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Category: 2020 Summer Writing Contest

No Effort

No Effort

June 11, 2020 by Isabella Mori 2020 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
Hand of Fate

Hand of Fate

June 11, 2020 by M.H.Fleming 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Stuck Inside

Stuck Inside

June 11, 2020 by Betsy Yohannan 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Doing Time

Doing Time

June 11, 2020 by Sarah Cress 2020 Summer Writing Contest 5 Comments
Trapped!

Trapped!

June 11, 2020 by J. H. O'Rourke 2020 Summer Writing Contest 8 Comments
Glaring Omission

Glaring Omission

June 11, 2020 by Michael Bourdeau 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
To Snitch or Not to Snitch

To Snitch or Not to Snitch

June 11, 2020 by Zeina Bazarbachi 2020 Summer Writing Contest 20 Comments
The Weight of Armor

The Weight of Armor

June 11, 2020 by Amy Lynn Hardy 2020 Summer Writing Contest 2 Comments
The Runner

The Runner

June 11, 2020 by Vuyo Ngcakani 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Mister K

Mister K

June 11, 2020 by Sandra Yoong-Chia 2020 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
Work Before Play

Work Before Play

June 11, 2020 by Kinzie Corbin 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Dance Odyssey

Dance Odyssey

June 11, 2020 by Laura Cookson 2020 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
My Demons

My Demons

June 11, 2020 by Aaida Nawaar Arpa 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Jasmine

Jasmine

June 11, 2020 by Shana Taube 2020 Summer Writing Contest 2 Comments
A Triumphant Journey

A Triumphant Journey

June 11, 2020 by Christine Malek 2020 Summer Writing Contest 4 Comments
Unlocked

Unlocked

June 11, 2020 by Ashlyn McKayla Ohm 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
From My Bedroom Window

From My Bedroom Window

June 11, 2020 by Joya Williams 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Impatience of Demons

Impatience of Demons

June 11, 2020 by Shane Fitzpatrick 2020 Summer Writing Contest 13 Comments
Lost

Lost

June 11, 2020 by Kashvi Kapoor 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Beneath the Oak Tree

Beneath the Oak Tree

June 11, 2020 by Michael J. Miller 2020 Summer Writing Contest 1 Comment
Trapped

Trapped

June 11, 2020 by Elaine Julia van der Velde 2020 Summer Writing Contest 11 Comments
Once Upon A Quarantine

Once Upon A Quarantine

June 11, 2020 by Faythe Reeves 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Alone In The Box

Alone In The Box

June 11, 2020 by Kathleen Osborne 2020 Summer Writing Contest 6 Comments
Boy & Bug

Boy & Bug

June 11, 2020 by L.W. Davie 2020 Summer Writing Contest 2 Comments
Conscious

Conscious

June 11, 2020 by Suki Adewetan 2020 Summer Writing Contest 35 Comments
Is anybody out there?

Is anybody out there?

June 11, 2020 by Miguel A Zamora 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments
Daemons and Stone

Daemons and Stone

June 11, 2020 by Michael A. Hemmings 2020 Summer Writing Contest 3 Comments
Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

June 11, 2020 by Sally Carroll 2020 Summer Writing Contest 18 Comments
Black Ice

Black Ice

June 11, 2020 by Lorraine Hurley 2020 Summer Writing Contest 3 Comments
Despondency

Despondency

June 11, 2020 by Austin Alaras 2020 Summer Writing Contest 0 Comments

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