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Making Contact

Making Contact

It's been fifteen years since all AI underwent a critical error and turned against humanity. Can a new form of AI sent by the FBI help solve a homicide while restoring our trust in Thinking Machine...

MurderPost Apocalyptic Science FictionCthulhu Mythos
mystery / horror by Evander_L_Fragoso · Complete · 20 Chapters
Dawn of Destruction

Dawn of Destruction

Originally written in 2018, The D-strain, which mutates people into dragons, breaches containment from a lab in Wuhan, China, and within a week reduces the entire world to bedlam. The story focuses...

Content WarningMystery/Sci FiDragonsDark Comedy
humor / drama by EternalMaggot · 3yrs ago · 35 Chapters
The Photograph

The Photograph

What if you knew you were dying but didn't know how to say goodbye? When Trixie receives an unexpected delivery from her father, Harry, a year after his death, it leads her on a once-in-a-lifetime ...

Broken FamilyFamily TragedyWhat If?
adventure / drama by andyjay · Complete · 17 Chapters
Before Motherhood

Before Motherhood

Nostalgia is a funny word.

NonfictionAsianNostalgia
other by KindredSouI · Complete · 1 Chapter
The Most Happy

The Most Happy

What if Anne Boleyn had given the king the son he deserved? Would she still keep her life? We will explore these questions in this short story.

Content WarningAnne BoleynTudor EraAlternate History
other / romance by Sekhmet Noir · Complete · 13 Chapters
INVISIBLE LOVE

INVISIBLE LOVE

For those who have regrets, who still miss their high-school sweethearts, and who wish life had turned out as they imagined it would when they were eighteen. ♥️🩵🧡 What if you were to bump into ...

Second Chance RomanceRegretCozy Love
romance by Kleopetra · Complete · 16 Chapters
What Would You Say?

What Would You Say?

A thought-provoking poem about life, death, and the legacy we leave behind

LifePoetryWhat If?
poetry / other by Loki B. Mohammad · Complete · 1 Chapter
Are You Ready?

Are You Ready?

What would you do with just an hour left of life? Perhaps Death is not the enemy we once thought her to be.

HeroesFlash FictionPersonification
drama / fantasy by JC Hammer · Complete · 1 Chapter
What if we never met

What if we never met

A poetic thought about a chance encounter that might not have happened

Star Crossed LoverElementsStar Crossed
poetry by esotericallymelanated · Complete · 1 Chapter
The One Who Didn’t Choose Her

The One Who Didn’t Choose Her

Set in the world of my published novel, An Enchanted Heart, this standalone story follows a man who watched fate unfold and chose not to interfere. Told from his perspective, it explores love restr...

Slow BurnFateUnspoken Love
romance by James E. Hamelton Jr · 1yr ago · 7 Chapters
Deja Vu

Deja Vu

You experience deja vu and follow the feeling. What you find will change your life forever.

LovecraftianWhat If?
horror / fantasy by Steven Fryer III · Complete · 1 Chapter
"Why" is Wrong, "Why" is Permitted

"Why" is Wrong, "Why" is Permitted

"Why?" Nothing? Everything? Who cares? What matters? Should we answer? Who knows?

Content WarningPhilosophyReverse HaremNothing
mystery / other by augustusvulpes · Complete · 1 Chapter
She Didn’t Know

She Didn’t Know

Another high school entry, written 12/22/16 A short prose about the universal ailment that is insecurity.

InsanityFearInsecure
poetry by sunshinepocket · Complete · 1 Chapter
What If's After Dark

What If's After Dark

When the lights fade, curiosity takes over. What if his lips lingered a little longer? What if her breathless yes turned into more? What if the line between restraint and desire slipped away comple...

Content WarningShort StorySex ScenesSteamy Hot Scenes
romance by ZCat · Excerpt · 2 Chapters
ONE WAY ROADS (BOOK 2, PROJECT PEGASUS SERIES)

ONE WAY ROADS (BOOK 2, PROJECT PEGASUS SERIES)

Dr. Függer is a Senior Analyst for the CIA when his research into what would have occurred had Nazi Field Marshal Rommel lived leads him to be recruited for Project Pegasus, a U.S. time-travel expl...

Spy ThrillerTime TravelersGovernment Secrets
thriller / other by Erik Foge · Complete · 23 Chapters
The Paleys (1925-1926) - An Alternate Romanov Story

The Paleys (1925-1926) - An Alternate Romanov Story

In the summer of 1925, all of Russia turns its eyes to the coronation of Alexei II, a dazzling spectacle meant to reaffirm the strength of the monarchy. But beneath the splendour, a sinister plot i...

Tragic RomanceForbiddenloveAlternatehistory
romance / drama by Sara Marques · Complete · 123 Chapters

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