Short Game

SCP means secure contain and protect. I have compiled one of the top tales from the foundation, which is SCP. I put it together as a book to bring more presence to the website. In this book, we are following the story of the subject 231 or SCP-231. Please, sit tight and enjoy the stories as it goes through the SCP universe. Tales range from mystery to horror stories. If you are looking for inspiration or creative ideas, the original website the SCP Foundation has, has tons of authors and ideas to look through.

The battle for the promotion at TG Times Chicago heats up in more ways than one! Ashley is a twenty-one year old reporter trying to do what she can to survive. Steve is a forty-two year old page designer with more than work on his mind. When these two come together, sparks fly. Can they stop the back-stabbing Aubrey and help Kayla get the big promotion? Or will all the fun and games in the TG Newsroom come to an abrupt and unsettling end? Find out in this next exciting installment of TG Newsroom Chicago. You're in for quite a surprise if you make it all the way to the end of this hot ...

A tale of grim realism, “The Fugu Feast” was originally published in On the Premises magazine (November 2012). This dark short story offers an inside look at a fictional suicide camp.

F. X. Toole knew boxing. Between bouts, he wrote, and two years before his death he published this collection of stories, giving listeners an unprecedented look at the gritty life around the ring. He tells of a cutman with a sweet tooth, young fighters with dreams of celebrity, and a talented boxer who goes to Atlantic City for his biggest bout, only to be humiliated by the prejudices of a callous promoter. In "Million $$$ Baby", the inspiration for the Oscar-winning Clint Eastwood film, an aged trainer takes on a female fighter, guiding her through disappointment, pain, and tragedy.

When Maine game warden Mike Bowditch discovers a bullet-ridden bald eagle in the Maine woods, he is surprised by the memories it brings back for his mentor, retired warden pilot Charley Stevens. Decades earlier, Charley briefly teamed up with Mike’s father, the notorious poacher Jack Bowditch, on an unsettling case that has haunted Charley for years. The two enemies, both war veterans, found common cause over the senseless shooting of a magnificent eagle. But what started as a tentative alliance over a wildlife crime soon became something bigger and more terrifying.

She’s not even a contestant on the Alien Love Game show, so how did she become fated to one of the alien men? Lyra I was finally taking a break from my grueling tour schedule on Earth between album releases. I was trying to do a good deed and helped my sister get on an alien love reality show. Somehow it got all messed up. The man my sister chose is now claiming I’m his one and only. How do I get out of this mess so I can go back to Earth and continue living my dream. Dhavoi When I saw Lyra, it was like I was hit over the head with a sledgehammer. She’s the only one for me, and now I ...

She only wanted to find her brother. Finding a true mate definitely wasn't part of the plan! Ruby didn‘t care. She cared about nothing. Her brother was gone. Just like her parents were gone. And she definitely didn't need a man, let alone an alpha bear shifter. But Ruby felt the strangest feeling rise up within her. It was like she was filling and emptying at the exact same moment. Half of her, the half that had spent the last year almost entirely alone, wanted Ansel Keto.

Clinton couldn't believe his luck when he married Mary. The curvy blonde hottie is way out of the scrawny nerd's league. To make things even better, she's the spitting image of his favorite female video game character, Tammy from Back Alley Brawler. Mary is his walking wet dream, and not just for him. He recognizes the looks his wife gets. Hungry, lecherous, and filled with lust with no regard to her husband. Where other husbands are jealous, Clinton is aroused that so many men find her so attractive. No matter how hard they look, Mary is his and they're not allowed to touch. Until, they go...

Stella spends her days in the snowboard slopes practicing tricks and dreaming of one day competing in the X-games. Such a shame that she has to share the slope with the new kid who makes her wipe out. Every. Single. Day.

“I’m going to go back to the kitchen and finish dinner, and when I come back you’re going to show me what else you can do.” “Why?” “Because I want you to,” she said, her eyebrow raising at the challenge as she looked back at me over her shoulder. “Do you always get what you want?” I stayed where I was; it wasn’t what I wanted to do. I wanted to get up and put that perky little a-- of hers on the piano and lick every inch of her smooth, pale skin. I wanted her to forget about dinner and erase those two small steps, then take two more and sit down on my lap. Wrap her ...

The Most Dangerous Game, a short story written by Richard Edward Connell in 1924, is a thrilling tale that explores themes of survival, morality, and the nature of human cruelty. Set against the backdrop of a remote island, the story combines suspense, adventure, and a touch of philosophical inquiry, making it one of the most widely anthologized short stories in American literature.

Vincent St. James fell in love, or maybe lust, with Nora when he saw her dressed as a dominatrix at a college Halloween party. He never approached, told her about his love for her, how he wanted to worship the ground she walked on until he created the most potent gaming AI ever. Then, rich and powerful, he approached Nora but never told him his true desires for her. Vinnie played the macho guy for Nora. To relieve his sissy cuckold tendencies, he created a secret game just for him. But as Virtual Nora took control of Vinnie, it became harder to hide his true nature. When Nora discovers ...

Picture this: You’re scrolling through your usual books, but tonight, something’s different. You’re not just looking for the same-old vanilla story—you want raw heat, heart-pounding encounters, and scenes that make your skin tingle. You want the kind of forbidden, electrifying tales that could only exist in the darkest corners of your imagination. Well, lucky for you, you’re holding the ultimate collection of sinfully seductive stories, each more tantalizing than the last.

My name is Paul. I am young, dumb, and full of lust, but self-deprecative and socially perceptive enough to humorously re-tell my female escapades. Guys: laugh at my failures getting rejected. Women: get DEEP inside a man’s mind. Through my collection of real-life stories, I will be sharing my reality of pursuing women for one-night stands. Hear my harshest yet hilarious judgements of women as I face rejection (and a touch of success) trying to manipulate women into sleeping with me. I lack scruple and some might even say compassion, but you WILL enjoy hearing about it. What I'll Be ...

Florence Scovel Shinn was a gifted teacher who shaped the fields of spiritual growth and New Thought. Her practical, straightforward style empowered countless people to trust their inner knowing and overcome their challenges. With an Introduction by self-help luminary Louise Hay, who credits Florence as one of her early inspirations, this simple yet poignant book—which contains original, previously unpublished text—can help you positively transform your life. Powerful affirmations will show you how to cultivate your intuition and release any resistance, fear, and doubt.

These women all want to hook up an alien, and what better way to find one than on a TV show? Too bad the show isn't all that it seems. These high-heat short stories include women who are just looking to hook up with aliens and didn't plan to become fated to one. The Bolan men are dominant in the bedroom and know exactly how to thrill their human mates. Contains all four stories in the Mated to the Bolan series, as well as Halloween Mating, which is a related story. Alien Love Games: The Arena Ava's tired of her life and is obsessed with aliens. When she's handed the opportunity to go on the...

Human populations have ballooned to seventy billion. The world teems to capacity with complacent human beings, and only strict adherence to crushing routine maintains order. Despite harsh discipline, the planet's prisons swell with rebels and reprobates. To maintain peace and ease congestion, the International League of Diamond Ballers formed and then passed their game's Rule Number One - condemned criminals can earn their freedom by competing in the One True Game, a lethal five-day spectacle televised around the world to its teeming inhabitants. After his father's execution for rebellion ...

Follow the adventures of Kiko the Kitty Cat, who isn't just a regular kitty. She is a detective cat, and she loves to help others. The cute and short stories can be shared aloud with friends and family and are also perfect listens for traveling and waiting rooms.

Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game is a science fiction classic. In Ender’s World almost two dozen writers offer new perspectives on the 1985 novel, along with insights gleaned from other Ender stories that fit within the Ender’s Game chronology. In addition, military strategists Colonel Tom Ruby and Captain John Schmitt offer insight into the human-Formic war.

Sherlock Holmes is one of the most iconic and lasting figures in literature. In this new edition of Baker Street Irregulars, authors present the iconic detective in over a dozen wildly entertaining new ways. In Keith DeCandido's "Six Red Dragons", Sherlock is a young girl in modern New York City. In Sarah Stegall's "Papyrus", Sherlock is a female librarian in ancient Egypt. In Daniel M. Kimmel's mesmerizing "A Scandal in Chelm", Sherlock is a rabbi. Derek Beebe sends Sherlock to the moon, while Mike Strauss, in "The Adventure of the Double Sized Final Issue", casts him as a comic book character.