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    Out of Curiosity
    Out of Curiosity
    Out of Curiosity
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    Out of Curiosity

    By Chloe Monet

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    OUT OF CURIOSITY by Chloe Monet is a collection of three short stories, in which the reoccurring theme is curiosity, both as a quest for answers, as well as the repercussions of said curiosity.

    The first story, “Ablaze”, is a fantasy story about mermaid sisters who find a ship wreck on a nearby beach. Wanting to protect her sisters, the eldest, Mara, rises up to the challenge to swim over and gather information.

    The second, “Square One”, is a science-fiction and action story, which follows Takeo, a boy of ten years old, who awakens in a mysterious laboratory along side his childhood friend, Hinata. He must uncover the answers to the secrets about himself, as well as his surroundings, in order to over come the trials ahead.

    The last story, “Fences Should Keep Things Out”, is a drama piece about a boy named Kieran, who loses his mother to the monsters that his town's fences should keep out. He is forced to make a difficult choice, which will affect him for the rest of his life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChloe Monet
    Release dateSep 23, 2018
    ISBN9780463428931
    Out of Curiosity
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    Chloe Monet

    Chloe Monet is an aspiring game writer who is currently studying at Full Sail University for her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Her short story, “Symphony”, has been published online to Fiction on the Web, as well as in print in the Scarlet Leaf Review. She excels in writing fantasy, romance, adventure, and science fiction stories. Chloe is a member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association of America, National Novel Writing Month, PEN America, and the Pacific Media Workers Guild. Chloe is employed with The Maui News, a local newspaper on the island of Maui, Hawaii. In her spare time, she enjoys playing video games, piano and guitar, as well as watching anime and reading webtoons.

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      Out of Curiosity - Chloe Monet

      Out of Curiosity

      A Collection of Short Stories

      by Chloe Monet

      Copyright by Chloe Nakano, 2018

      All Rights Reserved

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      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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      Ablaze

      Square One

      Fences Should Keep Things Out

      About the Author

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      Ablaze

      It’s been moored there days now. There’s no way any of them survived, the youngest sister, Liliana, squeaked. The lilac scales of her tail glimmered gently beneath the surface of the water, the moon making her look like a ghost amidst the waves. Her aquamarine eyes peered over the bronze shoulder of Graciana, the middle sister.

      I once observed a group of them last over a month, although their numbers dwindled substantially after that, Graciana chimed in, a sly grin slowly stretching across her features. The deep blue scales of her tail shimmered, reflecting the night sky. I suspect they resorted to cannibalism in order to--

      You liar, Gracie! If father ever found out you’ve been scavenging--

      Which is why father will never find out. Or I’ll have to show him your ever-growing collection of sunken--

      Will you two please be quiet! Mara demanded

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