, one of them had already found him. Dave sat with a warm bottle of Bud in his hand, watching the sky turn black, unaware that somewhere in the city his name had just gone live beside a price high enough to make friends think twice.

PJPaul Jackson
4 min read·Crime
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A first-person glimpse into a moment of someone's life as they reflect on the colours caught in the sun catcher that once reminded them of a loved one.

Rainbow Fragments

A first-person glimpse into a moment of someone's life as they reflect on the colours caught in the sun catcher that once reminded them of a loved one.

Terryn S. HopeTerryn S. Hope
3 min read·Literary Fiction
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An Amazing experience.

Just a Minute

An Amazing experience.

Jjeanmsharp
1 min read·Literary Fiction
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A new superhero tries to fight a seasoned supervillain.

Street Tier

A new superhero tries to fight a seasoned supervillain.

Euan WilsonEuan Wilson
3 min read·Adventure
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Do you ever dream of the other side over the river of life?

Passing

Do you ever dream of the other side over the river of life?

Euan WilsonEuan Wilson
4 min read·Supernatural
Cover image for Time To Go

We found a way to bond through adversity.

Time To Go

We found a way to bond through adversity.

Ddesklife
2 min read·War / Military·
Cover image for Coffee at Dawn

As dawn approaches there is just two customers left at a cafe that never closes. One a middle aged man the other a teenage girl. Both have their reasons for being there, two different personalities but by the time the sun has risen one will have made a life changing decision.

Coffee at Dawn

As dawn approaches there is just two customers left at a cafe that never closes. One a middle aged man the other a teenage girl. Both have their reasons for being there, two different personalities but by the time the sun has risen one will have made a life changing decision.

JJules
8 min read·Literary Fiction
Cover image for Where the Rain Settles

For sixty days, rain has drowned Ratanpur, turning the village into a swamp of decay. When Raghav discovers that the ancient well is fed by a centuries-old bargain, he uncovers a terrifying truth about his missing grandfather—and finds his own name written in the ledger of the dead. As the rain finally stops, something beneath the village begins to rise.

Where the Rain Settles

For sixty days, rain has drowned Ratanpur, turning the village into a swamp of decay. When Raghav discovers that the ancient well is fed by a centuries-old bargain, he uncovers a terrifying truth about his missing grandfather—and finds his own name written in the ledger of the dead. As the rain finally stops, something beneath the village begins to rise.

SKShankar Kshatriya
8 min read·Horror
Cover image for The New Teddy..

My daughter gets a new Teddy and she loves it. She takes it everywhere, she sleeps with it! But.. The Teddy isn't normal. It's creepy...

The New Teddy..

My daughter gets a new Teddy and she loves it. She takes it everywhere, she sleeps with it! But.. The Teddy isn't normal. It's creepy...

Georgia-MayGeorgia-May
3 min read·Horror
Cover image for Home From The Battlefields

Every day is Remembrance Day...

Home From The Battlefields

Every day is Remembrance Day...

Ddesklife
1 min read·War / Military·
Cover image for The Educated Failures

Some failures are celebrated. Some successes are regretted, and sometimes, the most dangerous decision a person can make is not choosing the wrong path... but choosing the path everyone else approves of. The Educated Failures is a thought-provoking tale about ambition, identity, conformity, and the courage to think for yourself, because the greatest tragedy is not failing. It is succeeding in the wrong direction.

The Educated Failures

Some failures are celebrated. Some successes are regretted, and sometimes, the most dangerous decision a person can make is not choosing the wrong path... but choosing the path everyone else approves of. The Educated Failures is a thought-provoking tale about ambition, identity, conformity, and the courage to think for yourself, because the greatest tragedy is not failing. It is succeeding in the wrong direction.

Sriritwik ShastrySriritwik Shastry
26 min read·Satire
Cover image for The Story Of Elisa

Elisa and her sacrifices

The Story Of Elisa

Elisa and her sacrifices

RjSRjS
2 min read·Fantasy·
Cover image for My Master, The Bloodsucker

She is the drainer of blood, the slayer of misfortunate and the arbiter of perfection.

My Master, The Bloodsucker

She is the drainer of blood, the slayer of misfortunate and the arbiter of perfection.

Euan WilsonEuan Wilson
5 min read·Supernatural

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