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Category: 2020 Summer Writing Contest

Dark Time

Dark Time

October 23, 2026 by Demi LeJeune 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Hot, Science Fiction 2 Comments
Meet the Judges of the Summer Writing Contest

Meet the Judges of the Summer Writing Contest

July 21, 2020 by Alice Sudlow 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Should Have Waited

Should Have Waited

July 17, 2020 by Carole Wolfe 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Hot, Romance 0 Comments
Eleven Birthdays

Eleven Birthdays

July 16, 2020 by Erica Roberts 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot 0 Comments
Freedom

Freedom

July 14, 2020 by Jordy Hines 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Speculative Fiction 0 Comments
Behind Her Mask

Behind Her Mask

July 13, 2020 by Sharon Hetherington 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Drama 0 Comments
Crowds of Light

Crowds of Light

July 10, 2020 by Ryan Freeman 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot 0 Comments
A Study in Cashmere

A Study in Cashmere

July 9, 2020 by Joslyn Chase 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Thriller/Suspense 1 Comment
The Aisle

The Aisle

July 8, 2020 by Stacey Barnes 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Romance 0 Comments
Till the Last Breath

Till the Last Breath

July 3, 2020 by Bisan Mourad 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Fantasy 0 Comments
A Life for Dana

A Life for Dana

June 15, 2020 by Trish Perry 2020 Summer Writing Contest
Behind the Orange Door

Behind the Orange Door

June 11, 2020 by AJ Hunter 2020 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
Lifeboat 313

Lifeboat 313

June 11, 2020 by Christopher W. Snider 2020 Summer Writing Contest 7 Comments
A  NIGHT TO REMEMBER AND A CAVE NAMED LASCAUX

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER AND A CAVE NAMED LASCAUX

June 11, 2020 by Philip Hone Auerbach 2020 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
Metaphor Ipsum

Metaphor Ipsum

June 11, 2020 by Alice Sudlow 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Voices

Voices

June 11, 2020 by Sara Sahagian 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Universal Quarantine

Universal Quarantine

June 11, 2020 by Ira U 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Sun’s gift in isolation

The Sun’s gift in isolation

June 11, 2020 by Brid Talty 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Golden Chimes

Golden Chimes

June 11, 2020 by Sam Fowler 2020 Summer Writing Contest 11 Comments
Like Smoke

Like Smoke

June 11, 2020 by Jeff Haws 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Alone With Edward

Alone With Edward

June 11, 2020 by Stephanie K. Kana 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
the Silence of My Little Lambs

the Silence of My Little Lambs

June 11, 2020 by Katana V 2020 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
Dalton’s Plight

Dalton’s Plight

June 11, 2020 by LJ Newlin 2020 Summer Writing Contest 9 Comments
Alone Again

Alone Again

June 11, 2020 by Reno Anderson 2020 Summer Writing Contest 6 Comments
Courier Day

Courier Day

June 11, 2020 by Nikhil Dutta 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Finder

Finder

June 11, 2020 by Don Watts 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Farmhouse

The Farmhouse

June 11, 2020 by Carlene Griffith 2020 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
AND SO, I WILL LEAVE YOU — SORRY!

AND SO, I WILL LEAVE YOU — SORRY!

June 11, 2020 by Yoko Narahashi 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Solitary Summer Storm

Solitary Summer Storm

June 11, 2020 by L.E. Gibler 2020 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
Darkness

Darkness

June 11, 2020 by Stephanie Sharp 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments

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