Silence & Chaos @ The Velvet Trap
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Tantalizing Tales
This Man is Leaving Small Town Punishments for Freedom at Last — Rewriting my story from a window seat. — Henry Romel Guy
Secrets of the Velvet Trap — 47 — In Elisabeth’s hush and Vivian’s chair, Eddie learns that power isn’t a cure but a test. — Teresa Wymore -
Episode 5: Rain Over Mehroopur — For the Truth. — Ha Le Sa
Catch Feels — Remember, Catch Flights, Not Feelings! — Brian Garrio
Romeo Juliet Whiskey — There’s GOT to be another way… — R. Klemek
Voices in the Smoke — When two cultures clash — Christopher Robinson
The Harvester — Part Five — A Chilling Tale of Guilt, Obsession, and the Supernatural — The Writrix -
A Coffee Date Gone Wrong — Could he make it right? — Nicole (AKA NewFound Girl)
Lady Jacqueline’s Strangest Case — Can Adelaide possibly be innocent? — S M Revolinski
Redemption Magazine
The Dragon’s Dinner — A Bellisima the Slave Story — Bellisima Madrigale
There You Are — A fragment I’ve never finished in my head — Debdutta Pal -
1765, Patrusesti: Father and Son — Part 1/2 — Grief is a kind of prayer. It howls into the dark, and sometimes, the dark howls back. — The Book of Silas Crowe
The Last Choir of Grime Street — In a city that sold pain, one boy broke the script. — Veronica Holsinger
Microcosm
The Fat Friend — I guess I’m taking the picture again — Evan Purcell
Like Two Bits of Cherry Licorice — She startled in her sleep — and that’s what woke me from being out cold. We lay on top of a comforter, in the dim light from the… — Garrison Parker
The Holy Grail of Freaky Enlightenment — A trippy retrospective at a record store — Mark Tulin -
What Happens When a Baby Looks Like The Enemy? — A dangerous recessive trait. — Reeya Thampi
A Ghost With a Chance — True love is like a ghost, something everyone talks about and few have seen. — J. Crispin-Ripley
A Rainy Saturday’s Reckoning — When ‘I love you’ wasn’t enough — Winifred Cyril
Sparkles — A Unicorn — Steve -
Lipstick and Powder
Brain Tour of a 19-Year-Old — Enter the circus: where mind spirals, music is loud and nothing makes sense. — Her Diary Pages
Mmm Mondays
The Zumba Teacher — Who helped me overcome my fears — Ali Mai
Virgin Peach — Sometimes the people you work with don’t tell you everything — Gemma Jones
Teaser Tales
Estranged Pirate Brothers Reunited ~ The Hidden Cove: Pirate’s Misadventure — Historical Dark Fantasy Book Showcase by Binky Ink Writing
Who’s Likely to Win This Year’s L.O.S.E.R Award? ~ Smillew… unnotified here there and everywhere by May More -
Not the Median Log
How to — Finally — Change Your Flame ~ Dragons enjoy creating invigorating infernos, but it’s not all that easy to do. by J. Crispin-Ripley
Serial Stories
A Day of Free Use Fucking — May the Best Man Win — Chapter 23 by J.D. Masterly
Face-to-Face with My Dead Father — Rotten House — Part 23 by Evan Purcell
Taking on the Alto del Perdón — Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela — Chapter 18 by Robert G. Longpré [he / him]
Chapter 33 — Wild Accusations — Touched by Spirits Book 1 — Shelter in a New World by ElementalWriters
Zayn — Chapter 1: No One’s Born With A Gun — A Tale of The Crown Prince of Crime by Rayan Khan
After The Last Day — Part 15 — That ash stuff is coming soon and a little bit can kill ya by S M Revolinski
A Matter of Trust, Part Forty — Olivia asks for advice from an unlikely ally by Maisie Archer -
The Woman Who Wanted To Be Funny — Chapter Thirty-Five — Underpants by Kerrie Noor -
Planet Kill — Chapter 19 — Camp life by JamesRickard Writes
When Stars Align, Part Fifteen — Felicity makes another wish — will it come true? by Maisie Archer
Tender Yet Firm, He Teaches Her — Katie & Steve #15: He stood up and took a moment to relish the sight of her spectacular body as he moved around her by 🦋 Marie A. Rebelle -
Is He a Butterfly Dreaming That He’s a Man? — ‘Tons of Sex — 1. Riders of the Purple Paige, Part 1 of 10 by J. Crispin-Ripley
Pithy Observations of Britain and the Brits by Another Bumptious Yank — Part 2 — More tales of alcohol in old Blighty by Glenn M Stewart -
Passing Fancies #9; A Smaller Shark Drops By — You’re going to make someone a good wife, Marc by J. Crispin-Ripley
The Patient’s Voice
Silence After Chaos — Loving someone through mental illness is grief without resolution. These are the words I wrote when there was nothing left to say aloud… by Asrai Devin -
I Can’t Reach Him, But I Still Love Him — A letter from the edge of heartbreak, hope, staying by Asrai Devin