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Category: 2018 Fall Writing Contest

Inheritance

Inheritance

November 7, 2018 by D. A. Winter 2018 Fall Writing Contest, Drama 0 Comments
Shifted

Shifted

November 6, 2018 by DJ Curtis 2018 Fall Writing Contest, Hot, Speculative Fiction 0 Comments
The Midsummer Maiden

The Midsummer Maiden

November 2, 2018 by Laura Cookson 2018 Fall Writing Contest, Fantasy, Horror 0 Comments
Show and Tell

Show and Tell

October 31, 2018 by Magnus Coney 2018 Fall Writing Contest, Horror, Hot, Magical Realism 0 Comments
Pine

Pine

October 30, 2018 by Zane Andrew 2018 Fall Writing Contest, Horror, Hot, Magical Realism 0 Comments
Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

October 26, 2018 by Emma Crowley 2018 Fall Writing Contest, Horror, Hot 0 Comments
Love Wants

Love Wants

October 24, 2018 by Jeffrey Muchuweni Becker 2018 Fall Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Thriller/Suspense 0 Comments
Little Montster

Little Montster

October 23, 2018 by Jace Hawkins 2018 Fall Writing Contest, Drama, Hot 0 Comments
Victory Beyond Fear

Victory Beyond Fear

October 16, 2018 by Ashna Chand 2018 Fall Writing Contest, Drama 0 Comments
The Monster Within

The Monster Within

September 20, 2018 by D. J. Harvey 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
War with a Monster

War with a Monster

September 19, 2018 by Joyce Barbatti 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
Peace, Greater Than Encountered Before

Peace, Greater Than Encountered Before

September 19, 2018 by Parker A. Hankins 2018 Fall Writing Contest 3 Comments
The Wrong Monster

The Wrong Monster

September 19, 2018 by Natalie Shannon 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Wishing Well

The Wishing Well

September 19, 2018 by Des Sixon 2018 Fall Writing Contest 4 Comments
MASCOTTE

MASCOTTE

September 19, 2018 by Kevin Urban 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Fraught with Peril

Fraught with Peril

September 19, 2018 by Evan-X van V 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Wolf in the Closet

The Wolf in the Closet

September 19, 2018 by M MacKinnon 2018 Fall Writing Contest 19 Comments
Why I Don’t Remember

Why I Don’t Remember

September 19, 2018 by AJ Hunter 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Bildungsroman

Bildungsroman

September 19, 2018 by Malcolm Allen 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Devil You Know

The Devil You Know

September 19, 2018 by David Elderton 2018 Fall Writing Contest 8 Comments
Whispers

Whispers

September 19, 2018 by LJNewlin 2018 Fall Writing Contest 16 Comments
Test 4

Test 4

September 19, 2018 by Joe Bunting 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Scuttlers

Scuttlers

September 19, 2018 by Rebecca Flansburg 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
You Can’t Scam a Scammer

You Can’t Scam a Scammer

September 19, 2018 by A.C. Wolfe 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
BOO!

BOO!

September 19, 2018 by J. H. O'Rourke 2018 Fall Writing Contest 33 Comments
Remember

Remember

September 19, 2018 by Damien Remington 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Monsters Among Us

Monsters Among Us

September 19, 2018 by D.R.McElroy 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Caging the Wild

Caging the Wild

September 19, 2018 by Taylor Deziel 2018 Fall Writing Contest 4 Comments
The Witches of Lyra County

The Witches of Lyra County

September 19, 2018 by K.J Blanco 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Primeval

Primeval

September 19, 2018 by Joslyn Chase 2018 Fall Writing Contest 5 Comments

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