The Artist by Elaina J. Davidson

There's a thief in the house

The artist

Alyria is sleepless in humidity, her thoughts in turmoil. Going to her studio to paint, she discovers that someone has broken in and stolen her art, and the thief may still be in the house. Brandishing a paintbrush as weapon, she prepares to defend herself …

Genre: FICTION / Short Stories (single author)

Secondary Genre: FICTION / Psychological

Language: English

Keywords: crime, dreams, summer, night, artist

Word Count: 1980

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Sample text:

Alyria Marn could not sleep. Not only was it too humid, but her mind refused to release her to rest, if only the intermittent kind of respite. How was it possible for thoughts, so terribly random, to swirl round and around as if on a goddamned tilt-a-whirl and at full bloody speed too?

Heaving out a cross between a growl and a sigh, she kicked the thin sheet serving as covering – covered only because one had to hide from mosquitoes in this sticky weather – and padded barefooted to the bathroom.

Faint glows from the streetlight further along meant she wouldn’t stub her toe on something unseen. Jenna, her housemate, tended to drop stuff as she dashed about, and left whatever it was exactly where it fell.

Allowing darkness to cool her, without much success, she tinkled into the bowl, leaving the door open. Summer needed to surrender to autumn soon; this humidity drove her insane. A storm to release the expectant energy in the air would be most welcome, too.


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French
Already translated. Translated by Kind Words and Cécile Bénédic
Author review:
Our second project together and, as before, perfect and professional. Highly recommended!
German
Already translated. Translated by Skye Vikström
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Skye is a pleasure to work with and she delivers quality and on time, too. Highly recommended.
Greek
Already translated. Translated by Stefanos Karampalis
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Stefanos is so easy to work with. I definitely recommend him for projects.
Italian
Already translated. Translated by Claudia Pannozzo
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An absolute pleasure working with Claudia! Professional and on time, highly recommended.
Portuguese
Already translated. Translated by LARISSA AMARO
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Absolutely loved working with Larissa! Professional, diligent, friendly and also punctual. Highly recommended!
Spanish
Already translated. Translated by Madiha Kahhal
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