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Category: Short Stories

Short stories is a category where you can find short stories posted by Alexia J. Barrett.

Chains of the Mind – 1000 Word Story

Posted on August 14, 2020August 17, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

1st story in the 1000 word Challenge. Chains of the Mind is a story about a panic attack caused by the fear of failure and the fear of attention.

Not an exception but the standard [Short Story]

Posted on June 5, 2020June 7, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

I believe it was a lazy summer day, where the insects buzzed incessantly and my energy was low making my movements slow. I was walking down a steep hill when I heard these words, words that I have never been able to get out of my head, words that have bothered me for years. “My…

My Normal [Short Story]

Posted on June 4, 2020June 5, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

“Tap tap tap”, amongst the smell of fresh books and the sounds of pages turning, I hear her fingers flying on the keyboard. She isn’t looking at me as she focuses on her screen and I assume it’s because she’s busy. “Let’s be patient,” I think. I have a question for the Librarian but I…

Shadow Man (Soon to be a WEBTOON)

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

This is Shadow Man, a short story I wrote. It is being adapted into a webtoon by the amazing Sara Blanco and will soon be available on Webtoon Canvas for their Short Story competition. Please support the Webtoon Release!!! I hope you enjoy the story!    There are beings that exist in the shadows, that…

Did You Know Cats Fly At Midnight?

Posted on August 11, 2019May 27, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

Did you know Cats fly at midnight? It was yet another night for me. When I walked home from a late shift at the local chip store, alone. The only company being the odd streetlight placed haphazardly along the country road. The air was brittle, every breath that escaped my chapped lips turned into a…

Abarta

Posted on July 7, 2019April 7, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

If you want to support my writing and get early access to my stories and new chapters of my web-novels swing by my Patreon This is a short novel I wrote in my spare time, it was inspired by the Tuatha De Danaan and the Irish God Abarta. ………. Ann’s fingers tapped impatiently on her…

A lifetime of wishes

Posted on July 6, 2019May 27, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

“Bye!” “Bye!” I yell back as I walk out of the store. I can’t wait to get home. I’ve just survived a freaking twelve-hour shift. I must have been insane. I know I need the money but this is really ridiculous. As I walk around the corner I childishly flip off the store, ‘fuck you’…

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