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I thought back to when the stock manager Charlie had told me rumours of upper management racking cocaine.\n            “Feeling good, Steven?” I said."},{"title":"Train to Nowhere","code":"traintonowhere","words":4252,"picture":"oldtrain.jpg","picture_alt":"A train crossing a bridge and puffing smoke, graphite filter","genres":["Thriller","Horror"],"blurb":"“Oh that’s no problem,” said the inspector.  “It’s all free. All I need are your... details.”"},{"title":"Woman vs Leviathan","code":"womanvsleviathan","words":3411,"picture":"justeye.jpg","picture_alt":"An enormous round eye with bulging veings, graphite filter","genres":["Thriller","Adventure"],"blurb":"It was what she had come down for.\nIt was who she had come down for.\nIt was the Leviathan.","quote":"It was what she had come down for.\nIt was who she had come down for.\nIt was the Leviathan."},{"title":"Gaia","code":"gaia","words":4590,"picture":"duck.jpg","picture_alt":"A walking duck, graphite filter","genres":["Light-hearted","Fantasy"],"quote":"And she certainly wasn’t going to let him spend eternity with Hades.","blurb":"Gaia’s parents didn’t want to talk to their daughter about death for a couple more years. Sheltered as they had kept her, she had made it to seven years old without ever seeing so much as a dead fly. But when they found her in the garden holding her limp, lifeless, pet duck Quacky, they no longer had a choice."},{"title":"Man’s Best Friend","code":"mansbestfriend","words":2254,"picture":"rabbit.jpg","picture_alt":"A rabbit with an alarmed expression, graphite filter","genres":["Light-hearted","Quirky"],"blurb":"But man could only ever have one best friend."},{"title":"There’s No Place Like Home","code":"theresnoplacelikehome","words":2503,"picture":"planet.jpg","picture_alt":"A stormy planet. Graphite filter","genres":["Sci-Fi","Quirky"],"blurb":"The truck smacked into the ramp and rocketed into the air. It spun and twisted with surprising control. Like a bedazzled Indian elephant, it’s elegance was a match for its brutality. It climbed higher and higher, surpassing the top of the first coliseum. It didn’t want to stop. Gravity had lost sight of the truck and was frantically trying to find it again.","quote":"The truck revved, nearly shaking itself apart with vibrations. The iron squares wobbled and several fell off."},{"title":"The Greatest Admiral","code":"thegreatestadmiral","words":4783,"picture":"peacock.jpg","picture_alt":"A badge that looks like a peacock feather. Graphite filter","genres":["Sci-Fi","Quirky"],"blurb":"Chief engineer Ombi stood half a head shorter than most in the room, But her voice echoed over everyone’s heads.\n“Bo-Bee! I needed an A.I. pilot programmed for that galleon yesterday. Jamo! Where are the warp crystals? Iri!”\nA tiny blue man squeaked and looked up at Ombi. His feet wobbled on the spot and his cheeks started to glow orange.\n“Yes?” He squeaked.\n“Good work. Keep it up.”","quote":"None of that mattered compared to his ships."},{"title":"The Library of Tanen-Tet","code":"tanentet","words":4227,"picture":"library.jpg","picture_alt":"Old looking books lining shelves. Graphite filter","genres":["Thriller","Mystery"],"quote":"It gave her the appearance of a crescent moon, as though half of her wasn’t there.","blurb":"The material that caused the darkening was undeterminable, it had no shine or gloss and was virtually invisible in the late night, even by the fire. It gave her the appearance of a crescent moon, as though half of her wasn’t there."},{"title":"Backwards","code":"backwards","words":1641,"picture":"town.jpg","picture_alt":"A medieval town on a cliff. Graphite filter","genres":["Poetry","Light-hearted"],"blurb":"But my shock would go worse, when he stepped in reverse and fell 30 feet to the ground."},{"title":"The Wormhole","code":"thewormhole","words":1189,"picture":"panel.jpg","genres":["Sci-Fi","Quirky"],"picture_alt":"A panel of many different buttons and knobs. Graphite filter","blurb":"Power was waning, and sacrifices had to be made. For example, every Monday was a gravity free day. At first it was met with groans and mumbles, but now the crew was accustomed to the feeling of organs swimming around in their guts once a week. They had also learnt how to run their daily errands without a hitch. However, forgetting your suction shoes come Monday morning could leave you stranded for hours.","quote":"Every Monday was a gravity free day. "},{"title":"A Man You Can Count On","code":"amanyoucancounton","words":601,"picture":"four.jpg","picture_alt":"Four flying birds. Graphite filter","genres":["Poetry","Light-hearted"],"blurb":"At most jobs I’d look rather dim,\nBut I'd make quite a nice politician."}]