"1000 Words" is a collection of ten short stories, each approximately one thousand words in length. They range from science fiction and fantasy, to adventure and horror. Each short story is accompanied by its own book cover. Each of the stories are available for free elsewhere, but here they have been collected into one volume. This was a capstone project meant to merge photographic illustration with creative writing. "Ashes" is the prequel to "Socks."

1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories

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1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories by
Series: 1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,610. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2012 by Infinitas Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
Note: All but one of these stories are available for free in ebook format, however, they are under the author's married name, Stephanie Flint. "1000 Words" is a collection of ten short stories, each approximately one thousand words in length. They range from science fiction and fantasy, to adventure and horror. Each short story is accompanied by its own book cover. This was a capstone pro
Ashes by
Series: 1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,730. Language: English. Published: October 27, 2012 by Infinitas Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
7,500 words. When rebels attack the city, two teens race to save the last existing library before it is destroyed.
Aenima by
Series: 1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories. Price: Free! Words: 1,200. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2012 by Infinitas Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
(4.00 from 4 reviews)
1000 words. A steampunk investigator discovers a missing scientist has created a strange clockwork angel.
Four-Way Stop by
Series: 1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories. Price: Free! Words: 1,180. Language: English. Published: April 20, 2012 by Infinitas Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Literature » Literary
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
970 words. A man's choices lead him to four red lights in the middle of nowhere, where he is haunted by a ghost of his past.
Shafted Dreams by
Series: 1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories. Price: Free! Words: 1,130. Language: English. Published: April 11, 2012 by Infinitas Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Political, Fiction » Literature » Literary
(5.00 from 1 review)
920 words. A father's actions run full-circle when he chooses to cut educational funding.
Snow Witch by
Series: 1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories. Price: Free! Words: 1,260. Language: English. Published: March 7, 2012 by Infinitas Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
(2.75 from 4 reviews)
1,050-word short story. A young witch ventures outside of her town for the first time in hopes of transferring her brother's illness to a willing creature.
Socks by
Series: 1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories. Price: Free! Words: 1,210. Language: English. Published: April 21, 2012 by Infinitas Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
(4.17 from 6 reviews)
970 words. Two teens chose to save a library instead of escape into bunkers when their city was attacked. Now they try to stay together and find the device necessary to read the files they saved.
The Carrier by
Series: 1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories. Price: Free! Words: 1,160. Language: English. Published: April 7, 2012 by Infinitas Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
(3.75 from 4 reviews)
950 words. When a young girl gets transported to the future, she becomes single-handly responsible for a plague that could wipe out Earth's population.
The Dreamkeeper by
Series: 1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories. Price: Free! Words: 1,100. Language: English. Published: April 14, 2012 by Infinitas Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » General
(3.00 from 1 review)
900 words. The mystical Dreamkeeper is intrigued by the appearance of a wandering child in her dream world.
The Hunt by
Series: 1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories. Price: Free! Words: 1,200. Language: English. Published: April 13, 2012 by Infinitas Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
(4.33 from 3 reviews)
1000 words. A young hunter defends herself against an intelligent cougar stalking her family's village.
The Magician by
Series: 1000 Words: A Collection of Short Stories. Price: Free! Words: 1,280. Language: English. Published: April 19, 2012 by Infinitas Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
1075 words. A magician's reenactments of his past come to a halt when his sister shows up onstage.