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Tripping the Line

February 21, 2016 by coryalanbarnett 2 Comments

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The Alley [Defense of Reality]

September 30, 2015 by coryalanbarnett 2 Comments

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On Elesea's Watch

June 7, 2015 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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Mental Disturbance

April 16, 2015 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: fantasy, fiction, the defense of reality, war

The Voice In My Head

January 28, 2015 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Last Apostle; "Over the Wall"; Vol 4.5

November 9, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Last Apostle: "Escape"; Vol 4.4

November 8, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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A Flair for the Theatrical

October 30, 2014 by coryalanbarnett 1 Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: the defense of reality

The Last Apostle: "Damascus"; Vol 4.3

October 25, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Last Apostle: "Should we trust him?"; 4.2

October 18, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Last Apostle: "Straight Street"; Vol 4.1

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The Last Apostle: "Revelation"; Vol. 3.6

September 27, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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Perfect Dawn

September 19, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: poetry

The Last Apostle: "Damascus Road"; Vol 3.5

September 14, 2014 by coryalanbarnett 1 Comment

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The Last Apostle: "Stones"; Vol. 3.4

September 6, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Historical Fiction Tagged With: Cory, Drama, History, Paul, The Last Apostle, TLA

The Last Apostle: "Stephen"; Vol. 3.3

August 23, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Last Apostle; "Stubborn Preachers"; Vol. 3.2

August 16, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Last Apostle: "Pentecost"; Vol. 3.1

August 9, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Last Apostle: "Emmaus Road"; Vol. 2.5

August 2, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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November, 1517 – Wittenberg, Germany

August 1, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Last Apostle; "Lazarus"; Vol. 2.2

July 12, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Last Apostle: "Young Paul"; Vol. 1.2

June 10, 2014 by coryalanbarnett 3 Comments

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