Manuel Royal
Manuel Royal is by and large a fantasist, with forays into crime fiction.
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Manuel Royal, like Tristram Shandy, was born with a broken nose. He will die. In between, he lives and writes in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Cecily's Birthday
Published May 30, 2020 · 1,011 words (4 minutes) · 8 views
Humor Literary Fiction Mystery Cake and ice cream Kidnapping Parts
Birthdays are special.
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Made Man
Published May 29, 2020 · 686 words (3 minutes) · 1 like · 13 views
Fantasy Science Fiction Frankenstein Organized crime Organ donation
There are reasons people confuse the man and the monster.
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Field Trip
Published May 29, 2020 · 2,786 words (11 minutes) · 1 like · 14 views
Humor Science Fiction Hyperdimensional beings Struggling cult Bus trip
There are a lot of cults. If one of them is right, the rest of us are in trouble.
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Fiction Series: Ongoing 27 Chapters
Donnetown Today or Recently (or a Long Time Ago)
Updated May 28, 2020 · 7,917 words (29 minutes) · 127 views
Humor Murder Lithopedion Fictional mid-size city Arson Blackgall Creamery
Drips and drabs from a mid-size city in the Carolinas.
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Arbor Day
Published May 28, 2020 · 2,327 words (9 minutes) · 9 views
Fantasy Dendrochronology Family tree Ass cancer
Every family has a tree.
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Chamomile's Cake
Published May 28, 2020 · 4,933 words (18 minutes) · 7 views
Humor Mystery Fine art theft Gigolo Tiny angry dog
It is not the size of the dog in the fight.
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I'll Be You
Published May 26, 2020 · 3,049 words (12 minutes) · 1 like · 9 views
Humor Mystery Internal voice Imaginary friend State birds
When a set of behaviors can't be otherwise defined, it finds a home in 18 U.S.C.
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Love I Get So Lost
Published May 26, 2020 · 952 words (4 minutes) · 16 views
Fantasy Romance Eyeballs Annoying present tense
A whimsical vignette; just a slice of domestic life.
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Brief Candle
Published May 23, 2020 · 295 words (2 minutes) · 1 like · 19 views
Humor Little Mermaid Pyramid scheme
Gravity works.
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Are We There Yet There We Are
Published May 23, 2020 · 419 words (2 minutes) · 1 like · 30 views
Fantasy surreal Punishment Taking a walk
Exercise, out in the fresh air, on the buddy system.
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