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Legend has it that the Grey Lady lurks the corridors in the old Tudor manor house, known as the Old Hall, in a small English market town. When curiosity gets the best of five 12-year-old boys after a tragedy in the classroom, they go to investigate. In the dead of night, they creep into the old building to discover if the stories are true and to find out if she really exists.

After Reece Matthews' sister is sexually assaulted he begins a video blog. It's his way of getting his head around it all and easing the pain. As he tells the story viewing figures grow. But when the perpetrators of the crime are let out on bail Reece cannot subdue his feelings. He announces the names and address of the men who assaulted his sister and a social justice takes place. Reece is arrested and charged with inciting violence, which leaves him to question whether the government is overreaching its authority and the future of his country.  

A collection of poetry by Kieran Marsden.

When four students get bored, they go camping in the woods beside a golf course. As they talk around a campfire, something goes bump in the night. They run to the golf house for safety (hole 19), and that's when the nightmare really begins.

Its the summer of 1944 and British soldier Frank Marshall awaits his orders. As he tries his best to forget the war at the local village pub, drinking his favorite pint Archers Ale he meets the young barmaid June Jefferson. They soon fall in love. Unexpectedly, Frank is told his division is heading to Portsmouth for the liberation of Europe. 

Anna Petronova is a cleaner at a hospital. When she catches the eyes of a young brilliant doctor, she begins to wonder, what if?

What is driving the palpable shift in populism and right-wing sentiment? Identity politics has become a phenomenon taking over, but in a divided society, have some identities become more equal than others? This essay tries to empathize and understand those feeling increasingly disenfranchised with a society and media they feel no longer reflects them, and at worst is beginning to demonize them. In a "virtue signaling", egocentric, "everyone's an expert" world, the author of this essay is a self-confessed failed fiction-writing, over-thinking antagonist....

 Daniel Saturn decides he needs to clear his mind, so he takes a trip to the Lake District. As he sits in a pub, he is approached by the young and beautiful Elizabeth Lacey. After too much local ale, they end up back at her tent. The next morning Elizabeth can't leave quick enough. But soon after, a chance encounter allows their initial passion to blossom into romance. Everything is going wonderfully for Daniel...that is, until he meets her parents. They live in a mansion on Lake Windermere, and he soon discovers a family secret, one with a sinister twist.

 Doris is turning 30, and life isn't going exactly how she planned. That is, until her dream mans swoops into her life out the blue. The popular girls from work invite her and her new man over for drinks, and that's when things turn messy. 

Jacob doesn't want to become like his older brother. But deep down he does love him. He then meets Rutheo, a gang member, and through him he sees a chance to become someone. The only problem is Jacob must prove his worth through violent means.... 

The United Kingdom is gripped by nationalism and soon terror will plague the streets. This story follows Lacole, a journalist who is imprisoned for her outspoken ways, and Harper, a soldier selected for the EE, a new regiment that is to act as the new government's bodyguard. Lacole escapes prison and Harper goes AWOL; in the storm their paths meet...together can they deliver the freedom a nation deserves?

At the work Christmas party, Scarlett Penny finds herself beside a beautiful stranger. After too much champagne, she ends up at his at his luxurious home...then in his bedroom. In the following days, there are strange happenings, and she believes he might have something to do with it. How close will she get to something so perfect, yet so potentially dangerous, if she wants to discover the truth? 

Clark is about to have a mental breakdown. His boss won't get off his back, he hates his girlfriend, and his dog is dead. How will events play out on his last day of sanity? 

Where does fiction begin and reality end? Is there ever such thing as real fiction? Alex is a failing writer who decides his lack of success is due to lack of honesty and relatability. How far will he go to gain his experience to create his masterpiece? Especially when the story he is writing involves murder....

Mankind has destroyed itself. One last society remains living indoors, where music, art and love have been outlawed for the protection of mankind. Welcome to Project Pure. But everything changes one day for Tokola, a surveillance officer, when he is summoned for mating duty. He doesn't understand, but he must see this woman again. That means they must leave Project Pure. If they can escape, what will they discover?

I don't want to be a psychopath, I don't feel like one, but some time the urges get to strong. Considering what I've done it's hard to argue with the facts. I hope this confession will rid me of my sins and ease the guilt. If she ever sees this, I'm sorry.... Daniel Mercury.

No declaration of war or acts of aggression have been made against our nation. Our military is on the highest alert. We will do everything in our power to protect our people.... What I say next is of the most importance. We must remain calm. I cannot express this enough. This is integral to our future and way of life. As we get more information, we will be in contact with broadcasts like this one. Let me assure you, your nation and this government has made prior arrangements for this awful circumstance we find ourselves in. All will be taken care of.