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25 Most Recent Action/Thriller Short Stories

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THE CHOICE by author Luke Romyn by Luke Romyn
Mark Wallace wants to die. Life has lost all meaning for him and he wants nothing other than an end to his pain. And then he is given a choice . . . ..
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The City of Never by Roland Allnach
From the editors of Aphelion webzine: An eccentric genuis plans to create his masterpiece, the most beautiful city in the universe. In order to fulfill his dream, he must inject an element of sorrow and loss into the work--and he does not care who gets hurt in the process...
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The clever mouse. by Omer saleem
Very funny!!..
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The Closet by Linda Batey
What happens when you have claustrophobia and have no choice but to give birth in a closet?..
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The Christmas Cloud by Maralee Lowder
Christmas is just two very hectic days away. May Harrington has all she can do to get ready, and no time to spend gazing into the sky at a pretty little cloud that just won't go away. But when the cloud shows no sign of going away, or for even changing, she begins to wonder what it could mean. Sh..
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The Coal Celler by Shannon Rouchelle
You never know what you'll find in a celler. ..
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The Cold, Hard Facts about Workcover by Elizabeth Veith
Workcover, the truth. This is a sampling from an autobiography about a seven year running workcover case, the hard cold facts and the feelings that come with them...
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The Coliseum's Death by Kim Schuelke
Historical fiction based on the death of St. Telemachus..
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The Common Sense Guide to Life & Love-Vol. II by Lonnie Hicks
More, Common, Common Sense..
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The Common Sense Guide to Life and Love by Lonnie Hicks
Just a few suggestions and ideas..
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The Common Sensibility of Flies by Jeffrey Allen
Am I so self Absorbed that I have become idiosyncratic and obsessed with the habits of others and their infringement on what I perceive as my personal space which I now regard as sacred ground? ABSOLUTELY!!!..
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The Complete Story, The Hairy Men of the High Mountain Forests by Linda Newton Perry
The story of two young people, a young boy left to the Bigfoot to raise and the girl taken as mate for him...
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The Confession of Sandy Harris by The Tortoise
Sandy Harris is a young Catholic girl, who is in love with the up and coming talented young snooker player, Brett Johnson. When Sandy is sexually abused by her priest, he accuses her of enticing him into sexual sin. But he hides a dark secret. When the priest becomes the victim of a serial..
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The Courage of One by M Wood
***** October 17, 2003 **** We interrupt this broadcast to bring you this late breaking story from O’Hare airport in Chicago: Jason: Good evening this is Jason Street and this is National World News. In a spectacular chain of events right out of a Hollywood script disaster was avoide..
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The Creature by Steve Reichard
I had heard the legends but never believed them until the day I came face to face with the beast. A hideous creature with blood-shot eyes and razor sharp claws hell-bent on my destruction. Nightmares of it still haunt me to this very day even after 5 long years I will never forget. ..
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The Creek bed Footprints by Daniel Phillips
Two young first cousins - Danny and Ted spend weekends exploring a gigantic farm estate stumbling on unusual footprints in a neighboring creek bed. Problems ensue as a large man- beast grows outraged for the untimely death of it’s sibling while attempting to cross a ne..
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The Crossroads by Suzanne Oliver
This one was written for a Halloween competition for a local paper. I was one of the winners. As the writer, I am taking literary license and updating it a bit...
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the crowd vanished by William Haynes
a flash..
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The Curious Case of the Missing Breakfast by Susan Phillips
Leicester has its mysteries.....
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The Cut by Eleni Skarpari
‘Sea of Words’, International Short story Competition Winner, July 2008, Barcelona ..
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The Dandelion by Paul Corman
The Dandelion..
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The Dangers of Meditation by Simon Jackson
Not all forms of meditation are good for you.....
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The Darkest Hour by Inspire Hope
Sometimes in your darkest hour you have to take action! Step out in faith and do something that you have never done before, like the husband in this story he knew that if he did not go outside during the brunt of the storm. Even though it was risky his whole family could perish.Please do not give up..
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the dash to work in dar es salaam by morris mwavizo
the transport woes in dar es salaam..
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The DaVinci Novel now the Movie by Harold Hester
The movie gives us a two-dimension look to a novel but don't get excited, the message is the same.....
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The Day I Died by TONY NERONE
A simple day at the supermarket...
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The Day I Died by Samuel Connelly
This is a short, that I recently won a short story contest with. ..
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The Day I Went Home - Part IV by Barbara Terry
The court hearing, school, and the weekend sleepover...
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The Day Time Stood Still by Linda Murray
A young mother starts a new life with her child...
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Read excerpt from The Deadly Adventures Of Franklin Raine The Deadly Adventures Of Franklin Raine by Garrett Diamond
FRANKLIN RAIN IS A CHARACTER BY ANIMATOR AARON AUGENBLICK, FRANKLIN IS A LONELY DRINKER, ON THE EDGE OF DEATH...
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The Deadly Express Train by James Samdavid1
The Eight-Forty-Five Chicago Express The Eight-Forty-Five Chicago Express Frank had loaned his old Chevrolet beater to his son, Brad to take his girl friend out to a movie. Brad was just barely seventeen and had been driving but a short time. Brad was so excited and wante..
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The Death of Newspapers by Dave Moyer
In this essay, the author laments the demise of newspapers in today's society. His father was a sports writer. ..
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The Deaths of Gestas & Dysmas by Kurt Peterson
The two thieves crucified with Jesus die...
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The Feather Duster is Not Missing by Barry Eysman
Millicent is up to her pearly incisors in no good...
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The Fern and the Bamboo by Paul Kerr
Philosophy..
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Read excerpt from The Ficus Prophecy The Ficus Prophecy by Richelle Putnam
Can a battered wife leave her abusive marriage? ..
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The Fierce Avenger by Lee Garrett
In a small East Texas town, a superhero is born.....
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The Fight Against Him. by Rebecca Harris
This story is about The Battle against Lucifer. And the hold he has on our lives...
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The deed of writing has always haunted my brain, my mind, even my body… by Claude COGNARD
The deed of writing has always haunted my brain, my mind, even my body… I spent most of my childhood, in a very tiny house, located on the banks of the river Loire. At this time, we had no television-set, no computer and my mother used to constrain us to writing whatever might cross..
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The Demons' of War are Persistent by Arthur Schade
Forty years have passed since my deployment as a combat Marine in Vietnam. Like many Veterans’ of war, the ‘Demons’ have persisted to haunt me over a lifetime of tears, altered persona, and secretive fears. The purpose of this story is to help Veterans of all eras recognize, there is no longer ..
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The Detective by VicToria Freudiger
Chapter 10 of the serial killer novel "Thorns of a Rose;" please let me know if you want the scarier chapters first...
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The Devil Himself! by Elad Nostaw
In hindsight, it was a day like no other. It started off innocent enough: I was late for work. Waking up has always been a problem for me. Falling asleep was always a breeze. I once fell asleep standing up and at attention in an Army Formation. I was out all night drinking...errr taking orphaned chi..
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The Devil You KNow by D Cairns
Faced with a rogue world leader acting against the interests of his own country, the Australian president finds a dark but necessary solution...
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The Devil's Candy (1st edit) by . ShyPoet1
A thriller that will definitely challenge your peace of mind! (PLEASE COMMENT OR CRITIQUE)..
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The Devil's Night Out by Jerry Hulse
This story involves several instances of the casting out of demons...
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The Devil's Punch Bowl by David Donaghe
Cave Man comes back from Biker Hevean to help his bros in the Road Dogs motorcycle club defend themselves against an evil Motorcycle club know as the Hell Raisers. The emps of hell are uleashed and Cave Man,not only has to fight with mere mortals, but also against the Hell Raiser's demonic friends...
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The Devil's Ride by Lonzo Lucas II
This is an excerpt from a short story that I wrote about seven years ago converted into spoken word. ..
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The Devil's Triangle by Mark Heber Miller
Life, love and death along southern California's Orange Coast. A lifeguard strugglesd to overcome his past while danger lurks around every corner...
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The Diaconate: The Christianhood by DarkAngel Publishings
Spiritual warfare has evolved. Christians everywhere become anointed by the Holy Spirit with supernatural abilities. What does this mean and is this only for Christians? and united by the will of God, form a team to stand against a satanic coven of unimaginable power...
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Read excerpt from The Disposition of Astrea The Disposition of Astrea by SUSAN MORGAN
Caught as an unsuspecting victim of a power play in her father's kingdom, Astrea is tricked into a doomed mission and marooned on Earth. Without hope of rescue, she must make her way alone in this strange, unfeeling place. ..
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Pulp
by Neil Ostroff

A clairvoyant prostitute, a psychotic soldier, a broke newspaper writer, and a dismembered body; what could go wrong?..  
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