Novel excerpts: Survival 24 Articles

by K Shawn Edgar

In the Dead Center Without lying any more than necessary, deputy sheriff Earnest C. Loll had been a good man, and he came to the typical end in an atypical way. Late in the afternoon of September 28th 1935 the Sheriff...read more

by Patricia Dexheimer

Prince of Darkness: Chapter 38 It was nearing dawn of a new day. Liz looked into the madman's eyes and all sense of hope slipped away. They stood motionless, staring at one another, both appearing wary, almost relie...read more

by Michael Cooper

I'd known it, right when they dragged me into that room, that it wasn't going to be easy. They'd wanted something. I'd had a feeling I knew what it was, but I couldn't be sure. I wasn't sure of anything at that moment. I'm...read more

by Caroline Kedor-Class

Stay It took everything that Ann had not to go across the haul and rescue Wesley from his night terrors. Thrashing about this way and that way, Wesley's recent brush with death refused to let go of him; especially at ...read more

by Natalie Case

Market Street Moll Folks call me Moll. I don't know anyone actually knows my real name anymore, no one but the woman who birthed me and named me and died on me when I was eleven. I've got brothers somewhere in the wor...read more

by Wayne Lammers

The Line Forward: Somewhere, in every society, in every man, is an arbitrary line that, once crossed, will obliterate the righteous thinking and conditioning of a lifetime, alon...read more

by Natasha L. Kohlhoff Polak

Emmie glanced out the window to look outside. There...in the distance...she saw him. He was standing alongside the building, smoking a cigarette. Most likely thinking about her. She shuddered. How she hated that man! ...read more

by Dawn M. O'Neal

THE DREAM CHAPTER 12 Brad's limp body slowly floated to the surface of the Gulf waters and landed face up. The ocean was a flurry of angry waves resulting from the impact of the crash. Brad's body was pushed alo...read more

by Thomas Tempest

"Do you have to go?" "You know I do. It's only a week; I'll be back before you know it." Even as he tried to reassure his wife, Jonathan knew it was going to be hard for him as well. They had not slept a night apart sin...read more

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by Odin Flatmoe

Intellectual Double-Jointedness Foils Psychological Invasion in a system where each of our minds can be directly-connected to something which continually "works on" our opinions, it pays to cultivate contradictory values....read more

by Whitney Worden

Prologue. One thousand, seven hundred and twenty-eight feet. We stood that high while we watched the world burn around us. I stood in the field on the side of the road, holding Alex's hand while we watched the windmill...read more

by Frank Hayslip

From the novel "A MOMENT OF TERROR" Tim opened his eyes to water flowing across his legs. It was dark, and the blinking of the emergency lights illuminated the interior. He remembered veering off the road into a mass ...read more

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by Thor Flatmoe

Mind-Control is Evil Boy does it feel good to not be the psychological victim of MIND-CONTROL anymore! When I'm not a victim of these little MIND-GAMES, someone usually SNEEZES.......WHICH TRANSLATES into "You did ...read more

by Sandra Blackmon

I slid my legs into a pair of crisp new jeans. Then I put on a new t-shirt. Then I went down to get Rascal his breakfast. Once in the kitchen I put on coffee then popped the top on a can of cat food. I sat at the count...read more

by Jonathan Seth

Chapter 1 The other side of mother Boom! Boom! At that moment I knew it was my mother, Lily. I can tell that she's leaning on the door and banging on it at the same time, probably with one of her hands curled up in ...read more

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by Roth Eomtalf

The Sex Test: Will You be Saved or Slaved? It is during those times of indulgence that we will be tested. When you are "taking it all in", it's easy to recieve additional subliminal suggestions of things you would...read more

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by Thor Flatmore

NO PAIN, NO BRAIN I notice that when I GIVE IN to my needs for IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION that I'm subject to unwanted outside manipulation. The way to determine if you've gone too far is this: Does it FEEL TOO GOOD?...read more

by Beverly Wilhelm

"Soon, it will be too late." Unity Freeman wanted to jump into the carriage and ran but she knew her sister, Thea, was right. Soon she would lack a choice. With kid boots and plaid skirt swishing Oak...read more

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by Michael Allen Carvell

Survival is a safe place in our world where all people can live yet survive in life with all that we need to live and thrive as human beings. Survival is for all people its a way of saving lives that are being lost around ...read more

by Calum MacLeod

INTO THE CITY CHAPTER 1 "Camera six is down, get me onto eight!" "Where are they? Where the hell are they?" "The cameras are dro...read more