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Category: 2024 Fall Writing Contest

Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark

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Take Two

Take Two

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Bondage

Bondage

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The Silent Housekeeper

The Silent Housekeeper

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The House Prier

The House Prier

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On a Moonbeam

On a Moonbeam

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One Light, Two Turns, and a Muffin

One Light, Two Turns, and a Muffin

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If Only

If Only

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The Sweater

The Sweater

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Second Chances

Second Chances

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The Nun and The Shoe

The Nun and The Shoe

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Tiny Homes

Tiny Homes

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There’s Only One Way Out

There’s Only One Way Out

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Through the Fog

Through the Fog

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Tethered

Tethered

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Pocket Full of Promises

Pocket Full of Promises

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Let the Old Man In

Let the Old Man In

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Sands In Motion

Sands In Motion

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Redemptive Fusion

Redemptive Fusion

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The Gift of Second Chances

The Gift of Second Chances

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HIS

HIS

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School Bus

School Bus

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The Rewrite: Life Between the Lines

The Rewrite: Life Between the Lines

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Pink

Pink

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A Simple Mistake

A Simple Mistake

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Maybe Never

Maybe Never

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The Door

The Door

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Next Time

Next Time

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Deserving

Deserving

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Gullies

Gullies

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