Mira is just a normal 23-year-old—she has a generated assistant that serves as parent and frenemy, goes to school to do manual labor, dreams about owning the most stylish virtual outfits money can buy, and spends every day with an unbearable headache. When a mysterious advertisement tells her she’d be perfect for The Young Luddites, she has to wonder if her grandmother was right that there is more to human life than earning enough money to get into Heaven™
When the smoke from a distant wildfire reaches Linton Park, hikers Kendra and Tony must decide to go on or return—with no guarantees either way.
Inspiration: the Sunday Scaries prompt from 23rd July. This is hosted by Labyrinthia Mythweaver, Conor MacCormack, and Mat the Horror Poet and comes out every two weeks.
We have suffered wildfires here in Greater Manchester. The moors have been burning and we could smell the smoke every day. The welcome rain has put a stop to it.
Tonight, Kat (Labyrinthia Mythweaver) posted a banger of a prompt, and the story pretty much wrote itself.
Cradle is a dystopian moral techno-thriller about two brothers trapped inside a system that can preserve life but cannot decide what a human life is worth. It asks whether mercy is still mercy when it costs you immortality.
Hey everyone! I’m writing Theseus, a speculative, psychological sci-fi serial set in a dystopian world where there are no children—only adult successor vessels controlled by a systemic "Keeper," where minds are forcibly shed into new bodies every 18 years.
If you love concepts exploring identity crisis, memory retention, and biological dystopias, I’d love to have you along for the ride.
The final chapter of "The Collapsing Tunnel" the first book in the Goblin and Dwarf saga "The Children of Durn and the Children of Bruna" https://trollstories.substack.com/p/the-collapsing-tunnel-27-and-epilogue?r=4v3fsm
All 27 chapters have been posted. Next month will be the 2nd book "Expansion".
Dark and twisted horror in only 2 sentences.
https://jasonduck.substack.com/p/tiny-little-horrors-13?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2ja1cw
Short Story - At the stroke of the midnight hour.
Pitch - When the corrupt gold system collapsed, the Monarch's seat faced danger.
https://theindianstory.substack.com/p/at-the-stroke-of-the-midnight-hour
The Far Side Lunar Observatory
When night falls, what do the astronauts see?
https://jbarrybetweenworlds.substack.com/p/the-far-side-lunar-observatory
Who gets into the idyllic realm of the Atani? And who gets to decide?
Here's the story! https://nishitanaga.substack.com/p/the-soul-seller?r=2ip8v7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Mira is just a normal 23-year-old—she has a generated assistant that serves as parent and frenemy, goes to school to do manual labor, dreams about owning the most stylish virtual outfits money can buy, and spends every day with an unbearable headache. When a mysterious advertisement tells her she’d be perfect for The Young Luddites, she has to wonder if her grandmother was right that there is more to human life than earning enough money to get into Heaven™
https://itgoeswithoutsaying.substack.com/p/the-young-luddites-table-of-contents?r=2xpr5p&utm_medium=
First 20 chapters are out, and you can rest easy knowing they weren’t touched by AI because it’s all typewriter written. All typos mine.
Hot off the press...
Wildfire
https://wendycockcroft.substack.com/p/wildfire
When the smoke from a distant wildfire reaches Linton Park, hikers Kendra and Tony must decide to go on or return—with no guarantees either way.
Inspiration: the Sunday Scaries prompt from 23rd July. This is hosted by Labyrinthia Mythweaver, Conor MacCormack, and Mat the Horror Poet and comes out every two weeks.
We have suffered wildfires here in Greater Manchester. The moors have been burning and we could smell the smoke every day. The welcome rain has put a stop to it.
Tonight, Kat (Labyrinthia Mythweaver) posted a banger of a prompt, and the story pretty much wrote itself.
Short story: The Greatest Gig of My Life
Pitch: A social misfit finds his calling after participating in a top secret government program.
Inspiration: All the talk about disclosure and UAPs!
https://acabinetofcuriosities.substack.com/p/the-greatest-gig-of-my-life?r=bu9kr&utm_medium=ios
Welcome to Substack Jr High (Flash Fiction): https://hammondjohns.substack.com/p/short-storyflash-fiction-what-friends?r=6pbf3q&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
A real dog and bunny show: https://davidperlmutter.substack.com/p/call-off-the-doctor
Cradle is a dystopian moral techno-thriller about two brothers trapped inside a system that can preserve life but cannot decide what a human life is worth. It asks whether mercy is still mercy when it costs you immortality.
English excerpt: https://digitalgekko.substack.com/p/cradle-probably-my-best-novel-yet
Hey everyone! I’m writing Theseus, a speculative, psychological sci-fi serial set in a dystopian world where there are no children—only adult successor vessels controlled by a systemic "Keeper," where minds are forcibly shed into new bodies every 18 years.
If you love concepts exploring identity crisis, memory retention, and biological dystopias, I’d love to have you along for the ride.
You can read the first chapter here: https://jesterofkindness.substack.com/p/theseus-s1e1?r=86mnkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Short story:
Vampire hunting is hard. Government regulations can make it harder.
https://gallagherstories.substack.com/p/ecology