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That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen

The difference between a good and a bad economist is whether they take account of the visible effect. A member of the assembly proposes to disband a hundred thousand men, but the assembly maintains...

89 min read · Rating: G · Read story

Killer aspects (Part one)

It's about the importance that underlies Nuns' and Fathers' under the umbrella of a flying soul in Düga island.

33 min read · Rating: PG-13 · Read story

Unfair" death?

Andrew learns the value of spending time with loved ones after his grandfather's death.

4 min read · Rating: PG · Read story

The Three Strangers

On a wet and windy night, three strangers turn up at a young girl's christening party.

42 min read · Rating: PG-13 · Read story

Creatures That Once Were Men

Aristid Kuvalda had a two-storied house at the end of the main street, where the captain passed most of his time sitting on a kind of bench or else in the eating-house of Egor Yavilovitch. The...

116 min read · Rating: PG-13 · Read story

Chronicles Of Zefaria: The Plight Of The Free Peoples

Tonomoli, a young warrior, joins a council to fight Osmadaan's invasion, facing battles and alliances in a fantasy world.

174 min read · Rating: PG-13 · Read story

An Anonymous Story

I had to enter the service of a Petersburg official called Orlov, who was still out of humour. Zinaida Fyodorovna Krasnovsky hated me from the first day. Zinaida Fyodorovna came into the hall and...

150 min read · Rating: PG-13 · Read story

A Question of Latitude

Everett was a healthy, clean-minded enthusiast who soon discovered that passengers not in the service of that king held aloof from the Belgians. Dr. Stewart rode his bicycle into a native village,...

36 min read · Rating: PG · Read story

The Willows

While on a canoe trip down the Danube River, two friends encounter some mysterious, hostile entities.

98 min read · Rating: PG-13 · Read story

Odour of Chrysanthemums

A small locomotive engine came clanking, and the smoke from the engine sank and cleaved to the rough grass. A mother and son stood at the foot of the three steps, and the mother watched her son's...

38 min read · Rating: PG-13 · Read story

Mr. Pottle And The South-Sea Cannibals

Mr. Pottle was a barber and tasted popoi and found it rather nasty. He addressed Tiki Tiu with brisk and confident familiarity. Mr. Pottle did not sleep well that night, and ventured on other...

23 min read · Rating: PG · Read story

The Battle of Life

A fierce battle was fought upon a long summer day when the waving grass was green. Nature soon recovered Her serenity and smiled upon the guilty battle - ground. Doctor Jeddler was a great...

152 min read · Rating: PG-13 · Read story