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Category: 10th Anniversary Contest

The Phone Call

The Phone Call

July 22, 2021 by Samran Akhtar 10th Anniversary Contest 4 Comments
The Party

The Party

July 22, 2021 by Rachel Grayson 10th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment
The Off-Putting Sound of a Missed Anniversary

The Off-Putting Sound of a Missed Anniversary

July 22, 2021 by Joe J. Cole 10th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments
Remember When

Remember When

July 22, 2021 by Cipriano Oliva 10th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments
The Proposal

The Proposal

July 22, 2021 by Gigi Guan 10th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment
An Unexpected Memory

An Unexpected Memory

July 22, 2021 by Cheryl D. Coffman 10th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment
Of Paper and Tin

Of Paper and Tin

July 22, 2021 by Robert Burns 10th Anniversary Contest 24 Comments
First Love

First Love

July 22, 2021 by Kenneth Bickley 10th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments
Us Together

Us Together

July 22, 2021 by Katie Borley 10th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment
The Book

The Book

July 22, 2021 by Tina Smith 10th Anniversary Contest 4 Comments
Guided

Guided

July 22, 2021 by Kristine MacMillan 10th Anniversary Contest 18 Comments
The Anniversary

The Anniversary

July 22, 2021 by Gina Rivere 10th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments
The lake of swans

The lake of swans

July 22, 2021 by Robin Michaels 10th Anniversary Contest 2 Comments
You Are My Sunshine

You Are My Sunshine

July 22, 2021 by Miriam Nicholson 10th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments
The Sweetheart

The Sweetheart

July 22, 2021 by Meghan McQuillan 10th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment
11th in Paris

11th in Paris

July 22, 2021 by Michelle Murray 10th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment
Happy Anniversary America

Happy Anniversary America

July 22, 2021 by Cheryl G Burke 10th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment
A Call to Change Your Life

A Call to Change Your Life

July 22, 2021 by Lorraine Hurley 10th Anniversary Contest 3 Comments
Roses

Roses

July 22, 2021 by Jan Achterhoff 10th Anniversary Contest 3 Comments
One Sunday Morning in 2005

One Sunday Morning in 2005

July 22, 2021 by Marien Oommen 10th Anniversary Contest 2 Comments
Romeo

Romeo

July 22, 2021 by Charlotte 10th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment
Candle in the Window

Candle in the Window

July 22, 2021 by F.A. Hakimian 10th Anniversary Contest 8 Comments
Anniversary

Anniversary

July 22, 2021 by Dorinda Priebe 10th Anniversary Contest 2 Comments
The Choice

The Choice

July 22, 2021 by Tom Housden 10th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments
The Seventh of July

The Seventh of July

July 22, 2021 by Eric Holdorf 10th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment
Bubbles & Bracelets: An Anniversary Adventure

Bubbles & Bracelets: An Anniversary Adventure

July 22, 2021 by Stan Casella 10th Anniversary Contest 3 Comments
The PhobiaVersary

The PhobiaVersary

July 22, 2021 by Krystyna Nicholls 10th Anniversary Contest 2 Comments
Anniversary

Anniversary

July 22, 2021 by Amala Maha 10th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments
The After Story

The After Story

July 22, 2021 by Scarlett Boleyn 10th Anniversary Contest 17 Comments
Through Someone Else’s Eyes

Through Someone Else’s Eyes

July 22, 2021 by Susie A Taylor 10th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment

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