short stories online
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The Forums (The Hierophant, Major Arcana series) by Francesca Astraea
THE BAND Official News Latest post: New album news! Last updated by: Ginax, today, 6:57pm 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 NEXT > Page 1 of 13. Posted by: Lisa the Admin [admin], 29th August Hi everyone, We’re so excited to announce the latest offering from The Band: THEMATICALLY DIFFERENT… Continue reading
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Second Thoughts (Temperance, the Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
‘In conclusion… what should I do?’ Ava put her fancy drink back on its tiny paper mat, winced at the moisture ring left on the bar by the dude next to her and looked up at the rest of the customers. In the light of the neon ‘COCKTAILS’ sign, everyone looked a little washed… Continue reading
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Life is But a Dream for the Dead (The Lovers, the Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
Once upon a time there was a girl who haunted dreams. Well. They were usually nightmares by the time she was done with them. She was dead, but when you’re dealing with the subconscious that is neither here nor there. Around the same time, there was a boy who haunted daydreams. Unlike the… Continue reading
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Healing Tea (The Tower, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
‘You want… What?’ Rilla hadn’t expected to need to repeat herself. ‘A voodoo doll, several pins, something to stop nightmares in children, something to get rid of insomnia in adults and something that allows you to put curses on other people. Oh, and maybe some sort of spell to cause someone to come… Continue reading
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The Balanced Scales Agency by Francesca Astraea
The Balanced Scales Agency looked from the outside like every private investigator’s office in every film or TV show ever made about private investigators. Its shopfront was a faded green, tucked between two large, corporate, glassy buildings in London’s Square Mile. How it hadn’t been subsumed by developers yet, Bradley Henderson had no idea. Bradley’s… Continue reading
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The Ambrosia Spa and Hotel (Death, the Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
I’ve been rereading the Percy Jackson series and this was partially inspired by the spa in The Sea of Monsters. The other part of my inspiration was my almost overwhelming desire to go on holiday. ‘Tony,’ Beverley began. ‘I’ve been thinking, about the holiday…’ ‘Mm?’ Tony glanced over his newspaper (or, as the daughter would… Continue reading
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Help Wanted (The Moon, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
Bethanie had been meaning to visit Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities her entire year at university. Typically, she only managed it on her final day in Southend, when her bags were packed and she knew it was now or never. The trip was a little gift to herself, a ‘congratulations for surviving this… Continue reading
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Day Trip by Francesca Astraea
I wrote this little vignette as a response to a challenge my friend Tatchiana Michaela put on their Instagram. Essie didn’t love boats, but she had told herself she wouldn’t love hot-sun holidays either, so she knew she should give the boat trip a go. Half a day around the Mediterranean island she was staying… Continue reading
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The Portrait Witch (The Hermit, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
Ask anyone: twenty-eight Wimbourne Way was the place to go if you needed a helping hand with your life. For the price of one good deed, or a couple of thousand pounds, the witch who lived there would paint you and at least the likeness of your loved ones into a scene of your heart’s… Continue reading
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Inheritance Tax (The Hanged Man, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
Stephen Defoe was not usually one for introspection, but it struck him that he was acutely aware of every ache in his body. Squashed between his backpack and a fellow tourist, Stephen sat on a bus currently between Siam Reap and Phnom Penh. Until he came to Cambodia, he thought Phnom Penh was a… Continue reading
No generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) was used in the creation of any of my prose or visual or audible media. I expressly forbid any organisation, person or entity from using my work for generative-AI training.
