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The Long Roll

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Mission: Improbable

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Night Shift

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Sixteen

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Before I Go

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Freedom

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Dead Inside

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Future’s Past

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Act of Love

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A Fool’s Reason

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Monsters Among Us

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Full Moon Killer.

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John’s Dilemma

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Pendragon

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Alpha

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Trap in the Darkness

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Chamber 6

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Sanctioned Dead Loss

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The Warmth of Blankets

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Pearl's Bucks

Pearl’s Bucks

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Arthur Went In

Arthur Went In

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The Red Herring League

The Red Herring League

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Still Friends

Still Friends

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Bread and or on Water

Bread And or On Water

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Up in Flames

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The Porthole

The Porthole

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Shovel of Souls

Shovel of Souls.

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Spring Writing Contest Readers' Choice Award

Vote for Your Favorite Story in the Spring Writing Contest

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Stealing Back My Life

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A WELL-KEPT SECRET

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