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Category: 2018 Fall Writing Contest

A resemblance

A resemblance

September 19, 2018 by Krista Timeus Cerezo 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Wedding

The Wedding

September 19, 2018 by Justine 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Fifteen Minuets

Fifteen Minuets

September 19, 2018 by Tobi Needling 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
MONSTER

MONSTER

September 19, 2018 by HUBERT DU 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Monster Within

The Monster Within

September 19, 2018 by P.E. Writes 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
The Monster Within

The Monster Within

September 19, 2018 by Dawn Van Beck 2018 Fall Writing Contest 3 Comments
Phoenix

Phoenix

September 19, 2018 by Nia Ellis 2018 Fall Writing Contest 9 Comments
Monster in My Pocket

Monster in My Pocket

September 19, 2018 by Laura Beiler 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
The Strangeness

The Strangeness

September 19, 2018 by Jordan Raikes 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Bar Pickup

Bar Pickup

September 19, 2018 by Deborah Wallace 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Double Identity

Double Identity

September 19, 2018 by Crystal Johnson 2018 Fall Writing Contest 8 Comments
The Monster on Carriageway Drive

The Monster on Carriageway Drive

September 19, 2018 by Elizabeth Nettleton 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Monster in the Room

The Monster in the Room

September 19, 2018 by Alisa Russell 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
The Poetry Slam

The Poetry Slam

September 19, 2018 by Antonia P. Wright 2018 Fall Writing Contest 11 Comments
Impossible Love

Impossible Love

September 19, 2018 by Rita Louise 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Back to School

Back to School

September 19, 2018 by Gayle Woodson 2018 Fall Writing Contest 5 Comments
Subject 17 – Day 91

Subject 17 – Day 91

September 19, 2018 by Retta Bodhaine 2018 Fall Writing Contest 4 Comments
Impossible Love

Impossible Love

September 19, 2018 by Rita Louise 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
The Face

The Face

September 19, 2018 by Gloria Jainchill 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
No quarter this day

No quarter this day

September 19, 2018 by Miguel A. Zamora 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
The Cradle Outside Our House

The Cradle Outside Our House

September 19, 2018 by Samran Akhtar 2018 Fall Writing Contest 9 Comments
Within

Within

September 19, 2018 by Alexis Barrie 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
A Monster, After All

A Monster, After All

September 19, 2018 by Lindsi McIntyre 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
Black Unicorn

Black Unicorn

September 19, 2018 by Kristin Johnson 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
On the Rocks

On the Rocks

September 19, 2018 by Paige Pennebaker 2018 Fall Writing Contest 6 Comments
Melek

Melek

September 19, 2018 by R. Amieva 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
The Key

The Key

September 19, 2018 by Craig S. Hartley 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Monster in Us

Monster in Us

September 19, 2018 by Marien Oommen 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Rage Of Sound

The Rage Of Sound

September 19, 2018 by Melissa Bisbano Guckin 2018 Fall Writing Contest 5 Comments
A Halloween Story…A Homeless Tale

A Halloween Story…A Homeless Tale

September 19, 2018 by Heath Byers 2018 Fall Writing Contest 10 Comments

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