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An imaginary interview with Leif Eriksson, who discovered North America  Rewards 101 GPs per review | Rated: | 18+ | | Size: | 12.00 KB (Approx. 1,718 Words) | | Genres: | Biographical, History, Contest | | Updated: | 317 Days 20 Hours ago | | Created: | Jan 20, 2008 2:39am | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Prose |
| A contest to see how well you can write from the perspective of the opposite gender. | Rated: | E | | Posts: | 19 | | Genres: | Contest, Contest Entry, Writing.Com | | Updated: | 171 Days 21 Hours ago | | Created: | Feb 20, 2009 11:14am | | Item Type: | Message Forum -> Other |
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Sequel to my interactive "Royal Fatness". | Rated: | 13+ | | Chapters: | 330 | | Genres: | History, Fantasy, Folklore | | Updated: | 11 Hours 16 Minutes ago | | Created: | Jun 18, 2009 9:49pm | | Item Type: | Interactive Story |
| Some falls end with a crash, others with a catch. This one ends either way. Rewards 113 GPs per review | Rated: | 18+ | | Size: | 9.00 KB (Approx. 1,292 Words) | | Genres: | Folklore, Religious, Psychology | | Updated: | 17 Hours 1 Minute ago | | Created: | May 27, 2008 10:28pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| We meet our detectives Benny and Buster and find the origin of The Pirates Festival Rewards 150 GPs per review | Rated: | 18+ | | Size: | 11.00 KB (Approx. 1,649 Words) | | Genres: | Crime/Gangster, Detective, Folklore | | Updated: | 2 Days 13 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 15, 2009 6:08pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Novella |
| Third Place winner of Short Shots Contest 10/09 Rewards 75 GPs per review | Rated: | ASR | | Size: | 6.00 KB (Approx. 834 Words) | | Genres: | Family, Folklore, Contest Entry | | Updated: | 3 Days 13 Hours ago | | Created: | Sep 23, 2009 8:51am | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| Beware of encounters with woodland fairies. Rewards 101 GPs per review | Rated: | 13+ | | Size: | 1.00 KB (Approx. 210 Words) | | Genres: | Fantasy, Folklore, Occult | | Updated: | 3 Days 17 Hours ago | | Created: | Oct 17, 2008 2:28pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Poetry |
| Couldn't fit Xanthus in... sorry! | Rated: | E | | Size: | 0.00 KB (Approx. 70 Words) | | Genres: | Comedy, Mythology, Folklore | | Updated: | 3 Days 23 Hours ago | | Created: | Oct 31, 2009 5:29am | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Fiction |
| The sheer size of the tree down by old Algozo was unmatched, but where did it come from? Rewards 75 GPs per review | Rated: | E | | Size: | 2.00 KB (Approx. 262 Words) | | Genres: | Folklore, Philosophy | | Updated: | 4 Days 1 Hour ago | | Created: | Nov 18, 2009 7:09am | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| The Kushtaka maiden's story. | Rated: | 13+ | | Size: | 9.00 KB (Approx. 1,374 Words) | | Genres: | Mythology, Folklore, Fantasy | | Updated: | 5 Days 20 Hours ago | | Created: | Aug 11, 2009 1:43pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| The discovery of the Fountain of Youth - 1513 | Rated: | E | | Size: | 2.00 KB (Approx. 291 Words) | | Genres: | Folklore, Experience, Contest Entry | | Updated: | 6 Days 13 Hours ago | | Created: | Sep 4, 2009 2:41am | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Poetry |
| Something quick and silly I wrote in about 20 minutes for my mythology class. | Rated: | ASR | | Size: | 6.00 KB (Approx. 947 Words) | | Genres: | Action/Adventure, Folklore, Comedy | | Updated: | 8 Days 12 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 13, 2009 8:06pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Assignment |
| This story is based on actual events which probably never occurred. | Rated: | E | | Size: | 4.00 KB (Approx. 566 Words) | | Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy, Folklore | | Updated: | 8 Days 18 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 13, 2009 1:52pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| Are you a chemist? I have questions about old barber shop formulas. | Rated: | E | | Size: | 11.00 KB (Approx. 1,643 Words) | | Genres: | Scientific, History, Folklore | | Updated: | 9 Days 11 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 7, 2009 2:31am | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Other |
| The first instalment in my chapter to chapter book. | Rated: | E | | Size: | 1.00 KB (Approx. 194 Words) | | Genres: | Fantasy, Folklore, Sci-fi | | Updated: | 10 Days 22 Hours ago | | Created: | Sep 28, 2009 8:49am | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| | Rated: | E | | Size: | 3.00 KB (Approx. 413 Words) | | Genres: | Folklore, Inspirational, Mythology | | Updated: | 10 Days 23 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 10, 2009 9:02pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| A demon is summoned after years of rest. | Rated: | ASR | | Size: | 3.00 KB (Approx. 508 Words) | | Genres: | Fantasy, Folklore | | Updated: | 12 Days 19 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 9, 2009 1:22pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| A work in progress based upon the queen of Carthage. | Rated: | E | | Size: | 4.00 KB (Approx. 544 Words) | | Genres: | History, Folklore, Dark | | Updated: | 13 Days 12 Hours ago | | Created: | Oct 20, 2009 3:55pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| 2nd Place winner (September 2009 Short Shots Contest) Rewards 1,500 GPs per review | Rated: | 18+ | | Size: | 11.00 KB (Approx. 1,597 Words) | | Genres: | Contest Entry, Death, Folklore | | Updated: | 13 Days 21 Hours ago | | Created: | Sep 5, 2009 1:47pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| Everyone's journey is remarkable, even if you're stranded. Rewards 300 GPs per review | Rated: | 13+ | | Size: | 3.00 KB (Approx. 505 Words) | | Genres: | Supernatural, Folklore, Fantasy | | Updated: | 13 Days 23 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 6, 2009 4:21pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Fiction |
| A very special rocking chair my Dad bought many years ago. | Rated: | E | | Size: | 2.00 KB (Approx. 302 Words) | | Genres: | Family, Folklore, Inspirational | | Updated: | 13 Days 23 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 8, 2009 8:56am | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Other |
| What adventure could happen to the 10 y/o twins on a summer afternoon when they opened..? Rewards 75 GPs per review | Rated: | E | | Size: | 50.00 KB (Approx. 7,249 Words) | | Genres: | Children's, Action/Adventure, Folklore | | Updated: | 14 Days 11 Hours ago | | Created: | Oct 24, 2009 2:43pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Novel |
| In one night the players of this story shall meet, the dead will rise, the sky burn | Rated: | 13+ | | Entries: | 5 | | Genres: | Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Folklore | | Updated: | 15 Days 18 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 6, 2009 1:49pm | | Item Type: | Book -> Novel |
| | Rated: | 18+ | | Size: | 17.00 KB (Approx. 2,541 Words) | | Genres: | Action/Adventure, Folklore, Occult | | Updated: | 16 Days 22 Hours ago | | Created: | Oct 20, 2009 7:13am | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| Man battling against his generation's definition. Rewards 188 GPs per review | Rated: | E | | Size: | 7.00 KB (Approx. 1,004 Words) | | Genres: | Cultural, Community, Folklore | | Updated: | 17 Days 10 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 4, 2009 12:04am | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Poetry |
| Fairy tale retold- the little matchstick girl. | Rated: | E | | Size: | 5.00 KB (Approx. 781 Words) | | Genres: | Dark, Death, Folklore | | Updated: | 18 Days 11 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 3, 2009 9:03pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| | Rated: | 18+ | | Size: | 17.00 KB (Approx. 2,455 Words) | | Genres: | Horror/Scary, Folklore, Death | | Updated: | 18 Days 12 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 3, 2009 8:19pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| Multisig of a fairy by ShiShad | Rated: | E | | KB: | 31 | | Genres: | Arts, Fantasy, Folklore | | Updated: | 18 Days 17 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 3, 2009 3:34pm | | Item Type: | Image -> Clip Art |
| A poem about the legend of Xi Ling-Shi and the silk worm Rewards 150 GPs per review | Rated: | E | | Size: | 1.00 KB (Approx. 195 Words) | | Genres: | Cultural, Folklore, History | | Updated: | 19 Days 15 Hours ago | | Created: | Nov 2, 2009 5:03pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Poetry |
| written for a contest for First peoples.... | Rated: | E | | Size: | 5.00 KB (Approx. 795 Words) | | Genres: | Mythology, Animal, Folklore | | Updated: | 20 Days 1 Hour ago | | Created: | Oct 11, 2009 7:02pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| a short story of 1000 words prompted by an image of a feminine figure rising from a lake | Rated: | E | | Size: | 6.00 KB (Approx. 873 Words) | | Genres: | Contest Entry, Folklore | | Updated: | 20 Days 6 Hours ago | | Created: | Oct 20, 2009 1:44am | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Short Story |
| Poem about keeping old childhood games. | Rated: | E | | Size: | 1.00 KB (Approx. 79 Words) | | Genres: | Children's, History, Folklore | | Updated: | 20 Days 19 Hours ago | | Created: | Oct 2, 2009 12:47pm | | Item Type: | Static Item -> Poetry |
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