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My Story ‘Drawn to You’ is Now Available in Parabnormal’s December EditionMy Story 'Drawn to You' is Now Available in Parabnormal's December Edition

My Story ‘Drawn to You’ is Now Available in Parabnormal’s December Edition

Published by Andrew J. Savage on December 8, 2019

I’m excited to announce that my story ‘Drawn to You’ has found a home in the December edition of https://albanlakepublishing.com/Parabnormal Magazine published by the awesome folks at Alban Lake Publishing. You can find the December edition here.

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My story ‘The Cabin Boy’ is out now in Frostfire WorldsMy story 'The Cabin Boy' is out now in Frostfire Worlds

My story ‘The Cabin Boy’ is out now in Frostfire Worlds

Published by Andrew J. Savage on May 18, 2019

Big thanks to the great folks at Alban Lake Publishing for including my story, ‘The Cabin Boy’ in the May edition of Frostfire Worlds. Super proud to finally have a story published and even prouder to be there alongside the super talented R Jean Bell who happens to be the best editor I know and a good friend to boot.

You can pick up a copy of the May publication here. You won’t regret it. Lots of great stories in here!

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To Edit is Divine | 50 Word StoryTo Edit is Divine | 50 Word Story

To Edit is Divine | 50 Word Story

Published by Andrew J. Savage on August 18, 2018

“Did you even read this before you darkened my door with it?” The editor glared.

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Pop | 50 Word StoryPop | 50 Word Story
The Rise and Fall of Yellow Things | 50 Word StoryThe Rise and Fall of Yellow Things | 50 Word Story

The Rise and Fall of Yellow Things | 50 Word Story

Published by Andrew J. Savage on August 3, 2018

Surrounded by guards, the parent-murdering despot gave a jolly smile.
So close, but too far to reach. Especially for a boy.
If he did hit him, he’d be captured. Jailed. Killed.
The boy looked for something to throw. He weighed a lemon in his hand.
It was worth the risk.

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The Priest and the Pirate | 50 Word StoryThe Priest and the Pirate | 50 Word Story

The Priest and the Pirate | 50 Word Story

Published by Andrew J. Savage on July 19, 2018

The shade slew the last sailor.
Only the captain and I remained. And I, no pirate, but a priest disguised.

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The Break | 50 Word StoryThe Break | 50 Word Story

The Break | 50 Word Story

Published by Andrew J. Savage on July 14, 2018

Cassandra spun the dial.
“You done yet?” Joel never believed in her. “Security. Two minutes tops.”
A few more turns…
He sighed. “Time. I’m leaving.”
His footsteps faded just as the safe opened.
Pocketing the gems, she checked her watch. Thirty seconds.
Time enough to escape from security. And Joel.

I had so much fun with the challenge last week that I thought I would taking another crack at @jayna’s awesome fifty word story challenge again. This time the prompt was “break.” Never let anyone tell you that writing or editing a fifty word story should be easy just because it’s short. Ha! Here’s a glimpse of the effort that went into this.

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Quick Silver (A short story)Quick Silver (A short story)

Quick Silver (A short story)

Published by Andrew J. Savage on July 13, 2018

Silver Good-Fisher shot across the tops of the waves.

Land was close and she was fast approaching the place where the breakers pounded themselves into spray and foam. Here at the surface where the Great Deep met the sky, the water was warm and pleasant. Joy and water blended in a symphony of wind and wave. The scents of salt, weed, fish, crab and mollusk–both the living and the dead–were a heady mixture. It was almost enough for her to forget the loss of her pod, of her mother. Her adopted pod members were fun, but they were not yet family.

She leaped and twisted, twirled and dove, but part of her knew that she needed to take care. Past the patch of seagrass and the fast current was the cove.

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