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Tag: Free short stories

  • Rupa-Tulak’s Search for a Flower

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    Alex Brown
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    An old woman travels through the desolate Wastelands of Aseranu, seeking a unique flower that blooms once in a lifetime…

  • The Hunter and the Hunted

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    Alex Brown
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    A determined man tracks a mythical creature in a swampy forest, facing peril at every turn… But which one is the hunter? And which one is really being hunted?

  • Death and a Salesman

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    Alex Brown
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    There once lived a man named Arthur, who was surprisingly oblivious to his own deplorable nature. He thrived on lies and swindling and made his livelihood from dishonest means, until Death decided to pay him a visit…

  • Call of the Sirens

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    Alex Brown
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    Simon’s quest for adventure leads him to sail with the enigmatic Captain Barnes. The only problem is, Simon knows nothing about sailing, and Captain Barnes’ idea of adventure is seeking revenge against deadly monsters of the deep…

  • A Leprechaun, a Rainbow, and a Pot of Gold

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    Alex Brown
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    When a greedy leprechaun named Rory loses his rainbow and pot of gold, it leads to a chance encounter with an old witch…

  • The Portrait

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    Alex Brown
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    The night was dark. Storm clouds billowed, thunder rolled, and lightning flashed across the evening sky. The lightning briefly illuminated the cityscape before being swallowed up again in the darkness. The darkness doesn’t scare me. It scares most people. When we’re children, it’s fear of the darkness itself. As we grow, the fear remains but…

  • Merle the Merchant-Mage

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    Alex Brown
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    Ordinary Merchant-Mages have a few good stories told about them. Our protagonist is nothing short of extraordinary. This is one of his many stories. Read more in “Merle the Merchant-Mage.”

  • The Shadowman

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    Alex Brown
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    A man with a tattered cloak of pitch-black night stood in the ever-growing darkness that came with the dying of the day. As the sun fell and the moon rose, the man stood still. A breeze, light and cool, tried tugging playfully at his tattered cloak of pitch-black night. The breeze slowly died as it…

  • Kill-Gore the Barbarian

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    Alex Brown
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    Kill-Gore, a ruthless Barbarian, feels trapped in his violent life. He secretly longs to be something else. Will he find the courage to pursue his true passion? Read more in “Kill-Gore the Barbarian.”

  • Gathering the Clans

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    Alex Brown
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    Before the first rays of the dawn had a chance to rise over the distant horizon, the Clans gathered in the dew-covered grassy meadow underneath a large oak tree. There had not been a gathering of this size in centuries. As a rule, such gatherings were kept small, with representatives from one or two of…