M M Bygrove: 2 books

For hundreds of years generations of alchemists looked for a substance that would turn any metal into gold — the Philosopher's Stone. But what if, all those years, they were looking for the wrong thing? Alios, a young adept at the Alchemist Academy, just had a revelation… A short story of 3,700 words.

Like many an aspiring writer, Scott is desperate for his books to start selling — he's got an empty fridge and his rent to pay. So one day he decides to push his luck just a little bit. A short story of 13,600 words.