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Sci-Fi
Inversion
On a deep-space vessel, Protocol PAL seals the ship in two. Each half believes the other is the threat.
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Thriller
Last Ride
A night-shift rideshare driver picks up the wrong passenger. The next few hours will define the rest of his life.
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Horror
The Echo in the Mist
An archivist accepts a contract in a remote Pacific Northwest town. The records are incomplete. The locals won't explain why.
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Mystery
The Submerged
Five standalone stories exploring the porous border between conscious life and the depths no one names.
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Drama
The Ripple Effect
A minor fender-bender on a Tuesday morning sets off a chain of consequences connecting strangers across an entire city.
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Fantasy
The Visitor
Eight-year-old Leo's only escape is drawing dragons — until one stormy night, a real one crashes into the woods behind his house.
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Sci-Fi
Farside
Twelve-year-old Mia is stuck on the far side of the moon. Then she finds a signal in the static — something that's been answering Voyager 1.
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Thriller
No Return Address
A package arrives at a journalist's desk: clinical trial data showing a pharmaceutical company hid cardiac deaths. No return address.
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Romance
After Closing
Elena returns to settle her mother's bookshop. She hadn't planned on anyone coming in. Owen has been showing up every Tuesday for twelve years.
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Adventure
Low Tide
Eight-year-old Amara finds a tiny kingdom in the tide pools of Cornwall. Autumn storms are coming — and she's the only one who can help.
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