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The Glittering Wall by Charles Anders
Wang-Mu grunted, which should have been enough to put a stop to the whole business. A dragon's grunt has been known to cause widespread plague, to shroud the skies, or to wither crops. Dragons do not, as a rule, like to be disturbed.

Bubba and the Beast by Charlotte Babb
You could come hang out under the bridge with me." Grizelda "Eat a goat or two, maybe ask a riddle

Clownosseum by Forrest Aguirre
At the height of the mighty Roman empire, two gladiators battle it out in the arena of death…

Legend of Duncan by Erik Daly
Solestari, disappointed in his own incompetence, decided to end this world and the existence of those upon it

A Splash of Beauty by Mary Musselman
To be aware of your surroundings now seemed like advice given by a shark to a lone swimmer.

Soul Food by Noel Carroll
Do you ever wonder in what part of the human body the immortal soul spends its time?

The Bravest Little Unicorn by Shari Leutzinger
He looked up with tears in eyes and whispered to the little woodland creatures,
“All humans can’t be this cruel can they?”

The Sickness by L J Blount
He tore his hands from his locks and planted them hard around the steering wheel of his
1976 Dodge Dart.

Gone Shootin’ by J. Newman
"Pinnochio" and "Crater-Face." Heh. It was us against the world

The Fine Print by Justin Stanchfield
I put on my bravest face. I didn’t feel brave. Just space-sick. Space sick and scared.

Muck and bones by MF Korn, DF Lewis & Hertzan Chimera
If holiness be a sieve, honesty is just a secondary drain.

Driven Like the Snow by Trent Walters
Even before Beauty was born, the family invested their entire fortune in tweaking Beauty’s forty-six chromosomes

Put upon by Simon Wood
‘Is there a doctor in the store?’ someone shouted.

All Things Relative by Carl James Johnson
"Yes," replied Jim, "I’ve just been attempting to reach Nirvana on my latest trip."

A Pale-Tinted Celebration Day by Lloyd Michael Lohr
"You are a night-lit soul, my child. The full moon illuminates your pathway"

Daylate and Dollarshort by Charlotte Babb
No, my brother, you can not leave, for I cannot rule alone. We will surely perish if you leave the kingdom to itself.

Remembering Krempla by H. David Blalock
So," the dragon said, glaring at the diminutive visitor, "what you’re saying is you won’t live up to your side of the bargain

 

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