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Category: 2020 Fall Writing Contest

Blood on the banister

Blood on the banister

August 27, 2020 by Bryant.T.White 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Love Letters

Love Letters

August 27, 2020 by Manju Patnaik 2020 Fall Writing Contest 15 Comments
The Box

The Box

August 27, 2020 by La Wanna Gean Parker 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Sherrod Champagne

Sherrod Champagne

August 27, 2020 by Jessica McCarthy 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Spilled Milk

Spilled Milk

August 27, 2020 by Jasmine LaMothe 2020 Fall Writing Contest 3 Comments
Unbridled Spiral.

Unbridled Spiral.

August 27, 2020 by Shane Fitzpatrick 2020 Fall Writing Contest 12 Comments
A Very Long Way Down

A Very Long Way Down

August 27, 2020 by H. P. Borley 2020 Fall Writing Contest 3 Comments
The Boy, the Bully and the Dream at Devil’s Creek Ravine

The Boy, the Bully and the Dream at Devil’s Creek Ravine

August 27, 2020 by Sharon Hetherington 2020 Fall Writing Contest 4 Comments
The Galaxy Diner

The Galaxy Diner

August 27, 2020 by Erik Porter 2020 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Bound To Her

Bound To Her

August 27, 2020 by Lillian Piel 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
It Really Happened

It Really Happened

August 27, 2020 by Wade Flaming 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Race to the Finish Line

The Race to the Finish Line

August 27, 2020 by Robert Toto 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Leah

Leah

August 27, 2020 by Adrienne Cooper 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Capture the Wind

Capture the Wind

August 27, 2020 by Page Craw 2020 Fall Writing Contest 13 Comments
We Said Goodbye

We Said Goodbye

August 27, 2020 by F.A. Hakimian 2020 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
From This Point On

From This Point On

August 27, 2020 by Madeline Slovenz 2020 Fall Writing Contest 4 Comments
Hate

Hate

August 27, 2020 by S.E. Laughter 2020 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
Why Can’t We…

Why Can’t We…

August 27, 2020 by Frank Caudle 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
Why Can’t We…

Why Can’t We…

August 27, 2020 by Frank Caudle 2020 Fall Writing Contest 5 Comments
Paradise Island

Paradise Island

August 27, 2020 by David A. Chase 2020 Fall Writing Contest 1 Comment
No One Man

No One Man

August 27, 2020 by Bo Cramer 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Death of Edward Jenkins

The Death of Edward Jenkins

August 27, 2020 by Stephen Brown 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Contract

The Contract

August 27, 2020 by Kacy Hogg 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
6:31

6:31

August 27, 2020 by Janie Miller 2020 Fall Writing Contest 9 Comments
Frying Pan Into Cold Water

Frying Pan Into Cold Water

August 27, 2020 by Claude Bornel 2020 Fall Writing Contest 3 Comments
Silence

Silence

August 27, 2020 by Lexie Bargen 2020 Fall Writing Contest 3 Comments
A Jeannie in a Bottle

A Jeannie in a Bottle

August 27, 2020 by Ava Mauriello 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
I See Dragons

I See Dragons

August 27, 2020 by Mallory O'Bier 2020 Fall Writing Contest 8 Comments
Amelia Takes Flight

Amelia Takes Flight

August 27, 2020 by B.G.Strong 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments
In the Endless Forest Lives a Skinny Demon

In the Endless Forest Lives a Skinny Demon

August 27, 2020 by Ashlyn Rosewood 2020 Fall Writing Contest 0 Comments

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