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Should Have Waited

Should Have Waited

July 17, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 28 Comments

Filed Under: 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Hot, Romance

Eleven Birthdays

Eleven Birthdays

July 16, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 72 Comments

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Freedom

Freedom

July 14, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 14 Comments

Filed Under: 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Speculative Fiction

Behind Her Mask

July 13, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 33 Comments

Filed Under: 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Drama

Crowds of Light

Crowds of Light

July 10, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 7 Comments

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A Study in Cashmere

A Study in Cashmere

July 9, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 11 Comments

Filed Under: 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Thriller/Suspense

The Aisle

The Aisle

July 8, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 19 Comments

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Dark Time

Dark Time

July 7, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 43 Comments

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Till the Last Breath

Till the Last Breath

July 3, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 33 Comments

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A Life for Dana

June 15, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020

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Metaphor Ipsum

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Voices

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A NIGHT TO REMEMBER AND A CAVE NAMED LASCAUX

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 1 Comment

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Lifeboat 313

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 7 Comments

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Behind the Orange Door

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 1 Comment

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The Sun’s gift in isolation

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Universal Quarantine

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Golden Chimes

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 11 Comments

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Dalton’s Plight

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 9 Comments

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Alone With Edward

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The Farmhouse

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 1 Comment

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Finder

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Courier Day

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the Silence of My Little Lambs

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 1 Comment

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Alone Again

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 6 Comments

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Like Smoke

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Token of Love

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 49 Comments

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It’s Time

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 5 Comments

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Darkness

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Solitary Summer Storm

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 1 Comment

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