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Category: 2018 Fall Writing Contest

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
RETSNOM

RETSNOM

September 19, 2018 by Victoria M. Jurgens 2018 Fall Writing Contest 8 Comments
Don’t Bite Daddy

Don’t Bite Daddy

September 19, 2018 by Terence Reynolds 2018 Fall Writing Contest 4 Comments
A Dummy’s Painted Smile

A Dummy’s Painted Smile

September 19, 2018 by K.I. Stoehr 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Drowning Flames

Drowning Flames

September 19, 2018 by Vince Alvarez Jr 2018 Fall Writing Contest 5 Comments
The Demons of The Alamo

The Demons of The Alamo

September 19, 2018 by Darrell Eugene McGuire 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Others

The Others

September 19, 2018 by Karen Crawford 2018 Fall Writing Contest 7 Comments
Mothers Are Monsters, Too

Mothers Are Monsters, Too

September 19, 2018 by Vanessa Victoria Kilmer 2018 Fall Writing Contest 3 Comments
The Monster on Mars

The Monster on Mars

September 19, 2018 by George Wallace 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Run

Run

September 19, 2018 by Krissy Baccaro 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
Hunter Hunted

Hunter Hunted

September 19, 2018 by Kristine Donahue 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Final Moment

Final Moment

September 19, 2018 by B. Shaun Smith 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Poony Finds His Daughter

Poony Finds His Daughter

September 19, 2018 by Tom Chambless 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Little Monsters Challenge

The Little Monsters Challenge

September 19, 2018 by Deborah Reagan 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
A Day in the Life … of a Monster

A Day in the Life … of a Monster

September 19, 2018 by Cecile Swift Lippitt 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
It’s Done

It’s Done

September 19, 2018 by Barton K Mann 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
A Fiend Unseen

A Fiend Unseen

September 19, 2018 by Jacqueline Houchin 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
The Full Moon

The Full Moon

September 19, 2018 by Thom Jenkins 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
The Shadowman

The Shadowman

September 19, 2018 by T.R. Tennyson 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Mascotte

Mascotte

September 19, 2018 by Kevin Urban 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Monsters Are Real

Monsters Are Real

September 19, 2018 by Zeina B 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Let’s Blame Salem

Let’s Blame Salem

September 19, 2018 by Charles Vincent 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Sing Me a Lullaby

Sing Me a Lullaby

September 19, 2018 by Monica Martinez 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Creature of Scorn

Creature of Scorn

September 19, 2018 by Daniel Weaver 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
You Are Okay

You Are Okay

September 19, 2018 by Adrian Lee Borden 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Doubt

Doubt

September 19, 2018 by Kody Wescott 2018 Fall Writing Contest 3 Comments
Catalyst

Catalyst

September 19, 2018 by Brian Noonan 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
Boys Night In

Boys Night In

September 19, 2018 by Emmy Kolbe 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
A Monstrous Justice

A Monstrous Justice

September 19, 2018 by Sue Larkins Weems 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments

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