The fictionalized account based on the true story of the woman with the issue of blood that lasted twelve long and desperate years, as told in the gospel of Mark, who came to Jesus seeking a miracle and found much more. Please note that this work is a short story.“If I may but touch the hem of his garment…”She had been sick for many years, but she was also an outcast. She was afraid, but she was also determined. The woman who had spent all her money on doctors in the hopes of being healed of a debilitating infirmity came to Jesus that day with only her faith, her belief that if anyone could change her life, it was Him.This fictionalized account is based on the true story of the woman with the issue of blood that lasted twelve long and desperate years, as told in the gospel of Mark, who came to Jesus seeking a miracle and found much more. Please note that this work is a short story. Views: 742
A "John Doe" with a fatal gunshot wound. An ER doctor. A surprise. MurderTwo men with one gun. One gun with one bullet. Welcome to this weird Fortune Roulette. Views: 742
"Have we met?"He laughs again and turns to look at me. "Every day of our lives," he says. His face is familiar. I've seen him before, the stubble and the angles of his jaw. "Where have I seen you? I’m usually good with faces."He smiles and turns back to his coffee. "Oh, just about everywhere," he says."There's a diner at the wrong end of the highway. I've seen it before, but I don't know where."Frank pulls into a diner parking lot to get something to eat. The service is terrible, the cook is rude, and the food leaves something to be desired. But who is that man at the other end of the counter, and why is he so familiar? Something about him is wrong. He's a phantom, haunting the depths of Frank's peripheral vision. Has this all happened before? Is this guy a ghost from his past?From THE BODY DOUBLE:"Have we met?"He laughs again and turns to look at me. "Every day of our lives," he says. His face is familiar. I've seen him before, the stubble and the angles of his jaw. "Where have I seen you? I’m usually good with faces."He smiles and turns back to his coffee. "Oh, just about everywhere," he says.I take a bite of my hamburger, and it's about like every other diner hamburger I've ever had."We come here every day," he says.I look over at him, and he's stirring his coffee. "I've never been here," I tell him.He looks over, raising one eyebrow at me. "Sure you have. You were here yesterday. We had this conversation, only you asked me how old I was.""I wasn't even in the state. You're thinking of someone else.""No," he says. "It was you." Views: 742
A gaslight tribute to Edgar Allan Poe. This mystery shadows a heroine who loves a man she can't have, and whose sickness is not what it seems.Life for five year old Hilda was everything but rosy growing up in a small village in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts. Her looks were atrocious, she tried to overlook the teasing that was caused by it but resentment and hatred started growing inside her warm heart. Being that Hilda had an aunt named Helga that was a practicing witch only escalated hatred towards her from the townspeople. Hilda didn’t know her aunt very well because days after her aunt presented her with a spell book and told her to keep it nearby should she need it her aunt was burned at the stake for practicing witchcraft. Being that Hilda was just an innocent child couldn’t comprehend why anyone would want to hurt her aunt. She thought the world was perfect and that no one died until the day her aunt did, and that turned her whole world upside down and turned a child's warm heart to a cold heart overnight. The day after her aunt was burned at the stake Hilda would have frequent visits by her aunt in her dreams that eventually turned Hilda into a practicing witch for years to come. Views: 742
Has a bee ever fallen into your shirt? Or has a spider crawled up your trouser leg? And while you were jumping around wildly and tearing at your clothes to get rid of the intruder, were you mortified when you couldn’t find it anywhere, leaving you to obsess about where it might be? ‘The Cockroach’ is a short and mischievous story that takes that horror to a higher and more uncomfortable level.Code of the Fates, is a science fiction & fantasy story that chronicles the adventures of the unlikely hero Captain, in the post oil age. Thousands of years into the future, world scientists compete to improve the human animal with woolier and keener traits from the animal kingdom. The fate of humanity's free will hangs in the balance when a potential mind-control weapon is implanted in the brain of a young man nick-named Code-E. To curb the potential world dominating power of a few greedy multinationals, the Fates create a hero out of a beer brewer, launching an adventure of vampire battles, banking revolutions and water rights wars.129,000+ word count / 155 pages depending on the reader. This novel is book 1 of the 2 book ode to impossible mini-series. Release date goal for book 2 is 2014. Views: 742
This is a satirical poetry collection concerning religious leaders in the Christian church. specifically those who choose to teach and pass on ignorance, hatred, and judgement to the next generation.This is a religious satire poetry collection concerning religious leaders in Christian church who choose to pass on ignorance, hatred and judgement to the next generation. In my collection I try to stress the necessity of speaking out against leaders who do this. Hope you enjoy it! Views: 742
In the aftermath of several revelations, Kaela is forced to pick allies and risk making enemies.In the aftermath of several revelations, Kaela is forced to pick allies and risk making enemies.The Outcast and the Survivor is a chapter-series that follows Kaela, a princess of the mythical kingdom of Kalepo. After her father's sudden death, Kaela is exiled from the kingdom by her older sister Mariam, who claims their father's throne within moments of his passing. By being made an outcast, Kaela is forced not only to say goodbye to her homeland, but also to all of civilization. Kalepo is known only to itself, meaning that Kaela should expect to find a world devoid of humanity beyond the kingdom's borders, but because of something her father whispered to her on his deathbed, she knows that there is more out there, a world of dark secrets for her to discover. The Outcast and the Survivor is released one chapter at a time at the start of each month. There were times in the past when writers would release stories as a series, often for newspapers or magazines. It's not much different from TV series in that each chapter often has its own sort of conclusion, though the larger story is not completed until the end. The series is being written with the intent of ending it at chapter 36, which is scheduled for December of 2017, though this could change as the story develops. Views: 741
Houses have pasts. But they also have futures. Not every tragedy is yet to occur. Not every haunting is spiritual.Originally written for my Patreons for Halloween 2014, this story was released on 21/01/15 to celebrate an Official Short Story Day, which doesn't actually exist, after the author misread a statement by writer Cara Ellison, so that's a whole thing. Views: 741
A naked man in New Mexico claims to have traveled through time. He says that he's America's savior. A sexually-transmitted infection in New York takes control of people's bodies and burns them out in a drive to infect others. And a Presidential candidate is talking to angels. His aides think he's crazy. The electorate might disagree.It could all be madness. It might be the apocalypse.A naked man arrives in New Mexico claiming to have traveled through time. He says that he's America's savior. A bizarre sexually-transmitted infection in New York takes control of people's bodies and burns them out in an incessant drive to infect others. And a Presidential candidate is conversing with angels. His aides think he's crazy. The electorate might not agree with them. It could all be madness. It might be the apocalypse. Americosis. An epic genre-bending mash-up of sci-fi, horror, thriller & dark comedy. VOLUME 1 This short novella introduces the series. It'll leave you begging for more... Views: 741
Based on the Grimm short story series. The fairy tales you know with a wicked twist.Jane finds that the World of Grimm is more frightening and dangerous than she first believed. She meets the Beast from Beauty and the Beast and discovers the curse that is on him is nothing like anything she could imagine.Based on the Grimm short story series. The fairy tales you know with a wicked twist.Jane finds that the World of Grimm is more frightening and dangerous than she first believed. She meets the Beast from Beauty and the Beast and discovers the curse that is on him is nothing like anything she could imagine.AaBack's Grimm Dark Fantasy Fairy Tale Series:#1 Tale Of Two Worlds: The Wizard, The Battle Mage, And The Werewolf#2 Friends Reunited: The Janus Beast, The Rose Beauty, And The Cursed Duckling#3 Dragon Scorned: The Towering Mountain Citadel, The Sword Of Cross-Worlds, And The Maximus-curse Views: 741
1 New York Times bestselling author and Bram Stoker nominee Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures, Dangerous Creatures, Unbreakable & Unmarked) blends magic, dark fantasy, and the paranormal in a story with shades of The Night Circus.
Magic isn’t always as harmless as it seems.
Illana grew up travelling with the carnival—a dark word of freak shows, corruption, and paranormal hoaxes. Now at seventeen, she longs for a normal life with friends and high school, romance and boyfriends—a life far from crystal balls, con artists, and the misfits she encounters as a fortune-teller. Everything changes the night Illana realizes her predictions are coming true. Views: 741
You've lied to meAnd tried to steal my soulI can't try to beAnythingWhen I can't beHalf a manOr let aloneCome closeTo being wholeYou got me contemplatingMy whole lifeAnd constantly hatingAll that I mightOnce have learned to loveI'm so tired of waitingTo be somethingYou could be proud ofWhat is Micropoetry?Simply put, micropoetry is a genre of poetic verse characterized by its brevity. The poems contained within this book were written using prompts supplied by several Twitter users. The challenging task of micropoetry is not just writing a poem of less than 140 characters (the limits of a single Tweet on Twitter), but using a prompt to write a poem that stands alone and tells a complete story in such a small space.As a writer, including such detail in a short space yet telling a story is great practice that spills over into prose. Sentences and paragraphs develop richer detail, becoming something much more appealing and read-worthy.The micropoems in this book are presented to entertain and transport the reader, however briefly, beyond everyday reality. From love and faith, mortality and grace, vampire to werewolf, and zombies in between, within this mountain of stones, the reader is sure to find more than a few nuggets of gold. Views: 741
In 2014, Kiss and Tales: A Romantic Collection published by The Indie Collaboration got national and international media exposure and rocketed to the top of the "free" best-seller list on Amazon and Smashwords for the Valentine's season. This year they're back with a new collection of romance and poetry for you to enjoy on Valentine's day.In 2014, Kiss and Tales: A Romantic Collection published by The Indie Collaboration got national and international media exposure and rocketed to the top of the "free" best-seller list on Amazon and Smashwords for the Valentine's season. The Indie Collaboration was happy to offer a diverse collection of free short stories and romantic poetry highlighting a wonderful group of authors from all over the world. This year they're back with a new collection of romance and poetry for you to enjoy on Valentine's day. Views: 741
Davina Briggs is a 17 year old, facing the Zombie apocalypse. She is well prepared because of her prepper father. But, is she prepared to be alone in the fort. Zombies won't be the only thing Davina confronts. How will she handle seeing humans dwindle to a more animalistic state? Humans will be as deadly as any undead.My name is Davina Briggs. I'm seventeen and the Zombie Apocalypse just started. At least, I think it has, watching viral YouTube videos of recently dead, standing up, sometimes missing an arm, or with their entrails falling to the ground... Is a pretty good sign of the end of the world.The government might be calling it a virus. I don't know how far this virus will spread. I don't know if it will ever stop. All I know is, it sure doesn't look good. I lost contact with my Dad a few days ago. He is on a business trip out in Denver... Far from the hills of Tennessee, where we live. He promised me, that he would make it home. I pray that he does. Dad is all I have...I'm not going to cry. Nope. Not going to do it. My Dad is a prepper... To my friends and family that snickered at us, or outright laughed at us. Who is laughing now?I'm starting to pack things up and move them to the bunker, which isn't even a bunker. It's a fortification on top of our three car garage... The fort. There is a small home up there with all we will need. My Dad thinks of everything. From an armory to medicine and solar power. I'm sure I, and hopefully we will be okay from the zombies and anything else that could happen. The power is flickering. I'll have to go up to the fort soon... Pull up the ladder and hunker down. Please let my Dad make it home. I know I can make it by myself, my Dad taught me well, but I don't want to be alone for the end of the world!This is my journal of the zombie apocalypse... Hopefully someone will be able to read it. Views: 740
