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Fiction: Season One

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Hamish Kavanagh
Of a Time (Short Story)
This one is fresh off a rejection from a literary journal I won't name here. But we all know how that goes. I wrote to the theme Anachronism-- if the…
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The Ghost of Manuel Grady (a short story)
Note: This story was an entry into the latest edition of NYC fiction contest.
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Murder Ballad (a short story)
I hadn't planned on posting this one quite so soon, but results are out for the latest wicked writing contest by Macabre Monday. I want to get the most…
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3
Till Death (a short story) Competition + feedback
Late last year I entered another writing competition.
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The Liberator (A short story)
There was one thing about the liberation that fucked with my head for a long time.
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The Beast of Fort Meade (a short story)
The Sudden Walk is a reader-supported publication.
Axolotl Park (a short story)
I know I said I was holding off on fiction until I had a whole new season, but I've prepared this one for a Halloween themed competition. Although its…
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Chefe (a short story)
In keeping with the premise, I wrote this one under bit of a time crunch. Note: my use of terms that don't quite fit the context, it's intentional…
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A Handshake with Rollo (a short story) Part C
Dr Burrows didn’t mention Mellonsville once.
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A Handshake with Rollo(a short story) Part B
This is an ongoing story.
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A Handshake with Rollo (a Short Story) Part A
Note: This is three part story, as I'm amid a dash to finish up final edits on my Novel. Also an experiment in breaking longer stories into more…
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