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Category: 2018 Spring Writing Contest

Christmas Angel

Christmas Angel

April 10, 2018 by Jeff L Mauser 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
Sins of the Father

Sins of the Father

April 10, 2018 by William Douglass 2018 Spring Writing Contest 2 Comments
Third Shift

Third Shift

April 10, 2018 by Michael Alden 2018 Spring Writing Contest 11 Comments
6 Weeks Ago

6 Weeks Ago

April 10, 2018 by Shannon Rodger 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Last Day of Summer

The Last Day of Summer

April 10, 2018 by Colleen Ashley Karl 2018 Spring Writing Contest 3 Comments
A hundred dollars a day is not worth it!

A hundred dollars a day is not worth it!

April 10, 2018 by Mara Jorge 2018 Spring Writing Contest 1 Comment
An Unexpected Turn

An Unexpected Turn

April 10, 2018 by DL Strand 2018 Spring Writing Contest 2 Comments
Pass the parcel

Pass the parcel

April 10, 2018 by Lorraine Hurley 2018 Spring Writing Contest 1 Comment
PLUG IT OFF

PLUG IT OFF

April 10, 2018 by Raghav 2018 Spring Writing Contest 9 Comments
Crisp Money

Crisp Money

April 10, 2018 by Junior Demerara 2018 Spring Writing Contest 1 Comment
So Much Darkness

So Much Darkness

April 10, 2018 by Judy Atterberry 2018 Spring Writing Contest 5 Comments
Unsinkable

Unsinkable

April 10, 2018 by Trynda E. Adair 2018 Spring Writing Contest 10 Comments
Sacrifice

Sacrifice

April 10, 2018 by Eleanor Hartley 2018 Spring Writing Contest 1 Comment
The whole ocean in you

The whole ocean in you

April 10, 2018 by Kostiantyn Kyrpach 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
Pretty Wreaths and Palm Trees

Pretty Wreaths and Palm Trees

April 10, 2018 by Kara Roberts 2018 Spring Writing Contest 1 Comment
A Gift for the Daughter of Demeter

A Gift for the Daughter of Demeter

April 10, 2018 by Emily Currie 2018 Spring Writing Contest 2 Comments
Lucky

Lucky

April 10, 2018 by Carmine DiCostanzo 2018 Spring Writing Contest 3 Comments
Death at a Funeral: A Short Story

Death at a Funeral: A Short Story

April 10, 2018 by A.V. Cottingham 2018 Spring Writing Contest 3 Comments
That Shakespeare Line

That Shakespeare Line

April 10, 2018 by KD Northwich 2018 Spring Writing Contest 1 Comment
Kill Shot

Kill Shot

April 10, 2018 by Rylee Ann 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
White Anemones

White Anemones

April 10, 2018 by L.S. Beddes 2018 Spring Writing Contest 3 Comments
Beyond Human Capacity

Beyond Human Capacity

April 10, 2018 by Michael Hotchkiss 2018 Spring Writing Contest 1 Comment
POWER OF THE RING AND THE AMULET

POWER OF THE RING AND THE AMULET

April 10, 2018 by Karin E Weiss 2018 Spring Writing Contest 1 Comment
True Colors

True Colors

April 10, 2018 by Diane Kane 2018 Spring Writing Contest 11 Comments
Never Think Twice

Never Think Twice

April 10, 2018 by Ty Kirchner 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Significance of Snapdragons

The Significance of Snapdragons

April 10, 2018 by Evelyn Puerto 2018 Spring Writing Contest 3 Comments
My Darling Boy

My Darling Boy

April 10, 2018 by Laura Eiras 2018 Spring Writing Contest 4 Comments
In God I trust

In God I trust

April 10, 2018 by Dominick Bianco 2018 Spring Writing Contest 5 Comments
A Sense of Foreboding

A Sense of Foreboding

April 10, 2018 by J. H. O'Rourke 2018 Spring Writing Contest 54 Comments
Hi Angel, the name of my story now up and running a desperate;  The Royal Pig Farm of Nem Thuong

Hi Angel, the name of my story now up and running a desperate; The Royal Pig Farm of Nem Thuong

April 10, 2018 by Victor Paul Scerri 2018 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments

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