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Seven Seconds to Midnight

Seven Seconds to Midnight

December 27, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 10 Comments

Filed Under: 2017 Winter Writing Contest, Drama, Thriller/Suspense

Suburbia Is an Awkward Place for Superheroes

Suburbia is an Awkward Place for Superheroes

December 26, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 4 Comments

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Nameless 52

Nameless 52

December 22, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 6 Comments

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Buzz, Tick, Patter

Buzz, Tick, Patter

December 20, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 6 Comments

Filed Under: 2017 Winter Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Speculative Fiction

It Started as a Whisper

It started as a whisper

December 19, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 38 Comments

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The Push

The Push

December 15, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 16 Comments

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Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss

December 13, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 14 Comments

Filed Under: 2017 Winter Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Science Fiction

The Dinner Party

The Dinner Party

December 12, 2017 by Angela Largent 32 Comments

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Blink

Blink

December 1, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 21 Comments

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The Countdown

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Planned Parenthood

November 9, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 3 Comments

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7 Weeks

November 9, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest Leave a Comment

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Gus Frear

November 8, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment

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Bump O’Rourke

November 8, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 4 Comments

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Alone at the Altar

November 8, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 3 Comments

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Under the Milky Way

November 8, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 3 Comments

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Suffering

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Christmas Wish

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The Tide

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The Last Man

November 8, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment

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Waiting for the Dound of Sgrieking Monkeys

November 8, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment

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Fate Undetermined

November 8, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest 3 Comments

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The Cost of Revenge

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Waiting

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The Morass is Always Greener

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Wasted

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The Midnight Hour

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The Package

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i broke the thing

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I Have a Headache

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