Literary Fiction
Found 301 works tagged 'Literary Fiction'.
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Neighbors: A Definitive Odyssey
Published Jul 18, 2019 · 7,502 words (28 minutes)
Fantasy Literary Fiction weird fiction slipstream weird surreal puns
Joystick lives in Joy House, that big sprawling definition on pages 635 and 636 in the dictionary. When a new word--J/psi particle--moves in next door, Joystick is eager to make friends and introduce himself. But as Joystick learns, J/psi particles are fundamentally unstable, and his new friend doesn't have long to live. Can Joystick muster the powers of his other friends' definitions to find a way to forestall J/psi's death?
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Nobody's Ancestor
Published Jul 17, 2019 · 2,749 words (10 minutes) · 1 like · 129 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction gay ghost haunted house quiltbag
When I was first starting out, authentically gay stories were very hard to sell. This one was no exception, and though I think it's the most authentic gay story I ever wrote, it ended up not finding a publisher until I put together my collection. Like most authentically gay stories, it's a bit unusual: A man lives in a house with the ghosts of his ancestors. But are they really ghosts?
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Tomorrow, the Sunset Will Be Blue
Published Jul 14, 2019 · 990 words (4 minutes) · 6 likes · 276 views
Literary Fiction Mystery Science Fiction Romance jeremy szal Science Fiction Romance nature science-fiction Love tragic first person exoplanets death sad ending Alien
It’s not for everyone, but Sola and Benn jumped at the chance for a new life at a remote research outpost—one with deadly metal dust in the air and hauntingly magical sunsets. But that may all change thanks to a secret Sola can't quite bring herself to face.
Author Jeremy Szal is the fiction editor for the Hugo-winning podcast StarShipSofa, as his work has appeared in Lightspeed, Tor.com, Strange Horizons, and more.
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The Edifice
Published Jul 9, 2019 · 1,574 words (6 minutes) · 45 views
Horror Literary Fiction Satire Science Fiction dystopia
What will society become at the end of the world?
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As You Were, Aggie (Or: A Fortunate Time for Reflection)
Published Jul 9, 2019 · 5,239 words (20 minutes) · 1 like · 1 view
Fantasy Humor Literary Fiction Satire horroresque Lovecraftian wodehouse wodecraft
Lovecraft meets Wodehouse in this ever-so-slightly-inhuman wealthy layabout's attempts to both dodge his meddling aunt and employ a trustworthy valet.
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The Perfect Find
Published Jul 5, 2019 · 324 words (2 minutes) · 41 views
Literary Fiction Family flash fiction hoarding
With every yard sale, thrift store, and abandoned cluster of junk at the roadside, James' mother is on the hunt, and James and his father can't tell for what. When James' father disappears, James' mother finally locates the perfect find--and it's the greatest tragedy James can imagine.
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The Oldest Profession
Published Jul 4, 2019 · 780 words (3 minutes) · 54 views
'The Oldest Profession' was classified as Romance by Every Day Fiction. I wasn't keen on the classification, as I hadn't thought of it in that way when I was writing it!
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So-Sz
Published Jun 30, 2019 · 2,134 words (8 minutes) · 60 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction Science Fiction Almost Human Humanesque Cryptozoology Magical Realism Sasquatch Bigfoot Borgesian
Put on a suit and board the subway. Will anyone notice who you really are?
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The Break-up
Published Jun 30, 2019 · 478 words (2 minutes) · 45 views
Humor Literary Fiction flash adult language microfiction rejections empowerment
Coming to terms with what the end of a relationship really means
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Excerpt - Chapter 7 - Western, Trupenny
Published Jun 22, 2019 · 1,046 words (4 minutes) · 51 views
Literary Fiction western biracial romance
They fired Sheriff Trupenny. They said he was too old--- over-the-hill. Trupenny showed them---he found the missing posse---he took on the KKK and defended an interracial romance.
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