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Months after retiring from the Riverton Precinct, a detective spends his days in a bar in order to amuse himself. Yet a call from an old boss enlightened him; however, the job that was offered was more than what he bargained for.After retiring from the police force, Detective Oswald Morris missed the company he had at work. As a widow, the retiree would spend his days with his canine companion, Enzo, in a quaint cottage. After getting a call from his former boss, Oswald's desires were answered, but not in the way he had hoped. A new investigator in town needed Morris' help in capturing elusive drug dealers in a crime spree, but in a shocking development, Oswald learned that an old flame and an energetic rookie were involved. The options for Oswald were quite baffling, but his boss was counting on him to come out of retirement.Written for TEGSA2025 (The Ever-Generating Story Awards 2025)…

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A successful lawyer meets a carpenter through an AI (artificial intelligence) software, hoping to find love. But what they find is more than what they bargained for.__________________________________________________________Ursula has all the book smarts and not an ounce of social skills. After a year of loneliness, she decided to take matters into her own hands and completes the creation of Adelaide--a brilliant AI meant to help people like her make real life connections.Looking for potential clients to test her theory out, the librarian hoped that Adelaide would function properly. But as the AI came to life, this matchmaking scheme of Ursula's might not end up as well as she once believed.The Clients:Erica Cresswell, a single mother who works hard to make a living for herself and her son, happens to be a successful lawyer. Most would say that Erica was doing well, but all that was missing in her life was a man, as her fiancé passed away a few years ago. Yet, her best friend, Claudia, played matchmaker to keep her friend happy. Although, all of Claudia's attempts failed, the women meet Ursula, an uncanny librarian, who might have the answer to Erica's problems.Halfway around the world, Esteban Novicio wasn't having much luck in life either. After being dumped by his girlfriend and losing a client over a rival, he didn't know what else to do. That is, until his best friend, Commodore, introduced him to an AI dating site, which led him to meet Erica's avatar.~ ~ ~ ~Written for the 2025 ONC & using the following prompts:Prompt 40: You were once a character in a deleted story, now lost and memoryless in the library. All you recall is your former importance. To rewrite your backstory, you must first outwit the ghost librarian, who won't stop offering unsolicited advice.&Prompt 131: "This girl is on fire!"…

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Fallen leaves and overgrown bushes hid a secret within the forest for decades. A treasure where children of all ages dared to uncover. The excitement of finding an abandoned circus out in the open was tremendous. But it seemed that everyone ignored the warning sign written in bold letters!ENTER IF YOU DARE!----Following a pathway that his mischievous step-siblings found, Jaime Kincaid was forced to enter the Crazy Mirror Maze by his step-brother. Disregarding the warning sign nailed above, Jaime and his siblings didn't know that they had set foot located within a ghostly dimension. And who they meet next would be beyond their dreams!…

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When offered a second chance at life, a disdainful woman makes the ultimate decision to swap her hideous corpse for the body of another she used to make fun of.After attending her bachelorette party, Joleyne Slider woke up to find herself in Purgatory after she was knocked out from a car accident. She hit the victim, Elizabeth MacQuoid, who unknowingly walked right in front of Joleyne's vehicle after suffering an aneurysm. Leaving loved ones on their own, they both had guilt hanging over their heads.That is until a clever man known as the Grim Reaper gives one of the women another chance to return to Earth, given that they have to switch bodies.Reason: They were dealing with the devil in disguise and it would be a lesson learned for one of the ladies, that is if she's willing to make the sacrifice. And if that woman was able to convince her former flame that she was his long lost love, the Grim Reaper promised to make her life fulfilling.One knock on the door changes everything!~Written for The Haunting Heart 2024 Contest given by the zombiehorde profile.…

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My short stories written for the Fabulous Spec- Fiction Smackdown 2024…

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It's the end of high school graduation, and everyone has been looking forward to an awesome summer vacation before they travel to the colleges they were accepted too. And to cheer up a heartbroken friend, three girls agree to help her get back on her feet and have a vacation of a lifetime in Hawaii. It's an adventure that all will remember before they part ways.Winner of the Hot Girl Summer (June 2024) contest of the Love Yourself Daily Profile.…

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Three sisters are invited to attend a Tinalak festival in Cotabato City in the Philippines. Enjoying the parades on the street, the girls meet three handsome men, who each ask them to take part in a street dancing competition. It's fun while it lasts, but only one couple will last till the very end.Malou, Adelaida, and Corazon Quientiero are university students who temporarily live with their rich Aunt Imelda in Quezon City. After receiving an invitation to attend a festival in Mindanao to celebrate the Foundation Day of the province of South Cotabato. At the parade, Malou and her sisters are thrilled to participate in the event, once three charming men ask them to dance. Yet, even if it might appear that Cupid struck a love match, not all ends well as planned. ~~~~This short story is written for the Cotabato Grand City contest provided by the API Romane profile.…

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As war raged between Burma and Siam, thousands of men perished daily, but despite all the chaos, two souls would find love even if it tears them apart.Prisana Chongrak took the nursing job to support her family. After her mother died from pregnancy issues after delivering her youngest child, Prisana worked hard to find a way to outlive the poor lifestyle. But never did she imagine that she would meet Khin, the handsome Burmese soldier she helped care for in the hospital tent. Together, the two secretly kept their relationship hidden, but with prying eyes, it wouldn't last forever.Written for the 2024 AAPI ContestGenre: Historical FictionPrompt 15: You are a nurse in the 1700's when Myanmar (then Burma) and Thailand (then Siam) were at war. After you are selected to heal the wounded on the battlefield, you stumble across an enemy soldier, only to fall in love with him. In a time of war and struggle, how will you maintain your romance?…

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When a race to claim a new planet turns deadly, five human prisoners and a Plutonian must work together in order to escape the planet's hungry carnivorous plants.Greedy scientists from Croxley Laboratory have set their eyes on the prize, a new planet they named Decaorb. Soon with the help of SPANA HQ, prisoners, who of no fault but their own, were sent to venture into the unknown to explore this foreign land. This prisoners include a lesbian couple, an asexual man and a young quirky couple whose goal was to make money.~~~~At the same time, Xabiere, a Plutonian who had been embedded on Earth as a spy for a few centuries, finally makes it to his home planet in his outdated ship. He carries shocking news: In 2006, the Earthlings downgraded their native world's status to that of a dwarf planet! Fearing further discrimination, projected from Earth's history, the Plutonian government decides to evacuate. They put Xabier in charge of a mission to find a new planet that can never be disrespected. Armed with the latest Plutonian tech, Xabier's expedition launches for the same golden world as well.However, unknown to these travelers, hungry carnivorous plants and other microorganisms have grown on this planet waiting for their latest meal. Finally, fresh meat for dinner!…

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A new planet has been discovered by the top scientists of Space Aeronautics. They called it Decaorb as it is the tenth planet to orbit the Earth.They decided to send 5 people ... outcasts who are imprisoned for a faulty charge. After training, their mission is to go boldly seek what Decaorb has in store. Is it inhabitable? Are there aliens there? The chosen ones have met their fate once they have arrived, not knowing how the experience will change them forever.Watt-A-Decade Prompt: >>> A new Discovery A 10th planet has recently been discovered. Earth responded by sending a scouting group to the planet, to check if it is inhabitable. As it is a one-way trip, the group is made up of five prisoners.…

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As a military family, the Brennan siblings hardly found life to be simple. When they heard the devastating news about their parents' car crash; Joshua, Moira and Marlene became even more inseparable by taking care of each other.That is until the two eldest siblings decided to go off on their own to join the armed forces. In addition to that, Owen Thomas showed up in their lives. He was a ladies man that came between the two sisters, eventually breaking their hearts. Tragedy eventually occurs, leaving the youngest in tears.-----Marlene tells her point of view in this story as she is a recovering alcoholic.This is a story that inquires the reader to ponder: will you always be there my love, because if not, I might just leave you and 'tomorrow' might be too late.Book 1 of the Carpe Diem Series.Thank you for creating the lovely cover @FireOpalDani…

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Are dolls innocent figurines as the advertisements on television say? Or is there something sinister that lurks inside of them?As the last heir of a mysterious curse, Janneth Hudson has her hands full. For generations, a doll has been watching over the Hudson family without their knowledge. It was waiting for the right time to punish all who have done her wrong.After her mother passes away, Janneth is tormented with a new doll named Piper to the point of insanity. She is desperate to end the vengeance of Piper, as it took the lives of innocent people with her. But Janneth couldn't do this alone.No matter if Piper had to be sacrificed under a burning bonfire under a witch's chant, or if Janneth had to involve her psychologist, his secretary, and her social worker in the process, she'd do it. She wanted to prove that she isn't insane as many believed.The cover was created by the amazing @feralshadow#1 in Horror and Paranormal = 9/20/2021…

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A nursery rhyme with a twisted fate, as ... Jack and Jill went up that hill - finding themselves in deep jeopardy! Their fate was no longer in their hands, as the beast in another realm took over.This is a story of the Nursery Rhyme where two innocent children fell into a trap at such a young age. Why? It's out of this world! But within a darker format, the plot changes. ~~~When the brother and sister duo taunted their baby brother repeatedly about "the monster" hiding inside the closet, they didn't expect how their choice of words would haunt them. And once they were dared to enter the mysterious door; that was when they learned that there wasn't any way they could turn back! Thus, Jack & Jill found themselves catering to the orders of an ogre in order to find their way back home ... that is if they ever fetch that pail of water. But after dropping the water on the ground as they lost their balance, numerous obstacles ( the test of time) came before them! Now, will they ever make it back home? And in time before they age? ~~ Written from Nov. 2016 to 2018. The new cover is created by @EkemWritesThanks fo your help!…

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Short Stories for the Aim to Engage contest for 2019 can be found here. And thanks to the prompts, my imagination flourished!…

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- This is a continuation of Carpe Diem: Seize the Day My Love In the first book of the Carpe Diem Series, Marlene Brennan took a trip to California to explore what her new identity as 'Miss Independent' had in store for her. After three months of finding contentment, she heads back to her hometown as promised, but soon learns that the person she wanted to see the most has left to begin his professional baseball career. However, Owen Thomas left a letter and a journal in the hands of his friends in hopes of having Marlene read them.In this journal, an account of how little Owen came to be as a smooth and clever 'player' will be told. Growing up with divorced parents, being known as an original prankster, being sent to a boarding school by his father as a punishment, hanging around with the wrong group of friends, and eventually living with his Aunt, was mainly all Owen ever knew before he met the Brennan siblings. So, please don't be too quick to judge people. Every moment you can get with them counts, and then you can understand where they are really coming from. ~~~Cover done by Farah_15…

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Where have all of the magicians gone? That was a question for the great Aldo Wright, extraordinaire, to figure out. He couldn't be the last magician on earth!And news of the Jabberwocky has been revealed. The beast is only a figure of Author Lewis Carrol's imagination, isn't it? How can he be defeated?And now Aldo has to explain this story to Officer Smith. Would he believe him?This story is my entry to the Mad Hatter prompt that the @magic profile proposed for the 2019 Mad Day contest.Prompt:You're the last magician in the world. You and your kind have been hunted down for centuries. The Jabberwocky has been signaled again. Armies failed. Heroes failed. Even the Mad Hatter lost his hat to the Jabberwocky Before he faints, the Mad Hatter states that only madness can defeat the Jabberwocky. Will you help save the world, and if so, which crazy trick will you pull from your hat?Cover is illustrated by the one and only @Lady_Annabelle…

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This holds my Secret Santa 2019 letters to my WP friends that I met through the years. I have many friends here in the community, so I'm sorry if I couldn't write one to you this year. Happy Holidays to all!…

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A simple place to store my short stories for all to enjoy! From ghosts to a sports mishap, it will soon be here!The cover was done by @LyraurLee ... Thank you, Laura!5/20/2018 - Pom Poms Mishap (Written for the Awkward Press Statement Sports writing challenge)10/14/2019 - The Missing Gummy Bears (Written for the Foodkart Haunted Vault 2 challenge)10/15/2019 - Wheel of Misfortune (Written for the Ableworld Haunted Vault 2 challenge)…