Early Days by Elspeth Flatau
The hot sun shapes me. Burns me. And is my life for ever.
Category 2022 SS Prompt 1: Jewel
bejewelled Evidence by Ese Monioro
When a man is framed at his place of work, he had to prove his innocence but with the cops and management playing dirty, Addy had to find a way out.
What’s Next? by Joan
Kady and Chad finished the last of their shared Moo Goo Gai Pan and reached for their fortune cookies. “An old love will come back to you.” Chad laughed, “You’re going to have to step up your game, Kady. You…...
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Upala by Teresa Preziosi
I am the one called M’ntaya and I cannot read or write. We had no need for such things, to tell our stories. But now who to tell them to? You speak my tongue poorly and make lines and marks…...
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Sister Jewel – The twisted Sister by Walter Oberholzer
Sister Jewel – The twisted Sister At St.Mary’s Home for the Terminally Ill, the day was just starting. Already the main hall was pulsing with the dedicated sisters of St.Mary’s going about the business of caring for their charges. Sister…...
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Jewel – Kirie-lea Evitts
Scarlett has lost everything dear to her but still she fights for her survival. While out on a hunt she comes face to face with an adversary that challenges the skilled hunter. Will she make it home and alive or will the creature in the darkness consume her first?
The Time Before by Peggy Rockey – Part 1
The maglev train hurtled out of the dark underground tunnel at the edge of Rivervale into the open countryside on its course to the city of Silverstrand. Neither Aram nor Lamek paid any attention to the changing scenery. “Drink?” Lamek…...
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The Pharaoh’s Curse By Gabby H
Three men awaken an old curse...
Husky Javelina by Kendrick Jones
Dario a man who's died has work to do in a new world to make it back to his true world where his princess and family needs.
The power of the written word by Jacqueline Friedman
The most powerful jewels are words written down and this story explores it.
Mayan Jewelry by Becky Crookham
Surviving a babysitting gig
Death by chance by Neha Malude
There was a soft, persistent hum around her and yet, it felt like a cacophony pressing down on her ears, growing louder and more claustrophobic by the second until it felt like her face was about to burst. Madhavi screamed…...
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