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Interview with author Tom Kropp. Ready for action & unravelling new adventures.
Below is a candid conversation, with Tom sharing his own origin story and how he deals with writing and the…
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Werewolves & Monsters by Tom Kropp
EDITOR’S NOTE: Read the other stories in this series by Tom Kropp by clicking here. Contains adult only content. Please read…
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Werewolves & Devils by Tom Kropp
EDITOR’S NOTE: Read the other stories in this series by Tom Kropp by clicking here. Contains adult only content. Please…
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Sing, O Muse by Wade R. DeYoung
Sing, O Muse by Wade R. DeYoung The Old Man drove home from the engine repair shop and wondered which…
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Good Vibes by A. M. Larouche
Good Vibes by A. M. Larouche The confirmation bubbled at the top of Langley’s screen: her most recent client just…
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A Little White Lie by James C. Clar
A Little White Lie by James C. Clar Honolulu, August 18, 1945 The early morning rain was coming down like…
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Interview with James C. Clar: An Insight into Investigating Fiction Writing
Interview with James C. Clar: An Insight into Investigating Fiction Writing FreedomFiction.com has a new series of author interviews hoping…
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Alone Again, Naturally by James Rumpel
Alone Again, Naturally by James Rumpel Taj scratched another tally mark into the wall of the survival dome. He was…
CRIME GENRE
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A Little White Lie by James C. Clar
A Little White Lie by James C. Clar Honolulu, August 18, 1945 The early morning rain was coming down like…
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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
The Funeral Pyre by Bret Jones “What am I looking at?” “You tell me. That’s why I asked you to…
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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…
PARANORMAL GENRE
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Culture by Dey
Culture by Dey By the time the storm cut the power, the six guests had already realized something was wrong…
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A Sparkle in Time by Philip Matcovsky
A Sparkle in Time by Philip Matcovsky Lu weaves through the crowd of headbangers in black T-shirts like a six…
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The Master of the Needle by David York
The Master of the Needle by David York The needle had slept for years, buried in a box of someone…
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The Reaping by Scott A. Cook
The Reaping by Scott A. Cook “Ley Line: an imaginary alignment of landmarks that are believed to have spiritual, mystical…
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Chirp, Chirp – A Dark Tale by Gary William Ramsey
DISCLAIMER and Reader Discretion Advisory: This fictional horror story contains mature and disturbing themes including violence, psychological breakdown, death, substance…
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La Noche Eterna by San Ashitaka
La Noche Eterna by San Ashitaka “You sure this is the place?” El Santo Negro asked as the car pulled…
SCIFI GENRE
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Alone Again, Naturally by James Rumpel
Alone Again, Naturally by James Rumpel Taj scratched another tally mark into the wall of the survival dome. He was…
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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
Lilith Ivanova by Nathan Poole Shannon Dear Diary. I’ve been thinking about starting this diary, wondering how I would begin.…
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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…
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 & Monsters by Tom Kropp
EDITOR’S NOTE: Read the other stories in this series by Tom Kropp by clicking here. Contains adult only content. Please read…
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Werewolves & Devils by Tom Kropp
EDITOR’S NOTE: Read the other stories in this series by Tom Kropp by clicking here. Contains adult only content. Please…
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Sing, O Muse by Wade R. DeYoung
Sing, O Muse by Wade R. DeYoung The Old Man drove home from the engine repair shop and wondered which…
ROMANCE GENRE
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Toxic by Bill Tope
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reader discretion is advised. This is a work of fiction set in a different era of 1960s. Culture…
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African Dream by Fikile Dlamini
African Dream by Fikile Dlamini There are two things I remember about that night. The gold stars dotted across the…
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After the Breakup by Nicki Youngsma
After the Breakup by Nicki Youngsma A woman had a breakup and called her best friend to tell her about…
OTHER FICTION
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The Desert Calls by Ramona Scarborough
The Desert Calls by Ramona Scarborough Cacti and coyotes. Dust devils and tumbleweeds. Rattlesnakes and prairie dogs. Heat shimmering across…
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Life As It Is by Dale Patrick Smrekar
Life As It Is by Dale Patrick Smrekar Americus sat on an old apartment building’s front steps curling an ancient,…
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The Run Club by Daniel Bird
The Run Club by Daniel Bird It’s chilly but not cold. The word ‘cold’ is overused, particularly by those who…
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 edges 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…
EDITOR’S CHOICE
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The Last Good Place by Fred DeVecca
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The Murals Hunger by Nilay Kumar Sarker
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Leave Only Footprints by Kyle Arivett-White
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Dinner at Margot’s by Nicholas Foldesi
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Walks With Max and Queenie by Harland Soper
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Prison Of The Abyss by Nicholas Woods
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Ghosts by James C. Clar
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If Only by June Wolfman
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Manchurian Gambit by R. K. Olson
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The Comic Who Stopped Joking Around by Eric Green
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Newberry’s Greatest Challenge (Otherwise Known as The Unhappy Tale of Benjamin Gray) by Daryl Rothman
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Daylight Savings by J L Greer
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Lost And Found…And Lost by Joe Kilgore
FFJ BLOG
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Bizzybees: A Science Fiction Novella and Two Short Stories
For readers of intelligent, idea-driven science fiction. A signal appears. A world disappears. Something is watching Earth. When an unknown…
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‘Twas The Blight Before Christmas
Me and my accomplices in fiction thank you all for making this year bigger and better than last year. These…
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Pushcart Prize Nominations for 2026 Pushcart Edition
* * * We are glad to announce the final six nominations from FFJ for next year’s Pushcart Edition. Lot…
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Grasshopper Creek by Ross Peterson
Grasshopper Creek by Ross Peterson I can see it burn from where I sit in the tall grass. It’s been…
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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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War Hero by Ralph Benton
War Hero by Ralph Benton Even under a fat layer of duranium Trooper ‘Lab Rat’ Reed trembled as he strapped…
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Whistle Stop by James D. Fratto
Whistle Stop by James D. Fratto We met three years ago in The Hague. I was on faculty leave, conducting…
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Panorama – The Night Owl Superhero by Jon Moray
Panorama – The Night Owl Superhero by Jon Moray “Where do we set up camp?” asked Conrad, the eager camper…
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT
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A Little White Lie by James C. Clar
A Little White Lie by James C. Clar Honolulu, August 18, 1945 The early morning rain was coming down like…
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Interview with James C. Clar: An Insight into Investigating Fiction Writing
Interview with James C. Clar: An Insight into Investigating Fiction Writing FreedomFiction.com has a new series of author interviews hoping…
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Ghosts by James C. Clar
Ghosts by James C. Clar Honolulu, 1947 I liked Honolulu best after it rained. The palms dripped silver, the streets…