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Penmanship Lessons by David Margolin
Penmanship Lessons by David Margolin The lessons always began promptly at 3:30 pm, 15 minutes after The Student came home…
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The Submission Story: Getting ideas, stories and getting readers
The Submission Story: Getting ideas, stories and getting readers FreedomFiction.com publishes a broad range of genres and if it doesn’t…
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Silken Ribbon by Mehreen Ahmed
Silken Ribbon by Mehreen Ahmed Fifteen year old Dulal gets off a rickshaw. A car edged out of a tight…
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Sales Pitch by Henry Simpson
Mid-morning, Ramon was at his desk when he heard Sylvia call Tish on the intercom and say a man without…
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Empathy with words: An interview with author June Wolfman
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The Great Divide by Barry Garelick
The Great Divide by Barry Garelick The journey from Michigan to San Francisco took five days starting in late September…
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Serialised Novel: The Lunacy by Dale Patrick Smrekar
Dale Patrick Smrekar and FreedomFiction.com have launched their first serialised novel through FreedomFiction.com Patreon Page. Presenting The Lunacy by Dale…
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Humanity and Genre Fiction: An interview with author J. D. Strunk
FreedomFiction.com presents an interview with J. D. Strunk, hoping to highlight a popular independent author, his personality, philosophy, influences, creative…
CRIME GENRE
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Sales Pitch by Henry Simpson
Mid-morning, Ramon was at his desk when he heard Sylvia call Tish on the intercom and say a man without…
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Bad Decisions by Dale Patrick Smrekar
Bad Decisions by Dale Patrick Smrekar 4 a.m. “How’d you like to make fifteen hundred dollars?” The hairy transvestite said,…
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The Funeral Pyre by Bret Jones
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Namrata’s Secrets by Rathin Bhattacharjee
Namrata’s Secrets by Rathin Bhattacharjee “I told him that my marriage was fixed and that I wasn’t gonna be a…
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Big Purple Boxes by Caroline Smith
Big Purple Boxes by Caroline Smith Picture a self-storage company called Big Purple Boxes, situated just off the grey and…
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Early Justice by Kevin Van Den Berg
Early Justice by Kevin Van Den Berg My name is Ross Ferguson. Today I have volunteered to do something I…
PARANORMAL GENRE
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The Job Interview by Casey Holliday
The Job Interview by Casey Holliday “Shit. Dammit,” Charlotte muttered as she stumbled through the door, dripping like a wet…
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The Weight Of Trembling by Lilia Mahfouz
The Weight Of Trembling by Lilia Mahfouz I was five years old the first time I saw it. It was…
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New Me, In the Flesh by Sean MacKendrick
New Me, In the Flesh by Sean MacKendrick Old skin stretches and strains around my fist, refusing to tear open.…
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The Broken Leaf by Richard Simonds
The Broken Leaf by Richard Simonds I It wasn’t much of a road. It ran through short grass, with dirt…
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Thin Walls by Laura O’Meara
Thin Walls by Laura O’Meara “Is this it?” She wants to think he tried to keep the disappointed, almost accusatory…
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Squid Jigger by Matthew Hurst
Squid Jigger by Matthew Hurst The lights were on, but nobody was home, thought Liu. He gripped the rail over…
SCIFI GENRE
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We Humans by Julie Holland
What was I thinking, returning to education at my age? I’m ridiculous. I look around at the other students. They’re…
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Dujuan and the Discovery in Hamrick’s Creek by Bruce Buchanan
Dujuan and the Discovery in Hamrick’s Creek by Bruce Buchanan BLRRING!! 3:05 p.m. Another ninth grade Tuesday in the books.…
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Lilith Ivanova by Nathan Poole Shannon
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Parasite by Glenis Moore
Parasite by Glenis Moore It had forced its way out of her with pain and blood but now it lay…
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The Latest in Modern Communication Technology by James Rumpel
The Latest in Modern Communication Technology by James Rumpel Jace Larado peeked around the corner, convinced that his heavy breathing…
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Dominion by D Bedell
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ADVENTURE GENRE
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A Journey to the West by Lance Mason
A Journey to the West by Lance Mason # Jehan Arjani longed for Poona town and the peace of the…
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Big Bessie and Harriet by Debra J. White
Big Bessie and Harriet by Debra J. White “Stop that,” Big Bessie the cat said as she ran from the…
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The Canyon of the Colorado by James T. Siburt
Publisher’s Note and Disclaimer:This work is a piece of historical fiction and reflects the perspectives, language, and creative interpretations of…
FANTASY GENRE
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Werewolves Territory by Tom Kropp
Editor’s Note: A continuing saga of friendship, freedom and foreign lands. We are happy to publish a new story featuring…
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The Safe Cracker by Ian C. Dawkins Moore
The Safe Cracker by Ian C. Dawkins Moore Reed Tims looked at the grim-encrusted edges of the safe which was…
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Tyler, Trey, And The Trolls by David L Graham
Tyler, Trey, And The Trolls by David L Graham Tyler gave Trey a high five and said, “I wasn’t sure…
ROMANCE GENRE
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Soccer Blues by Tim Frank
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How We Met by Frederick K. Foote, Jr.
How We Met by Frederick K. Foote, Jr. Mathias Cooke “Now, check this out. I don’t mean no disrespect. I say this with love. My baby got some long ass feet. I mean, her back be against the kitchen wall and feet be halfway across the hall.” “I heard that, Mathias. There are parts of…
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The Affair by NT Franklin
The Affair by NT Franklin Bam! The screen door slammed behind Marie as she carried the groceries in. She flipped her long hair out of her eyes with a practiced dip of the head. She stopped in stride when she saw the state of her previously clean kitchen. “Been shopping?” Ben yelled from the living…
OTHER FICTION
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Penmanship Lessons by David Margolin
Penmanship Lessons by David Margolin The lessons always began promptly at 3:30 pm, 15 minutes after The Student came home…
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A Transfer by June Wolfman
A Transfer by June Wolfman “I’m scared,” said Mouse, leaning her thin frame against the doorpost of her sister’s room.…
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An Afternoon at the Ball Game by Ashok Shenolikar
An Afternoon at the Ball Game by Ashok Shenolikar My dad wants me to be an Engineer. I want to…
LITERARY FICTION
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Silken Ribbon by Mehreen Ahmed
Silken Ribbon by Mehreen Ahmed Fifteen year old Dulal gets off a rickshaw. A car edged out of a tight…
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Reacquaintance by Barry Garelick
Reacquaintance by Barry Garelick Claudine lost her vision when she was four, starting with blurring and dimming, gradually worsening until…
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Sinner by Garry Harman
Publisher’s Note and Disclaimer:This work of fiction reflects the views, interpretations, and creative choices of the author alone. Any depictions…
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Old Brady Road by Mike Davis
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The Submission Story: Getting ideas, stories and getting readers
The Submission Story: Getting ideas, stories and getting readers FreedomFiction.com publishes a broad range of genres and if it doesn’t…
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The Infinite, Invisible by John C. Cannon
The Infinite, Invisible by John C. Cannon The swollen capital had erupted the day before. Elections on the African continent…
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Ghost Hit by James Newman
Ghost Hit by James Newman A darkness hung over the city that evening like an oily black cloth draped over…
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Love Conquers All by James Rumpel
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Once Removed by Bill Tope
Once Removed by Bill Tope Ellison replaced the receiver of the ancient, 40-year-old land line with a little rattle. It…
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Toxic by Bill Tope
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Retread by Bill Tope
Retread by Bill Tope Charlotte Becker lay on her sofa, calmly watching one after another of the endless array of…