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Another Man's Treasure
Pickles
A series of connected stories where one man's trash becomes another man's treasure.
The stories we choose
Karol Hernandez
The Stories We Choose is a heartfelt New York romance about two strangers whose lives collide in the most unexpected place—a neighborhood coffee shop. In a city filled with millions of people, two strangers discover that sometimes the greatest love stories aren’t the ones we read about. They’re the ones we choose to live.
Museum of Forgotten Stories
Anne
Welcome to the Museum of Forgotten Stories! Within these galleries rest the memories of our subjects, and the horrors they have endured; we hope you enjoy your visit! After all... once you enter the Museum, you can never leave.
Summer in snow
K
If you came across this story then maybe its your chance to know me. It my first time writing so i m not sure how it will be but i hope you find it something which related to you.
KWEKU ANANSE STORY (TALES OF ANANSE)
DESMOND EFFAH MEREON
Enter the cunning world of Kweku Ananse, Ghana’s legendary trickster spider who walks between wisdom and folly. A hilarious, heartbreaking journey through West African folklore that proves intelligence triumphs over strength, but pride always catches the mighty. Perfect for lovers of cultural storytelling and timeless moral Wisdom
Creepy Tales from Corpse Town
burntsugarplum
My original anthology of unsettling flash fiction. Short and 'sickly'-sweet chapters. COMPLETE. Stories range from: ✓ ageless Russian high schoolers, ✓ a guy that dies every time he travels between dimensions ✓ star-walkers who wear the dead, and ✓ a bio-tech virus that 'hacks' animals and humans.
The Secret Dies With Me
Joanna Daniel
This is the story of Wilfred James, his friend, Albert Cox and a Cheshire cat named Chill...
Adventures in Melodia
Kal Love
Indi the cat-man and bard goes on adventures.
Passport Sisters
kathy kweya
Five women. One island. Countless secrets. An annual girls' trip to Bora Bora becomes a journey of healing as five lifelong friends confront the truths they've been hiding from one another—and themselves.
Fairies Chapel
Roxanne Louise
COMPLETE No one knows why children are vanishing, or why they disappear near Healey Dell. Does Fairies Chapel hold more than just beauty? Are the tales of fairies, wishes, and ancient music true? As a haunting melody lures them in, will anyone return? Or are they lost forever? Inspired by the Lancashire folklore of Healey Dell, eerie, enchanted spaces, and the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
THE SCHOOL TRIP
silvr ngold
It's early 70s Nigeria, Imaobong's school sets out on the school trip of their lives to a beautiful island in Calabar. The island has other plans. Something ancient lives there — something that wears a friendly face and collects children the way others collect things. When their beloved teacher falls protecting them, the survivors scatter into a forest that rearranges itself. The children just want to go home.
The Sweet Killer
Chinedu Udeze
“She looked at the cup for a moment before she answered… ‘Because the day was not,’ she said finally.”
Waiting In The Sky
ducky
Mistress Pandora’s monsters are coming to Starsity. Of that, Whimsy the Star is certain. Crashing into the rockface of the Moon Duchess’s gardens, they have but one mission: Save the children of the Moon from utter destruction…before Pandora’s creatures swallow them whole.
Escapism!
Honey S
The desire to run away!
Mid Term Exam Got Delayed due to Apocalypse
Saf_DidItWrite
In Delhi, an invasion turns humanity's deepest fears into reality right before a major school exam.Riyaan, a high school senior, notices a classmate go missing, only to later watch his peers get brutally murdered for failing to answer questions. He realizes exams are just the beginning of a broader fear-driven apocalypse. This raises a critical question: can a mentally stable person trick these creatures by intentionally converting a desire into a fear? Abbreviation:MTDA
The girl and her life
Igame77
There's more to this story
The Archival Heart
Kavin nila S
You will love it
The Sleepover (shortplay)
Xim 💜
Sleepovers are meant to be fun-a mix of giggles and late-night treats. Someone in the group is not who they claim to be. Dive into this short play in which one of the characters is not who they appear to be.
The Mighty Greggor And Other Tales - A Compendium
Stevelikestowrite
Worlds of dragons and gods, heroes and villains; adventures in darkness and light, cities and wastelands! Explore stories of heroism and cowardice, mighty victory and crushing defeat. Every tale is something new, and every adventure a new path into the unknown! (Cover image by skaushik92x on Pixabay)
When God Writes The Story
Karol Hernandez
Slow burn short novel with romance ,self discovery ,Christian romance, contemporary romance Little disclousre This is my first book
The End Was Never the End?
Lady V
When surviving became my childhood.
A Melody Born in Transit
Kingsley Ogboli
When two strangers meet on a train journey through South Korea, an unexpected connection begins—one that may change both of their lives forever.
Ever After High: Another Tale
BluejaySkie
A rewite of the entirety of the series, Ever After High (WIP)
Happily Ever After?
Roxanne Louise
ONGOING: New episode released Fortnightly on Wednesday You have been chosen for the new Government Approved Reality Dating Show: Happily Ever After. Who will you choose? And can you survive? This is a choose your own adventure. The current playable route means you will play as a women.

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At Stellenbosch University, drunken girls often phone the Heartbreak Hotline. The Operator doesn’t care if you scream about your ex, curse your parents, or confide your darkest thoughts— everything is fair game when it comes to love and pain. For two years he remains anonymous... but then you call. Select either Selene, Gisela, or Fae as your character in this interactive romance-drama where secrets are currency. ✎ CHOICES & MULTIPLE ENDINGS ✎ HURT/COMFORT TROPE ✎ UPDATES EVERY WEEK
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MY Wife is the Secret Boss
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Read inkitt alternative short stories stories

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Inkitt Alternative Short Stories stories

Another Man's Treasure

The stories we choose

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Summer in snow

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Creepy Tales from Corpse Town

The Secret Dies With Me

Adventures in Melodia

Passport Sisters

Fairies Chapel

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The Sleepover (shortplay)

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A Melody Born in Transit

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My Heart Will Go On

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A Barkeeps Guide To swallowing Hexes

MY Wife is the Secret Boss

Let’s Play

ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏsᴛ ʙᴏʏs ᴏғ ᴅɪʀᴇʜᴀᴠᴇɴ

Secrets Of Time