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The Never-War Begins

Author’s Note: This short is part of a series and should be read in order. Check out the previous short stories here: Never, Never, The Test, Welcome to Neverland, Never Games, and Never Leave. These shorts have all came from Elegant Literature Magazine’s monthly challenges. In this case, the challenge was to address “Crossroads and …

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Never Leave

Author’s Note: Although the reader can intuit the necessary details of this Peter Pan retelling, an even greater experience can be found by reading previous short stories: Never, Never, The Test, Welcome to Neverland, and Never Games. These shorts have all come from Elegant Literature Magazine’s monthly challenges. In this case, the challenge was to …

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Never Games

Author’s Note: Although the reader can intuit the necessary details of this Peter Pan retelling, an even greater experience can be found by reading previous short stories: Never, Never, The Test, and Welcome to Neverland. These shorts have all come from Elegant Literature Magazine’s monthly challenges. In this case, the challenge was to address “Paradise …

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Welcome to Neverland

Author’s Note: Although the reader can intuit the necessary details of this Peter Pan retelling, an even greater experience can be found by reading two previous short stories: Never, Never and The Test. Enjoy! ***** Commander James F. Hoogeveen stared after the redheaded boy who shot into the sky like a shuttle launching. How could …

The Test

Enjoy this fairy-tale inspired short story, which I wrote for Elegant Literature (March 2024). This magazine features upcoming authors in all genres, challenging them with a prompt each month. The story below had to feature a theme of futuristic dystopia. I had already started a story retelling Peter Pan a few months ago, so here’s …

Never, Never

Enjoy this fairy-tale inspired short story, which I wrote for Elegant Literature (November 2023). This magazine features upcoming authors in all genres, challenging them with a prompt each month. The story below had to feature a theme of what to believe in, in a futuristic society. I decided to re-invent Peter Pan. Hope you like …