824 Results with the "Fiction" genre


    • Chapter XXI — The woman in the Alcove Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter XXI - The woman in the Alcove opens with the narrator caught in a quiet storm of realization. After Mr. Grey’s exit, doubt gnaws at what once felt like certainty. The narrator, who once saw in Miss Grey a figure of suspicion, now begins to grasp the depth of the young woman’s loyalty and love for her father. This growing awareness makes prior assumptions feel fragile, even misguided. Their investigation into Mrs. Fairbrother’s murder, once so focused on uncovering guilt through cold…
    • Chapter XXII — The woman in the Alcove Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter XXII - The woman in the Alcove draws back the final veil on the story’s darkest truth, revealing the tangled depths of guilt, passion, and retribution. In the midst of tense confrontation, Mr. Grey forces a reckoning as he presents a stiletto to the accused—a gesture that cuts deeper than any blade. Fairbrother, stunned into silence, is cornered not just by accusation, but by the memory of what he has done. The name "Grizel," uttered from his own lips in a moment of emotional fracture, seals…
    • Chapter XXIII — The woman in the Alcove Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter XXIII - The woman in the Alcove casts its final shadows over two men bound by a single jewel and torn apart by ambition. The arrangement seemed simple enough—meet in Boston, exchange the diamond for a life spared, and part ways with unfinished accounts now settled. Grey, desperate to reclaim what was stolen, and Fairbrother, driven by schemes woven with pride and desperation, both entered the fog with different intentions. Fairbrother never meant to honor the pact. Armed and ready, he planned to…
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      Ivanoff

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      by LovelyMay Ivanoff by Anton Chekhov is a tragic play that centers on the character of Ivanoff, a man overwhelmed by a sense of purposelessness, guilt, and emotional despair, leading to his strained relationships and ultimate confrontation with his own failures.
    • ACT I — Ivanoff Cover
      by LovelyMay ACT I - Ivanoff begins beneath the slow-burning light of evening, where silence stretches over the estate like a veil, broken only by the voices of those tangled in their own unspoken battles. Ivanoff, once spirited and impassioned, now finds himself hollowed out by a restlessness he cannot name. His disconnection from Anna, once deeply loved, reveals itself not through cruelty but through absence—he avoids her presence as if proximity exposes the guilt he no longer wants to confront. Anna, weakened by…
      Drama • Fiction
    • ACT II — Ivanoff Cover
      by LovelyMay ACT II - Ivanoff begins in Lebedieff’s richly adorned drawing-room, where elegance serves as a thin veil over emotional disquiet. The room is filled with guests, each representing a layer of society, from idle gossips to quietly suffering hosts. Zinaida presides with strained enthusiasm, offering smiles while managing the chaos of both a birthday and the realities behind closed doors. The guests engage in surface-level chatter that slowly evolves into pointed exchanges about money, respectability, and…
      Drama • Fiction
    • ACT IV — Ivanoff Cover
      by LovelyMay ACT IV - Ivanoff opens in a room prepared for celebration, yet the air feels anything but festive. Lvoff stands alone in moral agitation, convinced that Ivanoff is nothing more than a manipulator of hearts and fortunes. His frustration boils over as he voices his intent to expose Ivanoff for using women as means to personal advancement. The seriousness of his claim is quickly undercut when Kosich bursts in with a story about cards, revealing the comic absurdity that often surrounds personal tragedy. This…
      Drama • Fiction
    • The Autobiography of A Slander Cover
      by LovelyMay The Autobiography of a Slander by Ambrose Bierce is a satirical short story in which slander narrates its own life, reflecting on how it spreads and causes harm, offering a biting commentary on human nature and the consequences of false accusations.
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      My First Stage

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      by LovelyMay My First Stage begins in the serene yet suffocating village of Muddleton, where reputations are shaped not by actions but by the whispers passed over cups of tea. It is in Mrs. O'Reilly's sunlit drawing room, decorated with delicate porcelain and careful social airs, that a rumor first flickers to life. During a seemingly innocent afternoon visit, she shares a provocative remark with Miss Lena Houghton—that Mr. Sigismund Zaluski, a visiting foreigner, may be aligned with radical ideologies. This isn't…
      Fiction • Satire
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      My Second Stage

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      by LovelyMay My Second Stage begins with a seemingly minor whisper, still vague and barely noticeable, gaining momentum as it finds a place in human thought. What started as idle speculation takes shape like a seed exposed to light, fed by casual curiosity and moments of doubt. As it evolves, the slander acquires a voice, no longer just an idea but a presence with intent, seeking out hosts who might unknowingly harbor its poison and help it spread further. Lena Houghton becomes its next target, and although she enters…
      Fiction • Satire
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