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Category: 2020 Fall Writing Contest

One Word

One Word

August 27, 2020 by Soleah Kenna Sadge 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
A Life Without Butterflies

A Life Without Butterflies

August 27, 2020 by Mackenzie McMillen 2020 Fall Writing Contest 5 Comments
The Transformation

The Transformation

August 27, 2020 by Georgiana Marshen 2020 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
More than Me

More than Me

August 27, 2020 by Colin Gillie 2020 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Window of Opportunity

Window of Opportunity

August 27, 2020 by Robert Corra 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Boundless Possibilities

Boundless Possibilities

August 27, 2020 by Robert Ochart 2020 Fall Writing Contest 112 Comments
Perils of the Modern Phone Booth

Perils of the Modern Phone Booth

August 27, 2020 by Pattison Telford 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Expanse

The Expanse

August 27, 2020 by Jarred Richard 2020 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
No Limits

No Limits

August 27, 2020 by Linda Henson 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Dream Maker

The Dream Maker

August 27, 2020 by Elizabeth Nettleton 2020 Fall Writing Contest 8 Comments
Boundless Anger

Boundless Anger

August 27, 2020 by Jane Ruth 2020 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
Limitless Louie

Limitless Louie

August 27, 2020 by Brenda Cyr 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Boundless Desire

Boundless Desire

August 27, 2020 by Calvin Lewandowski 2020 Fall Writing Contest 5 Comments
Susan’s Gift

Susan’s Gift

August 27, 2020 by William O. Webster 2020 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
KILLING TIME IN ETERNITY

KILLING TIME IN ETERNITY

August 27, 2020 by Linda C Furlong 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Figurine

The Figurine

August 27, 2020 by K S Logan 2020 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
The Disappearing Senior Year

The Disappearing Senior Year

August 27, 2020 by Abraham del Toro 2020 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Trip

Trip

August 27, 2020 by Nicholas Dharmadi 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
When to Draw the Line

When to Draw the Line

August 27, 2020 by Sandra Schnakenburg 2020 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
What If…?

What If…?

August 27, 2020 by Kathleen Osborne 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Pain is only a Figment

Pain is only a Figment

August 27, 2020 by Shantel Brunton 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Too Good To Be True

Too Good To Be True

August 27, 2020 by Anna Reilly 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Going Rogue

Going Rogue

August 27, 2020 by Antonio Roberts 2020 Fall Writing Contest 9 Comments
Desert Stars

Desert Stars

August 27, 2020 by W K Babb 2020 Fall Writing Contest 6 Comments
Friendship

Friendship

August 27, 2020 by Gary Little 2020 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Unceasing Predator

Unceasing Predator

August 27, 2020 by Aril 2020 Fall Writing Contest 28 Comments
The Perfect Revenge

The Perfect Revenge

August 27, 2020 by Robert L Harrell 2020 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
A Painful Gift

A Painful Gift

August 27, 2020 by J R Knox 2020 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments
Unspoken Bond

Unspoken Bond

August 27, 2020 by Michael Roy 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
August Heat

August Heat

August 27, 2020 by Chris Arneson 2020 Fall Writing Contest 3 Comments

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