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Story within a Story
A story within a story, also referred to as an embedded narrative, is a literary device in which one or more characters in the main narrative encounter or present a secondary narrative embedded within it. Multiple layers of stories within stories are sometimes called nested stories. A play may have a brief play within it, such as in Shakespeare's play Hamlet; a film may show the characters watching a short film; or a novel may contain a short story within the novel. A story within a story can be used in all types of narration including poems, and songs.
By HearthMen3 months ago in Fiction
The Spirit Box (5). Content Warning.
Chapter 5: Hostages on a Train I walked into the police station and immediately heard the yelling. “Do you know where I had to sleep last night?” Emily shouted.
By Alex H Mittelman 3 months ago in Fiction
Ghosts came to Tea
Now, believe me when I tell you, that Shamus and I had no idea that we had been dead these past ten years. I mean, we have had our "All Hallow's Eve Tea Party Date" at the same time at midnight every year since we had been together.
By Novel Allen3 months ago in Fiction
The Legend of Don Conrado
It was in this manner that he started his excursion: he wandered, at first, but as the day progressed, he found more and more of a certain purpose to his stride. The reader may thus conjecture that perhaps the overall mood that Don Conrado harboured on this morning had begun to lift, in proportion to the level of exposure to the sun, and the subsequent production of calcitriol, which flowed steadily into several of his deprived bodily organs.
By Delusions of Grandeur 3 months ago in Fiction
Katie Can't Cut It. Top Story - November 2025.
“I want to go home,” Elon shouted. "You mean to South Africa?" Katie Miller replied. “I thought you were smart, but you just proved me wrong! You are released. Go back to Stephen. You are not baby mama material.
By Andrea Corwin 3 months ago in Fiction
Snitches Don't Get Cuttlefishes
Silence fell. You could hear the glances being exchanged. "State your name for the court," Mr Featherstone squawked. The witness blinked.
By L.C. Schäfer3 months ago in Fiction
The House That Laughed Last
Chapter 1: The Moving Van The Jensen family had just moved into 13 Hawthorn Lane, a crooked, peeling house with a lawn that seemed allergic to life. Dad was excited, Mom was wary, and Timmy, nine and already plotting to become the neighborhood mischief legend was suspicious of everything. The first night, the creaks started. Not the normal “old house settling” creaks. These were rhythmic, like someone tiptoeing… in clown shoes. Timmy, armed with a flashlight and a bowl of cereal, tiptoed into the hallway. The beam landed on… nothing. The cereal bowl was gone. A tiny, giggling voice echoed from the kitchen:
By AFC3 months ago in Fiction
Blood Roses & Broken Vows. AI-Generated.
Aisha worked at a little flower shop near the docks. Her world was simple — petals, perfume, and prayers. She believed every wound healed with time, every heart rebuilt with love.
By shakir hamid3 months ago in Fiction
The Window Everyone Forgets. AI-Generated.
When Rehan moved into the quiet hill cottage, he wasn’t looking for magic — only silence. After years of city noise, heartbreak, and a life that felt too heavy to carry, he wanted peace. The cottage was old, wrapped in moss and forgotten flowers. Locals told him it once belonged to a writer who disappeared without a trace.
By shakir hamid3 months ago in Fiction
The Old Bill
The stage had that smell particular to British theatres that had seen too many winters — a mixture of damp curtains, dust, and ambition. The lights buzzed half-heartedly above the pier, the kind of bulbs that gave up before the actors did.
By Stephen Stanley3 months ago in Fiction
The New Season
The poster went up on a Tuesday, which was never a good day for anything. The wind off the Channel had already started lifting its corners before the paste was dry. Tommy Blythe stood watching from the railings, his coat collar up against the drizzle.
By Stephen Stanley3 months ago in Fiction
When Tomorrow Remembers. AI-Generated.
Kabir believed life moved forward — one direction, one timeline, one destiny. Until he met Amara. She appeared in his life like a forgotten melody — familiar yet impossible.
By shakir hamid3 months ago in Fiction