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Category: 2019 Summer Writing Contest

The Boy and the Girl

The Boy and the Girl

June 14, 2019 by David Hinebaugh 2019 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
Mind Over Matter

Mind Over Matter

June 14, 2019 by N.G. Sarrate 2019 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
The Conspirators

The Conspirators

June 14, 2019 by Sandra Moyers 2019 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
Another Day in Clearwater

Another Day in Clearwater

June 14, 2019 by Sarah Chen 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Determined

Determined

June 14, 2019 by Mary E. Humphrey 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Far From Home

Far From Home

June 14, 2019 by Jonathan Srock 2019 Summer Writing Contest 2 Comments
The Room In The Basement

The Room In The Basement

June 14, 2019 by Rita Boateng 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Fresco

Fresco

June 14, 2019 by Nychelle 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Room

The Room

June 14, 2019 by David J. Vowell 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
In sickness and in health

In sickness and in health

June 14, 2019 by Alena Oosthuizen 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Catherine & George — An Unlikely Union

Catherine & George — An Unlikely Union

June 14, 2019 by Mari Wagner 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
1457

1457

June 14, 2019 by Keegan Tippetts 2019 Summer Writing Contest 2 Comments
Abstract Captivity

Abstract Captivity

June 14, 2019 by B. Wright 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Party’s Over

The Party’s Over

June 14, 2019 by Marie casper 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Postcard Arrived

The Postcard Arrived

June 14, 2019 by Michael F Blankenstein 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
They are Monsters

They are Monsters

June 14, 2019 by N. Perry 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Spring

Spring

June 14, 2019 by Yajiv 2019 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
A Smaller Box

A Smaller Box

June 14, 2019 by Gabrielle Sanders 2019 Summer Writing Contest 2 Comments
Entrapped

Entrapped

June 14, 2019 by Dawn Van Beck 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
A Meditation

A Meditation

June 14, 2019 by Awais Zaka 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Mother

The Mother

June 14, 2019 by K.C. Bouy 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Flight

The Flight

June 14, 2019 by Ken Carriere 2019 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
The Bright, Fluorescent Side

The Bright, Fluorescent Side

June 14, 2019 by Elizabeth Quigley 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Three Fingers

Three Fingers

June 14, 2019 by Melanie Daniels 2019 Summer Writing Contest 9 Comments
These Four Walls filled with our Present, future and flaws

These Four Walls filled with our Present, future and flaws

June 14, 2019 by Evita Pagan 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Sitting In My room

Sitting In My room

June 14, 2019 by Riana Alkaff 2019 Summer Writing Contest 2 Comments
The Witness List

The Witness List

June 14, 2019 by Leo Perez 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Liturgy of the Hours

The Liturgy of the Hours

June 14, 2019 by Heather K. Bradley 2019 Summer Writing Contest 2 Comments
The Escape

The Escape

June 14, 2019 by Alan Kennamer 2019 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Jeremiah’s Best Trick

Jeremiah’s Best Trick

June 14, 2019 by Madeline Slovenz 2019 Summer Writing Contest 10 Comments

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