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Special People by Tim Sevenhuysen

Special people have special problems.

Special People is a fiction project about people with special and unusual powers and abilities. But don’t call them superheroes! The stories are action-oriented and humourous, but definitely not what you’d expect from your average “superhero fiction.” From a human cell phone to a man who can conjure bacon out of thin air, these are unique, interesting characters, special . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes weekly.
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Terminal by Ben Hron

A zombie web novel. Zombies, a metaphor for a struggle we face every day.

It’s about Zombies. Groaning, moaning, maddened flesh eating abominations driven by their insensate desire to feed. Zombies, a metaphor for a struggle we face every day. A metaphor for our hopeless battle against the savage throng of the human tide . . . an ocean of grasping hands, tearing, ripping, desecrating what you have, who you are.  We struggle to keep our heads . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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Guardians: Awakening by Tina C., Lizzy S., and Cailyn O.

An ancient power awaits its keepers

On the planet Elidi, Chikamuyo Academy is a new military academy but it has already attracted a unique collection of students and staff.  It is the only school that specializes in teaching control of the planet-energy eisra.  The senior class is preparing to graduate and join the military when tragedy strikes and presses them into service for their planet earlier . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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I Found Dave by Jim

Dave set up a blog to communicate with his girlfriend while he was away doing research at a top secret facility.  A blog that I discovered while hacking that facility’s computer system.  Then one day, Dave disappears and all of his friends and family assume that he’s dead.  But somehow Dave keeps writing in his blog.  Now I’m the only . . .

An ongoing blogfic, with new posts almost daily.
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A Stirring in the Bones by littleoracle

The last Ilandu Wars ended over a century ago. Yet the Diot Republic still fights to regain its former glory.  Its obstacles are many, its resources few. In this Dark Age, an Ilandu cult has risen.  They are promised power.  They are promised control.  They are promised the secrets of the Blessed. Who shall rescue the fragile . . .

A serialized novel, updating twice weekly.
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Strandline by Nancy Brauer

A reader-directed, sci-fi/action web serial about the teleporting subspecies Homo sapiens nictans. . . .

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Tales of the Brass Griffin by C.B. Ash

In a time that Might-Have-Been but Never Was, steam power and clockwork mechanisms commanded the might of science and harnessed nature.  Fantastic creatures were common, myths were truth and airships crossed the skies.  This is the story of one of those airships. . . .

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A STIRRING IN THE BONES

Odd mix of fantasy and sci fi

Editor: Linda Schoales
March 30, 2009

So far, at 8 chapters, “A Stirring in the Bones” is an odd mixture of science fiction and fantasy.  There are fantasy elements such as prophecies, visions, mysterious texts, and fortune-telling old women.  There are monks praying and meditating, and scientists lecturing in front of their colleagues and the press.  Then there are science fiction elements such as space ships, [more . . .]

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TERMINAL

Harsh Reality

Member: Gavin Williams
May 15, 2010

"Terminal" has an interesting premise—comparing zombie stories to regular life, the symbolism being that people get dragged down into mindless drudgery instead of being free individuals.

However, the analogy isn’t particulary original.  Most zombie stories comment on the mindlessness in our culture, from consumerism to media consumption.  Even the Twilight film [more . . .]

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