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Category: 2017 Fall Writing Contest

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

September 5, 2017 by Paul Isaac 2017 Fall Writing Contest 6 Comments
Back on the Horse

Back on the Horse

September 5, 2017 by Saroni Kellogg 2017 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Summer Collapsed Into Fall

Summer Collapsed Into Fall

September 5, 2017 by Melissa Guckin 2017 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Steadfast

Steadfast

September 5, 2017 by Erin Roll 2017 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Fallen

Fallen

September 5, 2017 by Jenna Da Sie 2017 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Falling Down to the Stars

Falling Down to the Stars

September 5, 2017 by Evelyn Puerto 2017 Fall Writing Contest 13 Comments
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

September 5, 2017 by Sam Ward 2017 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Falling For Humanity

Falling For Humanity

September 5, 2017 by Jordyn Jiron 2017 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Morning

Morning

September 5, 2017 by Natalie Orga 2017 Fall Writing Contest 13 Comments
For the Love of Benny’s Clip Shop

For the Love of Benny’s Clip Shop

September 5, 2017 by Creig Sigurdson 2017 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Autumn in Tokyo

Autumn in Tokyo

September 5, 2017 by Elise Galwyn 2017 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
The Wolf and Owl

The Wolf and Owl

September 5, 2017 by Savannah Whitmire 2017 Fall Writing Contest 4 Comments
Forever…And A Day

Forever…And A Day

September 5, 2017 by Sandy Richards 2017 Fall Writing Contest 12 Comments
A Man Called Toad

A Man Called Toad

September 5, 2017 by Stephanie Rawling 2017 Fall Writing Contest 4 Comments
At Love’s Last

At Love’s Last

September 5, 2017 by Kristin Skipper 2017 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
It Only Happens In The Movies

It Only Happens In The Movies

September 5, 2017 by Sheilah Ward 2017 Fall Writing Contest 5 Comments
Email Embarrassment

Email Embarrassment

September 5, 2017 by Tina A. Seward 2017 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
My Last Love

My Last Love

September 5, 2017 by Sal Gallaher 2017 Fall Writing Contest 7 Comments
October Doll

October Doll

September 5, 2017 by Kim Hardin 2017 Fall Writing Contest 8 Comments
Fall Reigns Supreme

Fall Reigns Supreme

September 5, 2017 by Selma Writes 2017 Fall Writing Contest 20 Comments
Alt-Command-Enter

Alt-Command-Enter

September 5, 2017 by Justin Knepper 2017 Fall Writing Contest 3 Comments
Two Roads

Two Roads

September 5, 2017 by Frank Anthony 2017 Fall Writing Contest 4 Comments
Sparks Fly

Sparks Fly

September 5, 2017 by Claire Chandler 2017 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Fall In Niagara

Fall In Niagara

September 5, 2017 by Rita Harris 2017 Fall Writing Contest 4 Comments
The Promise

The Promise

September 5, 2017 by Dylan McIntosh 2017 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Fire Fairies

Fire Fairies

September 5, 2017 by Elin Molin 2017 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Running Into Love

Running Into Love

September 5, 2017 by Mike Horner 2017 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
A Song to Sing to

A Song to Sing to

September 5, 2017 by Sam Roche 2017 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
FALL AGAIN …. IN LOVE

FALL AGAIN …. IN LOVE

September 5, 2017 by Raghavendraprasad Ragothama Rao 2017 Fall Writing Contest 12 Comments
Juliet’s last lover

Juliet’s last lover

September 5, 2017 by Stu Ducklow 2017 Fall Writing Contest 4 Comments

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