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Tobermory
by Saki
Revealing the dangers of giving previously dumb animals the power of speech. Especially cats.
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
A Descent into the Maelstrom
by Edgar Allan Poe
A man sets out to uncover the secrets of the strange natural phenomenon that is the Maelstrom vortex.
- Length: 17 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Occupation
by Charlie Taylor
Jimmy's life changes for ever when the soldiers come to the door.
- Length: 26 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Do You Speak English?
by Simon Collings
A tourist couple stray from the beaten track and find themselves out of their depth.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Gifts to the Dark Gods
by Mary McCluskey
She has everything she needs, everything she ever wanted - why would she risk losing it all?
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Swimming Away
by Clare Reddaway
Rosie and her Mum have a day at the beach.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Ushuaia Rabbit
by Fernando Sorrentino
The narrator captures a rare rabbit-like creature, thought to be extinct for over a century.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Ancient Burial Grounds of Tonopah
by Dan Morgan
Grady drives out into the desert in search of gold.
- Length: 28 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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In Country
by James Ross
Moving day for Danny and his father.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Orbital Road
by AC Tillyer
The new road was meant to relieve congestion, but then, determined and obsessive, the Spinners arrived ...
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Wicker Husband
by Ursula Wills-Jones
When the ugly girl decides to find herself a husband she has no idea what she’s letting herself in for.
- Length: 14 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:5 stars
Paris, at Night
by Sung J. Woo
"You grow memory like a crop, and when you want to, you harvest it."
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:5 stars
The Card
by James Ross
'The only thing I ever got off my old man was a birthday card when I was ten.'
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
Tone
by YZ Chin
A deaf girl tells her boyfriend that she can lip read his tone.
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:5 stars
Death By Scrabble
by Charlie Fish
A game of Scrabble has serious consequences.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
The Star
by Esther Claes
Not even fame can protect you when the world goes wrong.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:4 stars
The Brass Teapot
by Tim Macy
When Alice and John buy an antique teapot they get more than they bargained for.
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:5 stars
Time, Art & Criticism
by Paul Trembling
What is art? And who decides? The artist or the critic?
- Length: 13 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
Metropolis
by Crystal Gail Shangkuan Koo
"This is how you talk about a city you love. You talk about it as if it’s the only place in the world where this story can happen."
- Length: 13 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:5 stars
Fall North
by Tim McLean
Ed runs an errand for Mr. Rollo.
- Length: 18 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:5 stars
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