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"I disapprove of what you say but I will to the death defend your right to say it."

~Evelyn Hall (although this quote is often incorrectly credited to Voltaire)

Hello and welcome, dear reader! I'm sure oftentimes you feel starved of stories which fill up not just your time alone but also your heart

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Hello and welcome, dear reader! I'm sure oftentimes you feel starved of stories which fill up not just your time alone but also your heart. Well, fear not any longer! Your messiah is here!

[You can skip to the end of my pitiable attempt at an introduction to see the actual contents of this compilation -- so you can snap-decide which stories you want to read

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[You can skip to the end of my pitiable attempt at an introduction to see the actual contents of this compilation -- so you can snap-decide which stories you want to read.]

This book is filled to the brim with stories designed not only to quell your thirst — but, voila, my own.

I'm very fond of writing. What I'm not fond of is stagnancy. So, I have for you a lot of variety here.

Don't want to read a 500-page book with an interesting premise and a disappointing closure? This is the place for you! Short and crisp stories, yes ma'am, we got them all here!

You, sir. There in the back. Yes, you. Hungry for romance? Step right in!

Do I have stories which make chills run not just up, but down and slantways, across your spine? You bet I do!

Now, everyone has different tastes. You like salmon, I do not. That's fine. I respect that.

To make things convenient for you I have below a list of the stories this compilation packs (you can thus choose which of these you would or would not like to read):

Ghosted808 words long. The most equitable genre for this story to fall into would be psychological horror. It has scary elements to it, but I wouldn't call it particularly scary.

Speed Dating 916 words long. Concise, sweet, melancholy story about a middle-aged man trying to find love. Or the next closest thing to it.

Dwarf Doctor 300 words long. Very short, as you can see. A glum concept; looking at pessimism through a positive lens has always been fascinating to me.

The Ruling Reptile — this one is a two-parter, since it's moderately lengthy.

It's poignant, but funny. Oh, and it has an ice dragon in it.

Part 1 of The Ruling Reptile is 2,250 words long.

Part 2 is 3,317 words long. It's a continuation of Part 1.

More to follow.




I think further ado would sour the grapes. Why don't you turn the page and get to reading?

 Why don't you turn the page and get to reading?

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