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Short Circuit #14 features fourteen original texts combining humour, emotion and suspense. The different genres range from Short Fiction to Children's to Creative Nonfiction. As for the themes, there is something for everyone, including slice of life, portrait and science-fiction!
Discover the new worksWherever you are, whomever you are trying to reach with an emotional gift of a story, you may choose from a plethora of collections and genres from Short Édition: Humour, joy, nostalgia, shades of love, slice of life, magical realism, sci-fi...
Fiction and creative non-fiction written by writers worldwide, and published by Short Édition’s editorial team, in the form of short stories, poetry, and comics. Thousands of works written by thousands of paid writers across five continents.
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The house seems incongruous on the immaculate street. There are weeds invading the spaces between the broken tiles that lead up to the flaking front door, and a plastic bag rustles, as it struggles ... [+]
Snoot the Pooch was sad one day.
"I wonder why I look this way.
My nose is doggone commonplace.
It's just so boring on my face."
"I'd feel better, I suppose,
if I could have a brand new
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Rumor has it the lake is a graveyard, she says.
There are bones down there, tumbled smooth and
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