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Making Friends the Deadly Way

March 20, 2023March 19, 2023Stephanie Daich 0
Making Friends the Deadly Way

Can you recall a time when you didn’t fit in? Tyrone finds a path to popularity, only to discover its source bursting with radiation.

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Feline Fright

March 20, 2023March 19, 2023Mary Mills 0
Feline Fright

All too often, cats are underrated and underappreciated. Jasper is a cat who demands to be valued.

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The Course of Kind

March 20, 2023March 19, 2023William Baker 2
The Course of Kind

An interplay of preconceptions, the arts, faith, acceptance, discovery and love.

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The Voice In Your Head

March 20, 2023March 19, 2023Ben Bolton 1
The Voice In Your Head

Stew has some problems with anxiety and self doubt, which manifests itself as Andy, the voice in Stew’s head.

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A Bruise And A Cut

March 20, 2023March 19, 2023A.C. 0
A Bruise And A Cut

A visit to a sexual health clinic makes a young woman re-think the imbalance of her relationship.

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Flight AWE613

December 20, 2022March 20, 2023Emma Murray 0
Flight AWE613

Michael finds himself reevaluating his priorities and delving into precious memories as the plane he’s on seems doomed to crash.

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Jack’s Gamble

December 20, 2022March 20, 2023Tammy Huffman 0
Jack’s Gamble

Good and evil, virtue and vice…is it all just a toss of a coin?

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Donkeys

December 20, 2022March 20, 2023Andy Ayash 0
Donkeys

Remember when the kid turns into a donkey in Pinocchio? Wasn’t that messed up? This is a rebuttal to my nightmares.

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Irene and June

December 20, 2022March 20, 2023Jacqueline Erasin 0
Irene and June

A darkly comic story about two elderly friends in a retirement home. What is truth and what is imagination?

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Romantique

December 20, 2022March 20, 2023Jonathan Ferrini 0
Romantique

A “slice of life” pirouettes upon the palate reminiscent of a sweet and tart wedge of Lemon Meringue pie served with afternoon tea.

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Her Red Dress Matches Her Eyes

September 20, 2022December 20, 2022Don Louis Robishaw 1
Her Red Dress Matches Her Eyes

A former librarian is hired as a secret agent with her government, and all hell breaks out.

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Nature Doesn’t Bend

September 20, 2022December 20, 2022Jonathan Ferrini 0
Nature Doesn’t Bend

Gender identity, politics, and the criminal justice system collide like a car crash.

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The Contract Broken

September 20, 2022December 20, 2022Marco Etheridge 0
The Contract Broken

Voltaire and Rousseau discuss where modern society is going wrong.

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Brilliant Blue

September 20, 2022December 20, 2022Michael Gray 0
Brilliant Blue

A story of 3900 words that might remind readers of a specific story by Hemingway and one by O’Connor.

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Fifteen Minutes to Cavendish

June 20, 2022September 20, 2022Sonia Nicholson 0
Fifteen Minutes to Cavendish

A relationship viewed through a discussion on real estate. We get so caught up in “What-Ifs,” we lose sight of what’s right in front of us.

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