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Lydia Trethewey

Pioneer’s Pride | Lydia Trethewey

June 27, 2017 LydiaFree Short Stories

He was ravenous, but couldn’t eat. Pioneer’s Pride Lydia Trethewey For the Avocado With Interest Award   The carpark was empty as McDowell rolled up, the horizon blue with sleep. He trudged into the warehouse; inside, Pioneer’s Pride was quiet, […]

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How to Escape the Cone of Shame

June 20, 2017 LydiaFree Short Stories

Humans are notoriously delicate. How to Escape the Cone of Shame Lydia Trethewey FAQ Quest Award   *This FAQ is for canines only. Question: How do I remove the cone-of-shame? Top Answer: The cone-of-shame or “Elizabethan Collar” is a strange […]

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Fever Loss | Lydia Trethewey

June 13, 2017 LydiaFree Short Stories

Where do you go for respite when everything is plugged in. Fever Loss Lydia Trethewey 2017 Science Fiction Award Alana tried to avoid looking at herself; her body, partially submerged in the green bathwater, bulged against the plastic. Subcutaneous treachery […]

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Shooting Stars | Lydia Trethewey

May 9, 2017 LydiaFree Short Stories

Shooting Stars Lydia Trethewey For the Protest Pro Test Award The booster was strangely bright against the flat blue sky, a silver midday star fighting to be visible beside the sun. Alec watched it grow larger, closer, a gloved hand […]

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Where Home Was | Lydia Trethewey

April 11, 2017April 10, 2017 LydiaFree Short Stories

Where Home Was Lydia Trethewey For The Hotel Diaspora Award   The motorway was an accumulation of weeds, streaking cirrus clouds and vibrations in the vinyl seat. It was a rental car, and Taylor sat in the passenger’s seat, her partner […]

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Winner Announcement: To The Nines Part 9

November 16, 2016 nlachmundWinner Announcement

Hello All, It is with great pleasure that I, Nick Lachmund, competitor and reader, have the opportunity to present the final winner announcement for this competition. The series has presented us with a wonderful variety of stories across a spectrum […]

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The Plantation IX | Lydia Trethewey

November 8, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

To move forward, Damon contemplates going back. The Plantation IX Lydia Trethewey TO THE NINES Award   Damon’s wrist twinges as he types into the search bar. The laptop keys feel strangely smooth, unreal, beneath his fingers. Beyond the high-rise […]

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The Plantation VIII

October 15, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

The Plantation VIII Lydia Trethewey To the Nines Part 8 Flames make dancing shadows between the endless trees, licking Damon’s skin. He stumbles, fallen palm leaves cutting the heels of his hands, leaps up again and keeps running. The sound […]

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The Plantation: Part VII | Lydia Trethewey

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

For Damon, the time has come to take the plunge.

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Death Date | Lydia Trethewey

September 6, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

You know it’s coming. 

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Flintlocks & Folly Serial Award

August 30, 2016October 25, 2016 EditorialFree Short Stories

Four authors compete in an award about high seas, ghost ships, secret islands, magic, mystery, plunder and the occasional blunderbuss.

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Spirits | Lydia Trethewey

August 30, 2016August 30, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

“For this to work, we must act in unison. There can be no hold-outs.”

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Wolf In The Bay, Part I: Wolf | Lydia Trethewey

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Spirit wards are in the bones.

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The Plantation VI | Lydia Trethewey

August 16, 2016August 15, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Damon learns escape is not as easy as he might have hoped. 

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The Devil’s Roar | Lydia Trethewey

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Ancient caves house a modern secret. The Devil’s Roar Lydia Trethewey For the EIGHTH WONDER award   Michael Ignatius Theodos grinned in the dark. The musty smell of ancient sands filled his nostrils as he inhaled deeply, filling his lungs […]

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The Plantation V | Lydia Trethewey

August 2, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Damon and the others plan their escape.

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Synthesis | Lydia Trethewey

July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

An augmented soldier processes chemical reactions Synthesis By Lydia Trethewey For the Poke the Mango award Arlington Tuesday 13th September, 10.30am White blood sprites dance in my eyes. My eyelids flutter open onto a long blade of fluorescent light, a […]

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The Plantation IV | Lydia Trethewey

July 19, 2016July 18, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Damon encounters the unexpected in part four of The Plantation by Lydia Trethewey.

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The Best Thesis Defence | Lydia Trethewey

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Students search for a #Phexit (philosophical exit) in ghost hunters 101.  The Best Thesis Defence Lydia Trethewey For the HORRORS & HEIDEGGER Award   “It’s creepy in here,” says Genevieve, hugging her shoulders. The other two look around at the […]

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The Plantation: (Part I) | Lydia Trethewey

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Cults have the darndest names.

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Yellow Ghosts | Lydia Trethewey

May 17, 2016May 15, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Meat is murder, and there’s power in the lungs.

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Black Seaweed | Lydia Trethewey

May 10, 2016May 16, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

We got the cure. Now we need a cure for the cure.

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Brain Strings & Disconnection | Lydia Trethewey

May 3, 2016May 9, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Brain Strings & Disconnection By Lydia Trethewey For the DUETS AND DUVETS Award (part II)   As I walk I watch the oxide coloured freight train flashing through the gaps in the trees. It rumbles along my limbic brain, smell of […]

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Brain Strings and Concrete Pavers | Lydia Trethewey

April 19, 2016April 17, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

We all have strange habits.   Brain Strings and Concrete Pavers By Lydia Trethewey For the DUETS & DUVETS Award   I lie in bed, face in the pillow. Henry strips off behind me, steps into his boxers. Plonks down […]

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Dinner, Despair and Debbie (Six Months Later) | Lydia Trethewey

April 5, 2016April 9, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Based on an original concept by Sean Crawley. Dinner, Despair and Debbie (Six Months Later) By Lydia Trethewey For the TRILOGY AWARD PART 3 Read: Part 1 | Part 2 There’s something about an empty fridge that always causes a […]

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The Moon Flute | Lydia Trethewey

March 29, 2016March 28, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

“You know, sometimes I think there’s no real difference between a world of magic, and a world where people believe in magic.” The Moon Flute By Lydia Trethewey For the SCENE OF THE UNSEEN OBSCENE Award Through the tiny window Batuk […]

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Black Ice: Part II | Lydia Trethewey

March 22, 2016March 20, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Black Ice: Part II By Lydia Trethewey For the Trilogy Part 2 Award Black Ice: Part I   Through the thin plaster walls Miranda hears tinned laughter, the ding of a microwave dinner and the neighbour’s dog barking. She leans […]

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The Long Night | Lydia Trethewey

March 15, 2016March 14, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Try as we might, we never outrun our past. 

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Burn, Thrive, Burn | A NiTH Collaboration

March 13, 2016May 5, 2016 EditorialShort Story Collections

With original fiction by some of NiTH’s most proflic authors including leaderboard heroes: Lydia Trethewey Alicia Bruzzone Nick Lachmund Amber Fernie Plus stories by Yuki Iwama Ted Inver Cam Dang Sarah Henry David R Ford And Madeline Pettet Burn, Thrive, […]

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Black Ice | Lydia Trethewey

March 8, 2016 LydiaFree Short Stories

Rai’s mind is in a very different body.

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