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Category: 2018 Fall Writing Contest

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
Baby Monster

Baby Monster

September 19, 2018 by Geraldine O'Sullivan 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Lockwood

Lockwood

September 19, 2018 by J. M. Gill 2018 Fall Writing Contest 6 Comments
Daisy’s Revenge

Daisy’s Revenge

September 19, 2018 by Shane Fitzpatrick 2018 Fall Writing Contest 12 Comments
A Perfect Stranger

A Perfect Stranger

September 19, 2018 by Victoria Collins 2018 Fall Writing Contest 3 Comments
Kong Ming

Kong Ming

September 19, 2018 by Shelby J McDaniel 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Amanda

Amanda

September 19, 2018 by Jessica Deen 2018 Fall Writing Contest 13 Comments
My Monster

My Monster

September 19, 2018 by Kelly Marie Sullivan 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Monster Under the Bed

The Monster Under the Bed

September 19, 2018 by Victoria Lorenz 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
My Monster

My Monster

September 19, 2018 by Jessica Tanner 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Sulley ‘N Me

Sulley ‘N Me

September 19, 2018 by William Caufield 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Sheer luck…

Sheer luck…

September 19, 2018 by Kashvi Kapoor 2018 Fall Writing Contest 5 Comments
Table for Two

Table for Two

September 19, 2018 by Stella 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
Monster

Monster

September 19, 2018 by Elizabeth Adams 2018 Fall Writing Contest 6 Comments
Monster

Monster

September 19, 2018 by Hannah Tussing 2018 Fall Writing Contest 4 Comments
The Mirror

The Mirror

September 19, 2018 by Savannah Tripp 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Locke Lake

Locke Lake

September 19, 2018 by Sarah Ivie 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Fear and Fury

Fear and Fury

September 19, 2018 by Emma Kukuk 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
She is My Own

She is My Own

September 19, 2018 by Jennifer K Seigworth 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Morning After

Morning After

September 19, 2018 by Claude Bornel 2018 Fall Writing Contest 5 Comments
Loved Like Our Own

Loved Like Our Own

September 19, 2018 by Mara Eason 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
The Field Journal Of Miss Abigail Flinders

The Field Journal Of Miss Abigail Flinders

September 19, 2018 by Eve Garnier 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

September 19, 2018 by Calvin Dewell 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Just a Short Run

Just a Short Run

September 19, 2018 by Brian Palmer 2018 Fall Writing Contest 12 Comments
From the Mouth of a Monster

From the Mouth of a Monster

September 19, 2018 by S.F.Prescott 2018 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Jackson’s Monster

Jackson’s Monster

September 19, 2018 by Sarah Nelson 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Helper

The Helper

September 19, 2018 by Kavan Wright 2018 Fall Writing Contest 6 Comments
The Field Journal Of Miss Abigail Flinders

The Field Journal Of Miss Abigail Flinders

September 19, 2018 by Eve Garnier 2018 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
Snowball

Snowball

September 19, 2018 by Samantha James 2018 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments

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