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Word counts are rounded the the nearest 50 words, eclectic mix of moods and styles (some funny, some depressing, some scary, some hopeful – all of them awesome), mostly Fantasy and SciFi.
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A salvage crew investigate a derelict vessel. Sci Fi Horror – 570 words
A professor and his gyrocopter track storms across the flood plains and discover a mythical beast. Fantasy – 1100 words
Battle is unpredictable, but you’ll never expect what happens when you add robot soldiers into the mix. SciFi – 1150 words
Ever struggled with visiting the Doctor? This is that ten thousand years ago. Prehistoric Fantasy – 600 words
When necromancy and science combine, a soldier’s duty carries on into the afterlife. Scifi/Mythology – 1600 words
Would you know real treasure if you found it? Fantasy – 700 words
Would you risk the world to save a friend? Fantasy – 600 words
Humans are bureaucratic space orks! SciFi – 900 words
Would you flee from one terror, if it took you straight into another? Fantasy/Horror – 500 words
I am not your god. SciFi – 1300 words
Do not go into the bog, do not allow the bog into you. Fantasy – 500 words
Welcome to Heck,,, We thought hell was a little too extreme for you. (Sequel to A Crossroads in Limbo) Fantasy – 500 words
How much more could a mere mortal endure? Fantasy – 500 words
Can you carry the cost? Fantasy – 500 words
We all need friends. Fantasy – 500 words
Do not fear the dark, fear the shadow. Fantasy – 950 words
A monster hunter sets out in search of a band of goblins who have been kidnapping children. Thriller – 700 words
Only those with a pure soul can defeat the Mirror Knight and gain access to the treasures he defends. Fantasy – 950 words
A short horror about mimics – less than 500 words
With all the power in the world, you may do all but one thing. Fantasy – 600 words
Some Galactic surveys claim people find public speaking more terrifying than a planetary invasion . . . SciFi – 550 words
When you see their breath, prepare for death. Horror – 550 words
Join the army, see the world, fight yourself? Fantasy – 850 words
A grimdark comedy about love and death. Scifi/Fantasy – < 500 words
If you can find the light in the darkness, run. Fantasy – 550 words
Life is worth dying for. SciFi – 500 words
To be an enslaved celestial. Surreal Fantasy/SciFi – 1100 words
Can robots feel love? No. Will they let that stop them? Also no. SciFi – 1600 words
There will always be a challenge. Fantasy – 950 words
There is no winning this game. SciFi – 1200 words
Could you tell your lover from a clone? SciFi – 1200 words
Being trapped in the alien wilderness isn’t good for your sanity. SciFi Thriller – 1200 words
What doesn’t kill you might not make you stronger. SciFi – 700 words
You may face your fears, but they aren’t the real danger. SciFi – 650 words
Time catches up with us all. Fantasy – 650 words
In a magical fight to the death, the simplest solution is often the best. Fantasy/Wild West – 500 words
Caught between two feuding tribes, something else approached from the jungle, something . . . big. Fantasy – 600 words
High above the world, you must know thy self. SciFi Fantasy Thriller – 3000 words
When its eyes turn blue, your time is due. Horror – 500 words
When things go so wrong for a magical bandit that they come full circle and end up working out. Wild West Fantasy – 750 words
We wanted a ghost tour, we should have been careful what we wished for . . . Horror – < 500 words
No matter how you fight them, they are simply too stupid to beat. SciFi – 850 words
Misfortune disfavours the unprepared…? SciFi – 1900 words
Human crewmates can be unpredictable. SciFi – 900 words
Our disadvantage IS our advantage. SciFI – 1500 words
You’re safe now, the monsters are dead. SciFi – 1300 words
Don’t look up… Dystopian SciFi Fantasy – 3700 words
The true horrors of intelligent life or worse than you can imagine – SciFi – 950 words
Who is your true enemy? SciFi – 1400 words
Think on your failings, but do not despair on them. Fantasy – 1100 words
The market is irrational, and so are you, sir. Spoken myth… but not really – 450 words
You can take a man’s heart, but not his love. Fantasy – 1000 words
No shortcuts. Fantasy – 500 words
Who watches the watchers? Sci Fi – 650 words
Selfish desires will lead to one thing . . . Teamwork? Military Horror – 1000 words
Can you pay the price? Do you even know what it is? Fantasy/Dark humour – 480 words
When buying potions from witches, always check for instructions . . . Fantasy – 900 words
Hell on Earth is bad for human and demon alike. Fantasy – 750 words
Seek and you shall find, so beware what you seek. Paranormal/Horror – 550 words
How can one defy the gods? Modern Mythology – 1400 words
To beat a curse you must use wit… and another curse. Fantasy – 1100 words
Even the dead won’t cope with war. Future Fantasy/Bleak – 1900 words
Corporate and Evil Leagues don’t mix well. SciFi – 1800 words
Your mind plays tricks on you, don’t believe it. SciFi, Psychological – 950 words
The greatest predator imaginable. Prehistoric fantasy – 1300 words
Guard your heart, or lose your mind. Fantasy – 1300 words
If you hear him, he already knows where you are. Fantasy Horror – 550 words
Build your weapon, fight the monster, protect your family. SciFi – 1450 words
The lights may be dimmed, but they still shine. Hopeful dystopia – 500 words
Technology will help, but only if you choose to battle evil. Scifi/Paranormal – 800 words
What can one do when leaders abandon their post? Fantasy/Not even a disguised allegory for the 2019/2020 Bush Fires – 500 words