Twisted Roads – An Anthology Of Twisted Tales – Volume One

  • One Love – The Opening Cut

    He destroyed everyone who tried to save him—because letting her go was worse than death.

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  • The Insanity Of Trying To Sell A Book

    In an attempt to encourage reviews for the first book, we’re having some fun, twisted fun in fact. The advertising campaign we are running is one of bad reviews, and we want as many of them as possible, the below examples should give you an idea of what we’re after. Do you think you can…

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  • One Love – The Opening Cut

    He destroyed everyone who tried to save him—because letting her go was worse than death.

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  • Twisted Roads – An Anthology Of Twisted Tales – Volume One

    Today we’re doing something new, launching the first collection of short stories that once found their home here, on this blog. The thirty-one short stories have been reworked, edited and cleaned up, so they are, what I hope, the best version of themselves they can be, along with a super awesome cover designed by YAZGAR…

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  • Day 362 – It Waits In The Basement – YouChallenge Short Story

    “I’m telling you Kyle, no bullshit, I saw them going at it with my own eyes, Kendra and Mr Wells, not more than five minutes ago!” He yells at his younger brother, who rolls over and pretends to be asleep. “Kyle, for god sake, you’ve got to come and have a look, you’ll regret it…

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  • 29 Days Until The End – Best Offer Accepted – 50 Word Story Expanded

    I don’t know when I first noticed it, the coldness, outside the air was warm, beautiful in fact, I could’ve stripped down to nothing, and still felt like I had too many clothes on, but, inside the house, it was cold, and I mean dead cold. Nothing I could do would make it anymore than…

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  • Day 300 – My Name – 50 Word Story Expanded

    “Damn it Damien, let them go, they’re innocent!” “Never, no one is innocent, everyone of these fucks has sin on their souls, and they’ll all pay the price, so is my word, so, it shall be!” He says, gripping the blade tightly as he slashes it into the air violently, coming to a stop in…

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  • Day 265  – Frantic Motion – Short Story

    “You have to trust me,” he says, as he stares into her hopeless eyes, she nods her head, biting into her lip as she does. “With everything I have,” she says. He smiles, “Good, because, what we’re about to do, requires you to do exactly what I say, when I say it. You can’t stop…

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  • Day 218 – Market – Short Story

    “You seriously brought this piece of shit from there?” He says, holding up the unusual looking goblet, the rim of it cracked and chipped, the base, the same. “Fuck, it won’t even hold any liquid in it, how much did you pay?” “Two hundred,” she says quickly. He looks up at her, his eyes wide…

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  • Day 217 – Green Zoned – Short Story

    “What is, what is,” she says proudly, standing over the bloody and beaten man, who kneels before her. “P-Please, Aurora, can’t you see what you’ve become? There’s st-still time, we, we can still sa-save them,” he says weakly. “Don’t be a fool brother, it’s over. I’ve chosen my alliance, and, we have been victorious. Why…

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  • Day 215 – Olivia – Short Story

    I met her by accident, well, okay, that’s not entirely true. I did mean to met her, but I didn’t go THERE to meet her, it happened. I guess you want some understanding, sure, I can see how that makes sense, so, let me start at the beginning, or, better yet, let’s start it from…

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  • Day 195 – Negative/Positive – Where It Ends

    It was hell waiting for the results, I knew everything would be okay, well, I hoped it would, one slip up is nothing right? When the doctor came into the room, the look on his face made my bladder lose control of itself for a few moments. He ran a sweaty hand through what little…

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  • Day 178 – No – 50 Word Story Expanded

    “Three years, three fucking years and not a fucking word, nothing. And now, you come here, to my home, and expect me to give you money. Well, I won’t do it Conrad, I just won’t!” “You completely miss-understand where I’m coming from Mortimer. I’m not giving you a choice in matter, this is not a…

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  • Day 155 – Fragile – 50 Word Story Expanded

    “A fragile heart, is an easy thing to break. I give you fair warning, it won’t be as simple as you think to win him over.” “I’m well aware there’s more than one way to a man’s heart, not just through his rib cage,” she says with an evil smile. He grabs her, and they…

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  • Day 152 – The Roundhead Prelude 11 – It Knows, No End

    “Powerful stuff, I like how it twists and turns its way through reality, quite a clever concept, it could really work in a weekly episode format,” Jacob says as he looks up from the tablet at Suzan, she leans back in her chair, looking up at the ceiling with a smile on her face. “I…

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  • Day 145 – The Roundhead Prelude 9 – It Calls For You

    “You’re kidding me?” He says as he rolls around on the bed, the phone pressed firmly to his ear. “Why would I kid you? It’s true, it’s everywhere. God I can’t believe you haven’t heard, it’s  like all over the news and social media, haven’t you seen any of it?” She says with a giggle.…

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  • Day 145 – Khufu – Short Story

    Inspiration again from another of Yazgar’s drawings for Inktober and Drawlloween, you can go HERE to see the awesome picture, and then, read the story. I promise, no clown’s this time.   “So what, you think it’s him?” “We’ll know more once we get the fabric carbon tested, but, I think we’ve found him,” he…

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  • Day 129 – Birthday – Short Story

    Twenty seven years on the outside, twenty seven years of living a life on borrowed time, the headlights flash past me and I shield my eyes, I know, too much description? Well, I’m not paying you to read this so why don’t you just piss off if it’s not working for you. The car comes…

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  • Day 124 – Change – Short Story

    His sits, staring at the four glasses in front of him and blinks his eyes several times before reaching out in an attempt to pick one of them up, he fails miserably and crashes to the floor in a heap. “Shows over Macready, go home!” A voice says from above him, he slowly and awkwardly…

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  • Day 117 – Respect – 50 Word Story Expanded

    “Please sir, I was hungry, I’ve haven’t eaten in days, I didn’t want to take it, but I saw you had more…” The boy doesn’t get to finish his sentence as the man slaps him across the face, knocking him to the ground. “Shut up child, you have made your bed, now you must pay…

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