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Prompt: ‘Poisonous’ – 2k words
For a woman whose mother was a whore and whose father was presumably a sailor from abroad (or possibly the Friar, since everyone always said I had his ears), I came to lead an incredibly privileged life. It started off not so well. As you can imagine, children were not exactly welcome in the whorehouse.… — read more
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Beneath the Surface
Right before you die, everything becomes crystal clear. Perhaps that’s just adrenaline, but I believe it’s something else as well: perspective. Nothing puts life in perspective like death. Nothing else makes you realise what’s important to you, what’s wasted your time, and what you bitterly wish you’d spent more of your life doing. The ‘I’ll… — read more
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Patchwork Doll – Original
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Requiem – Original – SFW
I do disaster relief work sometimes. This is a story I wrote about someone else to debrief myself. – — read more
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Dragonslayer – Chapter Two
The first of two chapters for Mysterious Mitch, the Patron-like highest backer of Flesh & Blood. The request was ‘world building’, but there was just one thing I had to get out of the way first :3 CHAPTER ONE is here if you haven’t already read it. – — read more
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Love & Honour – Chapter One
I got prompted on Tumblr to combine the Dragonslayer story I wrote with a strong desire I have to pair a genuinely asexual character and a very sexual character in order to shine a light on the difference between ‘aromantic’ and ‘asexual’. I don’t think that would work for Dane and the Patroness, so here… — read more
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Rubble – Original Short Story
To the people fleeing everything they know to seek shelter and a new life in Australia, this is what it should have been like for you. – — read more
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Dragonslayer – NSFW
For Mitch, one of the fabulously generous high tier backers of Under My Skin who wanted more of ‘that dragon slayer story’. Enjoy! 😉 – — read more
Stories by A. E. Dooland 