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Category: 2020 Summer Writing Contest

The Glowing Lights of Boise

The Glowing Lights of Boise

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Penance in Isolation

Penance in Isolation

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Lonely Alone

Lonely Alone

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The Outcome Of Emptiness

The Outcome Of Emptiness

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
Waking Up

Waking Up

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Lost on an Island

Lost on an Island

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest 6 Comments
The Night Shift

The Night Shift

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The Red Folder

The Red Folder

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David and Feeza

David and Feeza

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The Wash

The Wash

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My Mother’s Shadow

My Mother’s Shadow

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The Three of Us

The Three of Us

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Jeremiah’s Journal

Jeremiah’s Journal

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Six Feet Sideways

Six Feet Sideways

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Murray Gribblestein Day

Murray Gribblestein Day

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At Fate’s Whim

At Fate’s Whim

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The Outside

The Outside

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The Trees

The Trees

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Ob

Ob

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10 days before Easter Break

10 days before Easter Break

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That might have been Lotus’ Steampunk mask

That might have been Lotus’ Steampunk mask

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Rowan

Rowan

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest 6 Comments
Dampened Fire

Dampened Fire

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest 16 Comments
Monsters

Monsters

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Two Weeks

Two Weeks

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Solitary

Solitary

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The Heist

The Heist

June 11, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest 16 Comments
The Spider

The Spider

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Mom’s Cell

Mom’s Cell

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my convincing pretense

my convincing pretense

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