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Enjoy these five winning short stories from the Riversong Short Story Contest, 2023. Unique, quirky, thought-provoking stories in various contemporary genres. "Showpiece" by Mikal Dobrovski "A.I. in the Jungle" by Admi Freoman "Forest" by Endy O'Hara "Looking Through Me" by Tiffany McNamara-Smith "Karma and Santayana" by Susanne Perry

This collection of short stories presents a varied cast of protagonists, some hardened by life and some still vulnerable. The stories explore how fate can shape the path of life-life's ups and downs, peaks, troughs, and redemptive moments. The dreamers in these stories look to forge better lives for themselves.There is Sean, the failed student in "Barred, " who sees himself as a victim and whose self-indulgence and rage in response to rejectio...

Everyone seeks her song. But who among them is prepared to die for it… On a perilous mountain pass, Niena, the girl known as The Melody of Three, undertakes a treacherous journey with her fairy queen step-grandmother to escape all those who wish to control her. Niena's gift is also her curse. As the descendant of three races, she is the only one who can play the Evercharm, the lyre used to create the fairy, elf, and human worlds. For sorcerer...

Fog Lake City has a community of stray dogs called the Den. One of them is a four-year-old male named Scar, who was abandoned at a young age and prefers being alone. Roaming the streets, he discovers a young husky puppy named Comet left in a box in an alleyway. Forming an unexpected bond, Scar and Comet try to survive on the cold winter streets of Fog Lake City. After a sudden encounter with his former owner, Scar feels trapped in between t...

Enjoy these six winning short stories from the Riversong Short Story Contest, 2022. Unique, quirky, thought-provoking stories in various contemporary genres. The contest and volume was run and edited by Neela Tudurí-K¿epfisch, editor and writer at Sulis International Press. A panel of six publishers, editors, authors, and book reviewers reviewed more than 30 finalists to choose the six winners."Redemption in the Thorny Thicket" by Sean Anders...

The Guardians of Magic are separated. Shumuti has lost her guidance. Sara, even more than that. With the King of Attaching venturing across the Winterburn River in search of those who are disloyal to their enemy region, Nimaz, and half of the Guardians held prisoner in Ringstone Keep, Shumuti's task has become more of a personal one. She must decide whether to rescue her companions, even if she fears she is walking into a trap. As the nature o...

As the true identity of the threat to the Guardians reveals itself, they realise how big of a challenge they now face. Determined not to give up, Shumuti leads the others on a desperate journey for knowledge, one that will lead them to uncover ancient secrets about the nature of Magic itself. But their enemies have plans as well, and it may already be too late to prevent them from unfolding. Summer is the final book in the Guardians of Magi...

Patrick Davenport had given as much thought to his death as he had to the way he lived, very little. When he startled a cat burglar and earned himself a bullet to the heart, it should have come as a shock to everyone that he found himself in front of the pearly gates. It's only once he'd settled into his life in Heaven with his beautiful heavenly soulmate, Aia, that he learned that it was a mistake after all. When St. Peter comes back to infor...

Eleven-year-old Eleanor is always exploring the woods in her backyard, searching for new discoveries. But one day something unexpected happens: she finds herself transported to a strange and enchanting world called the Togetherwood. She meets others who have also become lost: Dax, an excitable Labrador retriever, and Claire, a prickly tabby cat. Aided by many of the animals who live there, Eleanor, Dax, and Claire make their way through the To...

A collection of short stories about the extremes we often find ourselves in-sometimes of our own making. Each story uses the adverb "so" in its title, emphasizing the extreme function of the following adjectives (tired, snowy, long, alive, dense, rude...). McDowell uses fantasy, literary fiction, historical fiction, speculative fiction genres to capture his explorations of the human experience. "So Dense" - An unusually dense fog-and a blind w...

Shumuti, Sara and Aurielle had been sent to Attaching to discover what was behind dangerous amounts of Magic use in the region. Now, they find themselves surprised by not one, but two new members to add to their party. The only complication being that one of them is held captive by the King of Attaching, whose intent remains unknown.A new threat is stirring in the bare and depleted region of Nimaz that is beyond what the King's army can face. ...

Every resident of Jonestown has a secret. Matt Lowell has several. What really happened to his brother, TJ, at their grandparents' farm? Why has his sister stopped talking to him? And, where's Gene Hackman? Matt hasn't seen him in days.

Captain John Powell Mills voyages across the oceans entrusted with conducting emigrants to new worlds, but with a mind gradually losing its hold on reality and an increasing dependence on alcohol. His passengers and crew are threatened with disaster. Based on te true story.

Based on the biblical Timothy, this book details the struggle of one man to reconcile the God of his people with the events of his life. For as long as he can remember, his mother and grandmother have told him the stories of God, but that God seems so far away in this pagan land. As Timothy learns to apply the stories of his faith, he begins to understand the nature of God. However, not everything turns out as he expects. Timothy finds himself...

How would you describe life? If you bumped into God and it asked you to give an overview of what life on Earth was like, what would you do? You wouldn't tell it one long, drawn-out story. Not at all. You'd give it a mixed bag of quick stories to give it a good taste of what life is. Now imagine you'd been asked this question on a warm day. It was a fierce warm day, and you'd forgotten to drink water. You'd become delirious from the dehydration...

Sookie King lives for 5pm, leaving the office and enjoying her twenty-something life. Her boss is the worst, her job is boring, but at least that's not her entire life. In fact, she's not really Sookie King. There's a knife in her handbag. And text messages on her phone from another boss entirely.Five years ago, the Red Creek Killer went to prison. But blood is so much stronger than water-and you can't escape the tide. Following the events of ...

Displaced and running away from political persecution in Zimbabwe, Bloggs shares his macabre experiences of the regime that forced him into exile.Depressed by his raw, squalid life, the threat of an ignominious death on the streets of Johannesburg and shame of failing his family, the equilibrium between his inner self and the outside world descends into chaos and mental anguish. In near despair and degradation, his blighted spirit collides wit...

Based on a true story, Onesimus is the tale of a young, unhappy slave who lived during the first century Roman Empire. The world is a highly structured society of deities, slaves, masters, prostitutes, government corruption, soldiers-with little opportunity to move out of one's role. But he has a plan to become free and make something of himself-until he is betrayed. His response leads him on a path of danger, deceit, and discovery until he co...

After an unexplainable incident at the Carnival of Games, Sara is forced to flee to the neighbouring region of Merrywater with her mother and seek shelter with an uncle and cousin she has never met before. Here, Sara learns of a secret kept hidden from her all her life, that her newfound family are amongst a select few people in the whole country who can use Magic.Sara learns from her cousin, Shumuti, that Magic is an energy found in the natur...

For a billion years, Jonathan Celestial has worked as a star, filling the night sky with warmth and light. Ostracized by all the stars because of a terrible event that unfolded many years ago, he is ready for a fresh experience. Excited to use the 30 days of vacation time he has accrued, he decides to fall to Earth and take on the form of a human. On Earth, Jonathan's cheerfulness and idealism collide with reality. He makes friends with the gu...