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  The Medallion of Petra

  Christopher Cartwright

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  During Operation Desert Storm, Major William Harrison led a team of Special Forces on a secret mission to capture Haidar Kamel, a ruthless arms dealer. 
  The operation revealed a treasure trove of dangerous weapons, along with a series of strange artifacts from the ancient world. One of the most unlikely discoveries was a small bronze medallion. 
  They named it the Medallion of Petra, and somehow, it was much more dangerous and valuable than anyone could have ever imagined… 
  …and now Sam Reilly must unlock its secrets, before it’s too late.

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  Another Day Another Plot - A...

  Tao Wong

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  It’s a long way down from the top.  
  In the world of Eternal Night, Johnathan Masters is at the top of his game. He’s worked hard to build up his influence, trading favours and playing politics. But when a Blood from another city arrives on the scene and attempts to cut into his business by increasing his own status, Johnathan is forced to defend his turf.  
  Maybe he’ll play nice. But then again, sometimes a bit of tough love sends the right message.  
  Another Day, Another Plot is the second work in Eternal Night, A Vampire LitRPG Short Story series, written by Tao Wong, author of the bestselling System Apocalypse and A Thousand Li series of books.

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  Cheyenne Madonna

  Eddie Chuculate

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  A young Native American struggling with the two constants in his life—alcohol and art—in this prize-winning short story collection. 
   
  Eddie Chuculate’s collection of linked short stories follows Jordan Coolwater from bored child to thoughtful teenager, struggling artist, escaped convict, and finally, father. Gritty, funny, and deeply perceptive, Cheyenne Madonna offers an unsentimental portrait of America, of its dispossessed, its outlaws, and its visionaries. 
   
  The first story in this debut collection, “Galveston Bay, 1826,” won an O. Henry Prize, and the second, “Yo Yo,” received a Pushcart Prize Special Mention. Admirers of the short stories of Jim Harrison and Annie Proulx will appreciate Chuculate’s steady, confident prose rooted in American realism. 
   
  “Every sentence is unexpected, yet infallible.” —Ursula K. LeGuin 
   
  “Eddie Chuculate emerges as an important new talent in his generation of storytellers. He’s a kind of journalist of the soul as he investigates the broken-hearted nation of Indian men.” —Joy Harjo, United States Poet Laureate

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  Small Horrors - A Collection of...

  Darcy Coates

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  Push past the curtains of your rational, safe world and explore the un-nameable horrors living in the darkest corners of our conscience. This is the realm of monsters and shifting shadows, where a single wrong step can plunge you into a terrifying fight for your life, where… 
  - Something mimics human voices as it lures you into the woods. 
  - A corpse had gone missing from its drawer in the morgue. 
  - A friend's eyes are unnaturally bright as they approach you in the dark.

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  A Middle-Sized Artist - From...

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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  Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on 3rd July 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut, to an unaffectionate mother and a father who abandoned her and her older brother to a life of poverty. 
  Inevitably her schooling was limited and by 15 she had attended seven different schools but received only four years education.  However Charlotte was resourceful and did spend time with her father’s aunts – the suffragist Isabella Beecher Hooker and the ‘Uncle Tom Cabin’s’ author, Harriet Beecher Stowe as well as many hours at the public library studying ancient civilisations. 
  In 1878, she enrolled in classes at the Rhode Island School of Design where she met Martha Luther and they developed a close relationship until Luther married in 1881. Charlotte was devastated and detested romance and love until she met and married the artist Charles Walter Stetson.  
  Their only child, Katharine Beecher Stetson, was born in 1885 but left Charlotte with post-natal depression, then often dismissed as a case of hysteria or nerves.  Unsuited to domestic life she ruptured her life and moved to California with Katherine.  She divorced in 1894 and then sent Katharine east to live with her father and his second wife confirming that his paternal rights be acknowledged and that Katherine establish a relationship with her father. 
  After her mother died in 1893, Charlotte moved back east and became involved with her first cousin, Wall Street attorney, Houghton Gilman who she married in 1900. After his death she moved back to California, where Katherine now lived.   
  Her most popular story is ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ which touched on her own post-partum depression and underlined the need for women to be responsible for their mental and physical well-being, as the narrator is ordered by her husband/doctor to take compete rest in her room where she is isolated and becomes obsessed with the revolting yellow wallpaper.   
  She wrote other notable short stories the best of which we also include.   
  Charlotte lectured widely for social reform, wrote important non-fiction works that questioned our patriarchal system and left a legacy as a leading and positive spokesperson for feminism.  
  She was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer in 1932 and, as she wrote in her suicide note and autobiography, she ‘chose chloroform over cancer’    
  Charlotte Perkins Gilman took her own life on 17th August 1935, aged 75, in Pasadena, California.

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  The Pigeon - and other Stories

  E.B. Harding

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  The Pigeon: is a contemplative and subtly humorous exploration of the human condition, set against the backdrop of everyday life. The story follows Sam, a web designer, who becomes inexplicably fixated on a pigeon he sees perched on a ledge outside his window. As he grapples with the bird’s sudden disappearance, Sam begins to question the fleeting nature of existence and his place in the world. His partner, Emily, initially amused by his obsession, grows concerned as his thoughts deepen into an existential reflection. Through conversations with friends and a thought-provoking dinner party debate, Sam navigates his thoughts on life’s impermanence, searching for meaning in the mundane. The Pigeon is a poignant and relatable tale about finding peace amidst life's uncertainties and the significance of the small moments that shape our understanding of the world. 
  Dissociate As Henry struggles with writer's block, he turns to an AI for help, only to discover that it knows him better than he ever imagined. What begins as a tool to reignite his creativity soon becomes something far more personal, as the AI reveals a connection to his past that he can’t ignore. Haunted by memories and uncertain of what is real, Henry is drawn into a web of technology and emotion, where the lines between human and machine blur, and the echoes of lost love resurface in the most unexpected way. 
  Lavender is a poignant tale of love, loss, and discovery. After the sudden death of her estranged mother, Clara returns to her childhood home, a place filled with memories and unanswered questions. As she sorts through her mother’s belongings, Clara uncovers letters that reveal a tragic family secret: a sister she never knew, lost in a devastating accident. Guided by the faint scent of lavender and subtle apparitions, Clara pieces together the story of her mother’s overwhelming fear of loss and the deep, hidden love that drove her actions.

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