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Floating Iris by Jade Mutyora
Arminda has a startling power. But is it enough to rescue the woman she loves?
Anti-Social by Ely Percy
When Harpreet posts a video online in a stance against racism, their friend begins to see the benefits of social media – but will Harpreet’s fame last?
Absolution on the Number 23 by Fee Johnstone
An unexpected encounter throws up past shames and future possibilities on the number 23 bus…
The Man on Fire by Noah Singh-Harris
The dream does not leave his mind with the rising daylight; it sinks in deeper, taking hold of him and forcing him to view the truth of what he had been stopped from doing.
Octopus by Magali Roman
In Paris, every advertisement is a painting. The city is wallpapered with them: vibrant, colorful posters that grow like moss on every surface.
Okay by Dawn Taggett-Burton
Fiction | Dear Sleuth Readers: The following content is an excerpt from a letter currently on display in the National Museum of Tourism and Immigration.
Hope Is For The Unprepared (Or Me) by Rémy Ngamije
“Love has no exit interviews,” I say. “Closure is the poor man’s time travelling.” My voice is cold over the phone. I tell myself the situation calls for it; I’m speaking to my ex-girlfriend, after all.
By the River by Noah Singh-Harris
It often feels like there’s nothing left to say. Let me clarify: there’s nothing peaceful left to say.
Regeneration by Kit Jenkin
I remember Calvin and Darwin being spoken of with the same tongue, seeing our King James Bible beside A Brief History of Time, and the theory of relativity being used to prove the immanence of the divine.
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Pearls and Manners by Lisa Giles
Mia wore weary like a perfectly fitted dress. The type of weary worn by women who let life live them instead of living it. You could see the fatigue all over her face. Even Mia’s outer eyes
The Constant Visitor by Meghan Beaudry
I never saw him blink – not once. His eyes were not eyes, so much as bottomless holes. He watched as I tossed an empty pill bottle into the trash by my bed.
The Wife Hunter by Neelim Dundas
The fluttering in her stomach started at school when Brian scribbled Will you go out with me? on her textbook. It was Sunday now and the fluttering persisted.
Stone Cold by Kiran Manral
The moonlight was cold on her skin. The door, a massive, ponderous structure of wood, the one she guarded with him, was now shut. Their day’s work was done.
The Rakshasi’s Rose Garden by Sukanya Venkatraghavan
The neighbours talked a lot about the occupant of 606 A wing. For one, she was so beautiful. No, attractive, according to Mrs Munshi of 606 B wing, because ‘she is dark, no?’ Dark but attractive, everyone agreed.