Clinton D. Harding - Fantasy Author

Author of young adult fantasy and science fiction

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Flash | If He Stays, He Stays In The Shed

September 22, 2017 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Dragon’s Lair by Varguy on DeviantArt “If He Stays, He Stays in the Shed” Beneath Nat the wheels of her bike twirled, cutting through the dusty road with a snickety-clatter. She road the path leading away from the highway. Through the thicket of trees that hid her family’s home from the main drag. By now the […]

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Flash | Date Crasher

July 7, 2017 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Unusual date by Uruczek from DeviantArt “Date Crasher” “Don’t tell me you’re quitting?” Barbra teased. Rodney drew in a few quick breaths to his screaming lungs. “What… makes… you… say that?” Barbara shook her head. For a moment Rodney thought her upset, regretting coming out with him today. But then she winked at him in […]

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Flash | Beating Heart

February 3, 2017 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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“Beating Heart” Tasia woke when her heart began beating outside her body. She clutched her chest frantically. Felt the breath leave her body. She gasped. Unable to catch her breaht. Only when she felt her heart inside her chest did she realize she could still breath. That she felt her heart. Thump. Thump-thump. Thump. But […]

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Flash | Small but Fierce Slayer

September 23, 2016 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Princess by shirotsuki on DeviantArt “Small but Fierce Slayer” The palace shook with trepidation. Anticipation of the terror to come. Terror that set the capital city of Canard ablaze. Jane watched from her balcony as the city her family protected burned. A pyre for all the common folk who’d already lost their lives fleeing for […]

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Flash | Roll the Bones

July 29, 2016 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Game of bones by Sedeptra on DeviantArt “Roll the Bones” To play Soul & Bones with a dragon is to court death. Or if not death, a nasty set of burns from an ill-tempered sour loser. Dragons were sour losers. Even if you win a match of Soul & Bones, dragons never lose. Such is […]

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Flash | At Dawn

July 15, 2016 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Entombed by JonasDeRo on DeviantArt “At Dawn” The campfire’s flame had died out shortly after the deep rattling of sleep came to the two men bundled around a hastily pitched camp. In the early morning hours, before the lumbering rise of the new day’s sun from its own slumber, Rous lay awake staring at the […]

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Free Short Stories from Clint

Merit Badges – a short story from the Our Monsters series

Three high school teens in the woods on a Friday night… some beers… skaters with a grudge… what could go wrong? Add in a couple of genetically created … Read More...

That Little Girl

A dark short story about one man’s oversight concerning his death.  Since dying was just not part of his daily routine, the man just went on with his … Read More...

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Clinton's Bookshelf: Currently-Reading

Kinslayer
Kinslayer
by Jay Kristoff
Knife of Dreams
Knife of Dreams
by Robert Jordan

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What have I recently read?

Clinton's Bookshelf: Recently Read

Steelheart
5 of 5 stars
Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson
The King's Blood
5 of 5 stars
The King's Blood
by Daniel Abraham
The Last Stormdancer
5 of 5 stars
The Last Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff
All Our Yesterdays
5 of 5 stars
All Our Yesterdays
by Cristin Terrill
The Fall of Five
4 of 5 stars
The Fall of Five
by Pittacus Lore

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