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Dan O’Brien
That familiar clackity- clack of a train wake me. It is a soothing sound, but I have pain everywhere, in my back, in my head. Where am I? Looking out the rain-streaked window, I don’t recognise any landmarks. I see a big, wide river running alongside the tracks. Swans are spooning on the edge where… Read more
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The Long Journey Home
The narrator reflects on their existence aboard a metal ark, observing the Earth—the once vibrant Blue Planet, now a scarred landscape of brown and gray. Despite feelings of isolation and longing for redemption, they hold hope for a return to a healing planet and yearn for connection with their ancestral home. Read more
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In a post-apocalyptic world, a woman reflects on her love for Ezra, a leader who once held hope for their community. However, as he becomes increasingly authoritarian and detached, she witnesses his transformation into a cold figure, prioritizing societal structure over love and compassion, leading to her heartbreaking dismissal. Read more
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Masterfully Designed
Anya experiences a profound transformation after death, detaching from her body as a floating orb. Despite her previous anxieties and reliance on faith, she now feels a sense of peace and pride in her choices. However, she soon realizes that her new existence lacks the struggles and challenges that made life meaningful. Read more
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Quotas
In a devastated DC, PROTUS faces an ultimatum from alien invaders: hand over Earth’s children and reduce the global adult population by one billion, or face annihilation. The President and his Chief consider the dire options, including genocide and defiance. With only one alien craft destroyed so far, they prepare for a desperate last stand. Read more
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The Anderson Inheritance
Cassie sat by her mother’s bedside waiting for her to die, a nervous excitement fizzing in her stomach. It wasn’t that she didn’t love her mother. She did. At any rate, she didn’t want her to die. However, the pallor of Maggie’s skin and the rasping of her breath suggested death was imminent and Cassie… Read more
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