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Category: 2018 Spring Writing Contest

The Great Escape

The Great Escape

April 10, 2018 by Michael Konigsberg 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
Seven Seconds

Seven Seconds

April 10, 2018 by D. A. Harrell 2018 Spring Writing Contest 2 Comments
Sounds in the Night

Sounds in the Night

April 10, 2018 by Scott Hamilton 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Best Road to Life

The Best Road to Life

April 10, 2018 by Marlene McPherson 2018 Spring Writing Contest 1 Comment
Ticket to Hell

Ticket to Hell

April 10, 2018 by Julie Jensen 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
Shipwrecked

Shipwrecked

April 10, 2018 by Miguel Rivera 2018 Spring Writing Contest 3 Comments
Mystery, Kansas and ” The Case of the Missing Bus Money”

Mystery, Kansas and ” The Case of the Missing Bus Money”

April 10, 2018 by Rochelle Herman 2018 Spring Writing Contest 5 Comments
People who Care

People who Care

April 10, 2018 by A.R. Harlow 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Cost

The Cost

April 10, 2018 by Mari Hotchkiss 2018 Spring Writing Contest 3 Comments
Trust Me

Trust Me

April 10, 2018 by [email protected] 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
Life Saver

Life Saver

April 10, 2018 by John Dawson 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
Bond of Crimson

Bond of Crimson

April 10, 2018 by J. M. Gill 2018 Spring Writing Contest 1 Comment
Life Saver

Life Saver

April 10, 2018 by John Dawson 2018 Spring Writing Contest 3 Comments
The Father, The Son, and The Holy Guitar

The Father, The Son, and The Holy Guitar

April 10, 2018 by Terra L. Walker 2018 Spring Writing Contest 12 Comments
Strength

Strength

April 10, 2018 by Michelle Glassley 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
Cara’s Conundrum

Cara’s Conundrum

April 10, 2018 by Trish Perry 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Yellowskins

The Yellowskins

April 10, 2018 by Jonathan Chung- Young 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
A Curse and A Prayer

A Curse and A Prayer

April 10, 2018 by Hannah Custer 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
My Cold, Dead Carcass

My Cold, Dead Carcass

April 10, 2018 by Sharri Hough 2018 Spring Writing Contest 1 Comment
Time Will Tell

Time Will Tell

April 10, 2018 by Prakriti Bakshi 2018 Spring Writing Contest 6 Comments
#MeThree

#MeThree

April 10, 2018 by ross riter 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
Flesh-Eater

Flesh-Eater

April 10, 2018 by Andrew Milton 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
A Place of His Own

A Place of His Own

April 10, 2018 by Joe Oswald 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Offer.

The Offer.

April 10, 2018 by Salim R 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
Prisoner

Prisoner

April 10, 2018 by Janet Leigh Green 2018 Spring Writing Contest 2 Comments
The Cocktail Dress

The Cocktail Dress

April 10, 2018 by Amanda Garzia 2018 Spring Writing Contest 3 Comments
Too Soon

Too Soon

April 10, 2018 by Mia Botha 2018 Spring Writing Contest 2 Comments
Tamar’s Counsel

Tamar’s Counsel

April 10, 2018 by Verbieann Hardy 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
The dignity.

The dignity.

April 10, 2018 by Izzy Richards 2018 Spring Writing Contest 6 Comments
THE BUCKET LIST

THE BUCKET LIST

April 10, 2018 by Morlino Morris 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments

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