Literary Fiction
Found 328 works tagged 'Literary Fiction'.
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Witch in the Woods
Published Oct 30, 2019 · 1,819 words (7 minutes) · 78 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction Romance witch
A young pot smith yearns for more than the world of his village can give him after a witch tells him, "You are a song."
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Picture Day
Published Oct 13, 2019 · 2,517 words (10 minutes)
Literary Fiction Family siblings death coping twins
Clumsy, messy Nick and his twin Annie owe their mother one last act: a professional, studio portrait of themselves in clean clothes that fit, so they have a record of looking nice "for once". But can doing something that comes unnaturally ever be an authentic act of love?
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Wounded Sky
Published Oct 7, 2019 · 16 words (1 minute) · 54 views
Literary Fiction poetry haiku-boo
Happy Halloween! This spooky little pseudo-haiku won me my first poetry award and has since been reprinted many times.
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The Penitent
Published Oct 7, 2019 · 5,397 words (20 minutes) · 311 views
Classic Literary Fiction Mystery crime fiction Religious Fiction Catholic Sex Abuse Story
A Catholic priest hears the confession of a penitent that awakens an old demon lurking in his soul.
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Proposals
Published Oct 5, 2019 · 341 words (2 minutes) · 1 like · 148 views
Literary Fiction family stories Love and marriage
A glimpse into three generations risking love and marriage.
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Aubrey Comes to Yellow High
Published Oct 2, 2019 · 4,100 words (15 minutes) · 135 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction Historical western six gun high school
Everyone sees high school as a metaphor: maybe it's a circus, or it's a ladder, or it's a dog eat dog world. For Aubrey, high school is a wild west shootout, only it's a bit more literal for her and the stakes couldn't be higher.
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The Artist Fades Away
Published Sep 20, 2019 · 1,707 words (7 minutes) · 99 views
Fantasy Horror Literary Fiction Science Fiction painting space opera art gallery ghost story
Michael set out with his wife to emigrate to the new world of Hale, but something went wrong in travel, and now she's fading from existence and even from his memories. All that's left now are her paintings, the art she taught him to create, and his desperation to keep her alive, if only in art and memories. | This story is set in the same universe as Good King Lyr, about 19,000 years before the events of that book, but it can fully stand alone.
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Time Heals All Wounds
Published Sep 17, 2019 · 399 words (2 minutes) · 2 likes · 81 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction aging flash fiction vignette 404words literary fantasy
From the vault! Originally published in 2016, this story won 4th place in the flash fiction contest of the now-departed 404words.com.
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Two in the Multiverse
Published Sep 11, 2019 · 5,096 words (19 minutes) · 96 views
Literary Fiction Philosophy relationships sex
Long philosophical chats about the meaning of relationships, distance running, a bonfire, kegs of beer, and a moment of flaming transcendence.
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