List: Short Stories - One and Done ✨ | Curated by Scarlet Ibis James 🦩

Dec 23, 2024
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Short Stories - One and Done ✨These stories of Scarlet Ibis James stand on their own. Magnificent and complete.
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Readers Hope
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
A Harlem Holiday StormFalse rings close in on true hearts.
Dec 23, 2024
7
Dec 23, 2024
7
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Microcosm
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
In the Stillness of That MomentThe wind carries the past.
Dec 20, 2024
13
Dec 20, 2024
13
In
The Scriber’s Nook
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
Metamorphosis. I amOf earth. Of fauna. Of life.
Dec 18, 2024
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Dec 18, 2024
7
In
The Pub
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
One. One. One. Two Medium Writers In An Elevator.I tried to make this a drabble but exceeded the requisite 100-word count by eleven. Cue the sinister laughter.
Nov 23, 2024
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Nov 23, 2024
12
In
Blue Pencils
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
Sandbox to Survival: Siblings Caught Between Crime and RedemptionHeli and Eddie Morales navigate the dangerous world of crime, family ties, and survival.
Oct 11, 2024
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Oct 11, 2024
18
In
MuserScribe
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
Take Your Freedom, My FriendGo in peace — a very American mixed tape.
Sep 13, 2024
10
Sep 13, 2024
10
In
Soul Magazine
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
Devotion And Love: Enough For Life’s Devastating PathsGigi’s health challenges lead to a profound exploration of womanhood, love and resilience.
Aug 9, 2024
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Aug 9, 2024
25
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Future Light
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
Destroy The World, But First, A SelfieNew-style, future-world tweet.
Jun 11, 2024
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Jun 11, 2024
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In
Fiction Shorts
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
The Nine CommandmentsThe cornerstone of a kingdom built on greed, not God’s will
May 27, 2024
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May 27, 2024
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In
Fiction Shorts
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
The First Time She Met Her FatherHe seemed interested in learning about her but …
May 26, 2024
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May 26, 2024
26
In
ILLUMINATION
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
There’s Something About a Man In a Black Wool CoatI keep looking for Daddy in every man.
May 12, 2024
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May 12, 2024
20
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Six Word Photo Story Challenge
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
Do You See What I See?Said the New Yorker to the tourist: Freestyle
Apr 19, 2024
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Apr 19, 2024
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And Just Like That, Spring SprungThe season turned — and I’m thankful.
Apr 16, 2024
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Apr 16, 2024
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In
Read or Die!
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
Gutting Incident in a NYC Subway CarBeware of the mother.
Mar 31, 2024
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Mar 31, 2024
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Fiction Shorts
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
The Rain In New York City Was RelentlessAnd the New Yorkers live up to her expectations.
Mar 24, 2024
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Mar 24, 2024
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The Pub
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
That One Girlfriend Who Carries The Whole Conversation“I sprinted into the building, dripping wet,” was all I said, and Liz took it from there. Hyacinth loved being with her talkative friend.
Feb 28, 2024
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Feb 28, 2024
10
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ILLUMINATION
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
Work Swallowed Her Whole, All Her DaysThe Black History Month interview takes a turn as the woman speaks her truth.
Feb 19, 2024
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Feb 19, 2024
7
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Pure Fiction
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
Simple SyrupSugar and water
Feb 16, 2024
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Feb 16, 2024
13
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ILLUMINATION
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
What He Wants To Be Now That He’s GrownOnce nestled in my grasp, his hands now dwarf mine, yet the fire of delight in his eyes still burns bright.
Jan 31, 2024
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Jan 31, 2024
9
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Fiction Shorts
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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
Like a Man Possessed, He Chased HerBut he was a few floors too late.
Jan 30, 2024
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Jan 30, 2024
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