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Wednesday's Verse - Into the Unknown

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This week’s verse moves from speculative poem about a race living inside a planet to a science fiction verse about space exploration. It is taken from Another 365 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2019. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Into the Unknown A leap of faith, we called it A leap into the great unknown No one had ever been; no one had ever gone With only theory to put their trust in They breathed their prayers farewelled their loved ones hit the switch and left us staring skywards, all forlorn. How long they would be away we did not know, and no one could say How long they’d be away was anybody’s guess their families wept, and prayed and hoped and in despair their watch was kept and when these journeymen returned they found that hope and anger burned in hearts that had waited while they’d been away and with joy ...

Tuesday's Short - Nettlefold Princess

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This week’s short story takes us from the science fiction adventures of Odyssey agents to the urban fantasy world where fey princes are more a nightmare than a dream. Welcome to Nettlefold Princess .   All is not well in the suburb of Nettlefold Hollow. Amity sees shadows and refuses to go out at night, much to the amusement of her friends, but when she goes missing on her way home from school, everyone becomes wary of the dark. When her best friend, Samantha, searches Amity's locker and finds her diary, she learns of the fairy prince that's been haunting Amity. Who can she enlist to help her to get her best friend back? Nettlefold Princess is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Nettlefold-Princess-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B00945XWPM/ . You can also find Kristine Kathryn Rusch's latest free short story over on her blog: kriswrites.com . Why don't you go and check it out?

Carlie's Chapter 14 - Dear Tiger: Don't Look Back

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LAST WEEK, Tiger revealed that FedExplore had caught up with him. This week, Simone reveals a rescue team has been sent. Chapter 14 Excerpt – Help is On the Way Tiger! I’ve sent help, but I don’t know if you’ll get this before the help gets to you. You’re on a ship—at least, that’s what the worm is telling us. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the last report said the ship wasn’t moving. It’s not doing anything. We’re not even sure you’ve got life support, or how long ago you might have lost it. Please hold on. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The complete series is available as short, individual ebooks, and will become available as an omnibus, later this year. In the meantime, you can find them on this blog, until one week after the last chapter in the last book of the series has been posted, at which point this series will be taken down, and a new series serialised on site. ...