Short Stories

A compilation of three scintillating short stories: ‘The One That Got Away’, ‘More Than a Mere Bagatelle’, and ‘Chance Encounter’, all written by Amazon best-selling and prolific Australian author, Margaret Lynette Sharp. Both ‘The One That Got Away’ and ‘More Than a Mere Bagatelle’ have taken awards at the Hurstville Festival of Community Arts Literary Competition (in 2014 and 2015, respectively). The third story, ‘Chance Encounter’, is a sweet, nostalgic romance, crafted specifically for this new volume. This title has been awarded 5 stars by ...

Stories set along the outskirts of reality . . . In the story ‘Where is Everybody?’, a waitress spoofs a krazy-kat quantum metaphor thus enticing a young physicist to join her for some gallery hopping. In ‘The Mystery of Haven’ we follow an artist choosing to cool-out there during a brief unstable time for the town and then finds herself unwilling to leave. Or could be a time-tripping girl on holiday in 1963 London trying to control her impulses, or a self-described high school misfit ...

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“Reddy writes in a straight forward prose that entices you to turn the page. For an American reader, it is truly a journey into another world,” Donna Foley Mabry, Author of Maude ~ #1 best-seller on amazon. This is a collection of a novelette and twelve short stories, bringing to life the varied culture and social spectrum of India. Change, loss, social pressures, love, relationships, and family are woven into this tapestry. Where there are tears, there is also strength, and hope. From reviews: “Gita ...

Do you like the Twilight Zone? Do you like stories thrusting ordinary people into extraordinary situations, where the outcome is anything but pleasant? If it makes you feel better, some of the protagonists are not very nice at all, but remember: bad things also happen to nice people.

Chance encounters, voices from the past, or challenging choices can change the course of a life. In this short story collection, young people starting on their journey to full adulthood find themselves on unexpected paths.

Kay: A bad boy kind of guy – who could have become a rock star in his own right, but quit that career to become the producer his father and brothers needed him to be. He is quite happy as long as he does not allow himself to take a guitar into his hands, that is, until his father issues the challenge to all three brothers to find the next big star and puts him right in Nell’s path. She has all that it takes ...

This collection of fourteen flash fiction and short stories offer unique and curious tales with dark themes. Exposing the darker side of life whether in familiar settings or in strange worlds, expect interesting twists and unexpected turns. SciFi, fantasy, and a touch of horror weave throughout these original stories. Murderous beings, deranged customers, dragons bent on self preservation, questing knights, alien contact and more mysterious creatures feature in this second collection of original fiction by author Jason J. Nugent.

Dominic, the sheriff of Timber Creek, is called out to investigate a murder that could start a clan war between two rival werewolf clans. The victim is the son of Winston Hamilton, the mayor of Timber Creek and the head of the elitist Grey clan, the same clan Dominic is a part of. Dominic and his deputy, Tanner, discover evidence that the Brown clan – long-time rivals of the Greys – killed the mayor’s son, breaking an uneasy peace, but something is amiss. In an ...

Behind every hotel bedroom door is a story, and Hotel Obsidian is a hotel that shares some of the tales with you. From Mary the abusive-when-drunk manipulator to the mystery man found in the Claire De Lune Suite, you are taken on a journey through the snapshots of people’s lives where murder, mystery, sex, drama and even generosity is shown. Old passions are reignited as an ageing diva feels the heat of the spotlight once again; a sister is coerced in to a meeting wth ...

Culled from the archives of the (Almost) Average blog, this anthology of flash fiction collects sixteen original stories in one volume. Maniacal creatures, deadly aliens, and strained relationships reveal the darker side of life through tales perfect for the reader wanting adventure in bite-sized stories. Touches of horror, science fiction, and fantasy weave through the anthology from the opening line of “Sebastian (I Am Death)” to the closing words in “The Long Sleep.” This debut anthology offers the reader a variety of stories with twists ...

The One Million Project is an ongoing charitable endeavour in the form of a collection of 24 short stories by 14 different authors. We hope to raise £1,000,000 for Charity (CANCER RESEARCHUK and the HOMELESS and thereafter all continuing sales on this book will go towards an ongoing One Million Project Foundation which will continue to raise money for charity as well as invest in the Arts/Creative projects. 90% of all money raised in perpetuity will go towards this purpose. The One Million Project is ...