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Found 16 works tagged 'contemporary'.
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A Vaguely Familiar Holiday
Published Dec 20, 2019 · 967 words (4 minutes) · 86 views
Fantasy Witchcraft contemporary young adult teen urban fantasy Paris Young Adult Fantasy
A companion to Something Familiar, this gives us a peek into Hēi Māo's first holiday with his new witch and family.
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Small Town News
Published Dec 18, 2019 · 4,958 words (19 minutes) · 122 views
Fantasy Romance Journalism contemporary christmas dragon magical places Newspaper
There are many stories about mythical, impossible places, like Brigadoon or Narnia. When you find a magical locale like that, you want to stay. Such is Downey, Colorado. Hard to find. Easy to lose. But if you do discover that you've made it there, you know that you should never leave, which is exactly what Brant, a small-town journalist discovers in this Christmas tale.
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Something Familiar - Chapter 8-34
Updated Sep 14, 2019 · 43,414 words (158 minutes)
Fantasy Witchcraft contemporary Shape-shifter magic young adult teen urban fantasy Paris
The continued adventure of a runaway shape-shifter’s quest for a safe home and a teen witch’s search for a familiar. Chapters 1-7 are available for free - https://curiousfictions.com/stories/2151-s-n-arly-something-familiar-chapters-1-7 Chapters 8-34 are available for purchase or free for subscribers.
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Something Familiar - Chapters 1-7
Updated Sep 14, 2019 · 9,498 words (35 minutes) · 1186 views
Fantasy Witchcraft contemporary Shape-shifter magic young adult teen urban fantasy Paris
Follow a runaway shape-shifter’s quest for a safe home and a teen witch’s search for a familiar. These are the first few chapters of a novella that came out in late May 2019. If you enjoy these chapters and want to read the rest, you can find it here: https://curiousfictions.com/stories/2533-s-n-arly-something-familiar-chapter-8-34 , free to subscribers and $3.00 for everyone else.
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Plain Jane Learns to Knit Wormholes
Published May 31, 2019 · 786 words (3 minutes) · 212 views
Humor Science Fiction time travel contemporary
A group of church ladies has a tough decision to make when they accidentally open a portal through time.
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The Good Doctor
Published May 8, 2019 · 1,479 words (6 minutes) · 1 like · 221 views
Horror contemporary dark fiction Realistic
For several years one of my jobs involved helping new doctors complete death certificates. I also typed and submitted them for doctors who’d been doing this a while. This story came from some of the conversations we had.
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To Be Selfish
Published Apr 3, 2019 · 5,507 words (21 minutes) · 9 likes · 631 views
Fantasy contemporary young adult
Megan is the only one in her family who understands why the stars mysteriously align for her mom and sister. But when her sister’s luck abruptly runs out, Megan must uncover the truth about her family’s strange powers. A world traveler, historian, and recovering mathematician, author Kat Otis has had many pieces of short fiction published in Daily Science Fiction, Flash Fiction Online, and more.
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Moon, June, Raccoon
Published Feb 12, 2019 · 3,856 words (15 minutes) · 3 likes · 296 views
Fantasy Humor Love contemporary anthropomorphic animals
Karen's sick of watching all her friends find true love. Out of desperation, she decides to try casting a love spell -- and winds up attracting a neighborhood raccoon instead. But this furry little matchmaker just won't mind his own business...
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Foam on the Sea
Published May 11, 2018 · 1,200 words (5 minutes) · 3 likes · 687 views
Fantasy fairy tale contemporary the little mermaid
A creature of the salt, the sand, and the sea, a mysterious woman with mysterious scruples bargains for her life. Or, at least, for a fleeting feeling of home. Renee Carter Hall is an author of many talents, including turns as a novelist, a Pushcart Prize nominee, and an expert in literary chiaroscuro.
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Swear Not By the Moon
Published Apr 23, 2018 · 1,918 words (7 minutes) · 1 like · 417 views
Fantasy contemporary Family werewolves aging
His father taught him what it was to carry the wolf's shape alongside the man's, but that was many years ago, and time is not kind to the faol.
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