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Sinners in Streaming Video
Why burn books when you can incinerate the minds that make them?
5 hrs ago
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Mark Cantrell
Of Unicorns & Vampyres
A disparate band of urban vampires go searching for their origins. They're not gonna like what they find
Jun 28
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Mark Cantrell
Time Changes the Man
The drudgery of work is all in the mind, we suppose, but what if it's written into our very flesh?
Mar 29
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Mark Cantrell
Luck of the Draw
The grim realities of urban life push a man towards a desperate act, but a careless mistake stops a murderer taking vengeance. Or does it...
Dec 27, 2024
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Mark Cantrell
The Man Who Dreamed Of Bradford
In this city of misfits and misplaced dreamers, there's a million stories, but down-at-heel private detective, Rick Sweeney never lets a tall tale get…
Sep 28, 2024
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Mark Cantrell
A Walk In The Woods
An allegorical tale of humanity's depredation of nature; when a weary woodsman encounters a sick old woman in the heart of the forest, he comes to…
Jun 29, 2024
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Mark Cantrell
Update: Trust me to bring something dark to the party
Literary and arts journal Midsummer Dream House features the novelette, When Darkness Comes
Apr 13, 2024
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Mark Cantrell
It's a Long Road to Mercy's End
Novel Extract: England is tearing itself apart in a bitter civil war; a young girl and her mother are on the road, seeking haven from the fighting
Mar 30, 2024
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Mark Cantrell
Communion
Flash Fiction: When your god forsakes you, what is truly lost?
Feb 9, 2024
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Mark Cantrell
“Final Draft”
There comes a time in every writer's life when they must decide what really matters
Dec 29, 2023
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Mark Cantrell
Nullity of Silence
Flash Fiction: As an author, be careful what you wish for
Sep 29, 2023
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Mark Cantrell
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