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Heart wrapped in clovers
Interviewer (Walks in): Hello, hope you’re having a graceful day. Patree is happy to welcome you to its glorious establishment. The boy (Shaking hands): Hello
Soy Luna
Hola. Soy Luna… well… Luna Ureña Noches. A name mi mamá gave me with some thought, but not with the full realization of how well
The first Shaman
The wind blew fresh from the South, bringing within the salt water of the sea. It was a pleasant sensation on the skin, the chill
The Monk And The Young Boy
In the land of Castlerock there lived an old monk who was very wise. The people of Castlerock whenever a problem arose that they could
Cursed Time Lovers: Chapter 1
If she didn’t know any better, she’d say the boy is insane. He’s standing here demanding that he knows her, but she’s never seen him
Heart of Steel – Part 5
Gideon moved back a few feet, sliding along the smooth metal easily to give her room to climb down. Elisha held onto one of the
AfterWorld Part 2
When a teenager is trapped in a land of the dead, she discovers that ghosts are the least of her worries. Begin with Part 1
Wings of Frost
Ketelan wanted more from a frozen world. Enough to test Fate. “There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. As there weren’t always ice shards as
Untitled Short Poem in the Style of a Landay
Trapped between Scylla and Charybdis, Is it possible to make an impossible choice? —- Featured image source : https://unsplash.com/photos/KwYxyFJVCqc?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=view-photo-on-unsplash&utm_campaign=unsplash-ios Leave a Reviewfeature0 Pros (optional) Type new
Rand’az, the Majestic (Part 2 of 2)
The entrance to the cave was in front of him, over a few dozen paces of scorched earth. He had probably already been discovered: dragons
Autumn Peace
Autumn’s peaceful hue, a season of rest, A time for nature’s slumber; the earth is blessed. The trees, they stand tall, their leaves of gold,
S.O.S. Chapter Ten – The First of Many (P-1)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part One Torren had fully
Lavender Angel
In fields of lavender, where the sun glows A purple angel descended, her wings did show Her robes were flowing like a river’s stream And
(P.S.poetry series) S.O.T.O.
She has left all the sudden now I’m forgotten, what are you planning on doing when everybody’s got their back turned, judging you every moment,
S.O.S. Chapter Seven – The First Decisions (P-4)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Four Once Lilleth had
A Garter Snake and a Python
“Have you thought about herpetology?” the academic advisor said, looking at his reflection in sunglasses. If he shifted his gaze a little, he’d be looking
Dr, Crawley, Guest Editor
Dear Readers – Readers, I say! When I accepted the request, the entreaty, the demand for me to be Guest Editor of this esteemed publication,
Halls of Silt and Seawater
“That’s exactly what I imagined. Isn’t it great?” Ben and his friends looked down the dunes, over the beach and the rolling waves, crashing against
S.O.S. Chapter One – The Secret (P-4)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Cover Credit- Myself) Author’s Note: Because this segment is so
Where Ages Meet: Ch. 5: Promises & Hopes
[Content Notes: Fantasy setting, magic] Read from the start | Read chapter 4 “No, no, no need,” he swept the idea away, every ounce as
Vibe Diva
As insane as it may seem I remember once I’ve had a dream, Pristine in every single aspect, all colorful and drastic, She appeared to
S.O.S. Chapter One – The Secret (P-2)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit- Myself) Part Two The man patiently waited for the
The Knight’s Wife – Contents
Sweethearts and Wives, Image © Samuel E Waller (1850–1903) What’s this story about? The Knight’s Wife is an eight part short web novel. Set against a
S.O.S. Chapter Nine – The Hints of Burning Memories (P-7)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Seven Torren set the
Student Database Notes 3/25 – 6/27
3/25 Exvoon Faculty Met my new class today. I don’t anticipate making much use of the database system this quarter; the students all seem motivated,
The Halloween Horror
I’ve always had strong feelings about Halloween. I remember my avidity toward the whole notion of dressing like my favorite monster or acting as my
The Last Words Of EVE.
Dearest Daliah, Today will be my last day in the mortal realm. I have made my choice, and it is finite. Do not feel sadness,
S.O.S. Chapter Two – The Death Reaper (P-1)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Cover Credit- Myself) Part One Just as the sky began
Of Beastly Beauty (Part VIII)
Revealing the Beast Reyon and Raphaela managed to hide Reyon’s identity as The Soulless Demon for many years. However, after brutally killing the fiance of
A Letter From The North Star.
Dear Clamenica, The North Star welcomes your visit with open arms, should you leave your weapons of cruelty at the gate, my sweet, insufferable sister.
(P.S. poetry series) Bifurcation
Lower end extends through the basement of the bottom, higher top is in peak with the tallest mountain, Regional direction spreads across the silver coast,
Fairy Wish
In twilight’s hush, where shadows dance and play, A fairy’s wish takes flight in wondrous ways. With delicate wings, she flutters by, Her whispered words,
The Dust Bathynaut
The rift divides the land in two halves, but neither of them is interesting. It is the rift itself that calls to people, entices them
Confidant
“Rob, just listen to me for a sec. I’m not talking about anything that’s actually immoral. Nobody gets hurt.” Weldon Brown pushed the hair back
Zero Hour
Most kids, as they approach high school graduation, are faced with hard choices. Should I go to college? A college near home, or one in
Winter’s day at the Market
I bunched my shoulders up under my ratty, worn, mostly-burgundy-beneath-the-mud cloak and hurried in to the market, trying to avoid bumping in to any of
The Fountain King
He sits upon his fountain throneendless vessel bound in bonecrimson, scarlet, dashed on stoneuntil his crime you will atone. It was a valley full of
S.O.S. Chapter Five – The Procedures (P-4)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit – Myself) Part Four —– The alarm clock next
Sun, Sea, Desert, Sky
The world above the rocks that ringed their green deep was small and scorched with summer heat, and Clytie’s sisters would have called her foolish
Collide: Part 2
Derrick figures he could slip out during the “free time” they have every day and get away. He looks across the room at the clock
Coruscant
They are coming for us, Humanoid creatures with bejewelled eyes, A dozen of us against five of them, It started with one…. And then there
The Doll Mistress
Normally, Celestine would never have gone so close to the witch’s house, but winter had made it hard to find anything to eat and they’d
The tree
It was the second half of December. The sky was darker and grayer than usual days. The day was chilled and spooky. Two people walked
Flame Paladin – Chapter 2: Metahuman
As Nia closes in, Chelsea dances to the side and with a snap she launches a fire arrow. The attack splashes against Nia’s leg as
S.O.S. Chapter Three – The First Steps (P-3)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Cover Credit- Myself) Part Three ———- Nya suddenly awoke, still
Hand of Death chapter 3
Tayler breathed as she stood in front of the throne. She waited for Osiris to finish speaking with Wendy, taking her gloves off. Everything would
The Mischievous Christmas Elf
A Christmas Poem for Children (and Everyone Else) A pointy hat and a pair of pointy shoes, Grinning from pointy ear to pointy ear, Stealing
Fire Season
Something was very wrong with the fields in Drift City, but no one could say exactly what the problem was. What was once a fertile
S.O.S. Chapter Seven – The First Decisions (P-3)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Three Nya stood next
There’s No Escaping Fate
GEWEHRSTADT, GROETSHVEN Spring, 2E8 It was a warm spring day in the town of Gewehrstadt and Tobias Schumacher roamed the hilly wooded countryside on the
Wings for Wheels: Part 2
For over a year he lived in Sampaguita’s apartment down in Vero Beach. He joked that she hadn’t needed to give him a place to
Recording Angel
Beth had been sitting on the marble bench for ages, her eyes fixed on Michael as he worked silently at his desk. When he finally
The Battle For Sythin
SYTHIN, GORGON DESOLATION Autumn, 1E194 The sun rose on the eastern horizon, though Captain Vasil and the troops under his command found that they were
Of Beastly Beauty(Part I)
The story you only thought you knew. *** Spawned Lucia and Rolan Blackheart were destined to meet. They were two of a kind, born to
Teen Angels
School had let out early that day for parent-teacher conferences, and so the sun was still bright and high as the kids walked home, there
S.O.S Chapter Three – The First Steps (P-1)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Cover Credit- Myself) Part One Nya felt dizzy, as though
Incurable
“Those the screening results?” Skemp asked. He put down his coffee. “Yep,” Gomes said. He put the files down on the table and sat down
Red Azalea
The first time it happened, Cielo was too young to be afraid of madness. She was in the garden, the fenced-in square of grass where
There’s an evening coming in
Wotan shuffled out into a rain-washed morning and realized that he hated his garden. Last evening, the garden had looked tired and aged, like Wotan
Wings for Wheels: Part 1
Gordon was barely over twenty when he stood in the crowd of Gustav Adolf Square waiting for the results of the election. The crowd had
Flash Fiction: Mind Control, under her spell
A small gray house at the end of the street got my attention. There was nothing special about the house, and it looked like every
Red Butterfly
She took a break from writing and went out to her patio. It is always nice to get some fresh air and enjoy sunlight away
The Test of Thirteen
“Bloodroot, nightshade, pond scum, a live tadpole, and fresh guano. Put into a large kettle with two quarts of fetid rainwater and heat while intoning
Coming Back Again
I could still see the footprints, etched in the mud as if preserved for eternity. I never thought I would be coming back again, back
S.O.S. Chapter Eight – The Cryo-Dreams Begin (P-6)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Six The man felt
The Audacious Heist of Takha, the Thief
Raindrops plopped on the jungle floor without a care, and Takha muttered a curse. She stood outside the wooden palisade that defined the limits of
Voska
VIŞIC, VIVEÇ Spring, 1E23 I was 9 years old when the Tekatan Empire attacked… They invaded the coastal villages in massive ships that were more
Heart of Steel – Part 4
Old memories rose up from somewhere deep inside him, and took over. He had not set foot in the house, their house, for an entire
Why the Aliens Did What They Did to that Suburb of Madison, Wisconsin
Mary shook her head. She sat amid the rumpled sheets, her eyes downcast. Mark sat on the edge of the bed, slumped and sweaty. Mark
Taking the Waters
“It just doesn’t make sense!” Dr. Emma Zee jammed her hands in the pockets of her white lab coat and glared out at the sea.
Storm People
Not all storms are merely named after people. Some storms - often the most destructive sorts - can be people, as well. If you’ve ever wondered why it seems
Prince Morris
His suicide attempt failed again that morning. That was no surprise; just like everyone said, Morris Sukenik was a loser, couldn’t do anything right. But
The New Kid
It started in the seventh grade. That was when the new kid came to our school, the antichrist I mean, and he sat right behind
He
He grew up thinking that it was all fun. Thought he’ll have everything that he’ll ever need and was so trustworthy that sometimes he thought
6. The Knight’s Wife – The Ghost
As the knight battles the monster, another mystery unfolds… The ghost. Image © Eta George Contents Isabel feared she was losing her mind. As the gigantic
Every Person Comes to Rick’s
The cafe the Social Connectors sent her to was more crowded than she had expected. Tinny Mozart came over the large speakers on either side
Ounce of Prevention
Now, just because a wife kills her husband — even a perfectly agreeable husband — it doesn’t necessarily follow that she’s to blame. She may
Screwed by Frankie Frog
“Who’s your favorite?” The woman looked up from her book, tossing her dark hair out of her eyes. “Excuse me?” Alan hadn’t meant to speak.
When do I see you again?
Valery was on a walk. She hated crowded places. That was the reason why she usually went out into the night. The streets were empty
Appendices
Appendix A # The appendix twisted in Dr. Chamberlin’s tongs, hissing and spitting. “Careful, nurse,” he said from behind his mask. “This is a mean
The Wrath of Grapes, or, The Sweet Smell of Success
It all happened because of the grapes. It wasn’t often that any fresh fruit at all was sent to the Issap Station. Oh, the diplomats
(P.S.poetry series) Collaboration
Unimagined feelings rise from far above, the feeling changes, crosses through the sky like doves, when it’s right next to your throat, nothing is at
Abang Aku
The Abang Aku rests on the first shady step of the Tower of Victory in Chittorgarh. It has so little substance, the golden motes drift
S.O.S. Chapter Five – The Procedures (P-1)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit- Myself) Part One Commander Torren Egress paused outside the
Smoke
Got a light? Oh no, I don’t even smoke, it’s just for the screen you know, feeling like Mickey Rourke here. I remember watching Nine
Hop and Hop with Gleepglop-Geep! A Bedtime Reader
Gleepglop-Geep is curled up under the dried leaves, warm and comfortable. But not sleeping! Gleepglop-Geep knows that sleeping is dangerous, and she is far too
The Weekly Informant’s Endorsements — the Shocking, Untold Story!
As our readers know, the upcoming presidential election will be one of vital importance not only to our nation, but to the world. However, with
White Shirt Man
Later, when Damien was in his teens, he would remember that nobody had called the White Shirt Man a ghost. You would have expected them
Inhuman
“This is kind of a go-nowhere party, Ryan,” Logan said. “I don’t even know why you dragged me here.” Ryan noticed a circle of empty
Music of the world
Mäga hovers over the glade. Her arrival is unexpected. Her presence in my home behind the moonbow an auger of failure: mine. I bow. “The
He Is Sure They Can’t Hear’Em
I’m wounded, bleeding. Lying at the bottom of the pile of corpses. Who piled them up on top of me I wonder and when exactly?
The Incredible Piano
The piano was just incredible. It sat there in the middle of the art exhibition, looking oddly out of place. Plain and black, elegant but
The Monk, the Spirit, and the Committee
It was the early years of the Great Famine, and the terrors of the provisional government knew no end. The democratic reforms, intended to reverse
The Blackest Friday
The bell dinged as the door swept open. A couple this time. He was in a baseball cap and a dingy red coat, and sported
3. The Knight’s Wife – The Wolves
As they camp in the accursed Forest, the wife and the squire entertain an unwelcome guest, while the knight is away, hunting… Around the fire.
A Surefire Treatment for Dizzy Spells
“Sit down, sit down,” Algrin said to the client. A youngster, really just a boy. “I don’t think I’ve seen you in here before, have
BB’s Sweetfriends Book Club
“There you go, Kip! Soon your knee will be good as new!” BB rolled up the unused length of bandage and put it into a
The Lake House Part 3 of 5
The Santos siblings went to the lake for a relaxing escape, but by the end of their trip, it’s a race to escape the vacation
Aishana—Chapter 1: Skyborn
“The wise man pulls not at loose thread, unless he has learned to fly.”—Proverbs of the Skyborn Gas flares whooshed, keeping the silk balloons plump,
Merger and Marriage
A BrandLand story * InfoCiti Tower was a flat glass sheet reaching from the sky to the ground, a grid of mint green lights against