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Category: 2017 Winter Writing Contest

Snap judgement

Snap judgement

November 8, 2017 by Stu Ducklow 2017 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment
Tick Tock Heart

Tick Tock Heart

November 8, 2017 by Rita Harris 2017 Winter Writing Contest 8 Comments
A Berliner

A Berliner

November 8, 2017 by Margaret Atwork 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Final Countdown

Final Countdown

November 8, 2017 by Dawn Van Beck 2017 Winter Writing Contest 6 Comments
Regret

Regret

November 8, 2017 by Rob De Lauter 2017 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment
Ground Zero

Ground Zero

November 8, 2017 by Lucia Jakobsson 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Master Killer.

The Master Killer.

November 8, 2017 by Salim R. 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Reckless

Reckless

November 8, 2017 by Robert Stephen 2017 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment
‘And then I saw him, Death’

‘And then I saw him, Death’

November 8, 2017 by Sinéad Deighton-O'Flynn 2017 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment
The Protectors 1: The Edinburgh 1 o’clock Gun

The Protectors 1: The Edinburgh 1 o’clock Gun

November 8, 2017 by Mila J. Jude 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
The Debt Collector

The Debt Collector

November 8, 2017 by Joe Arcara 2017 Winter Writing Contest 8 Comments
Summer Train

Summer Train

November 8, 2017 by Julia Gaughan 2017 Winter Writing Contest 3 Comments
Rise Up

Rise Up

November 8, 2017 by Terri Robinson 2017 Winter Writing Contest 2 Comments
Elimination

Elimination

November 8, 2017 by Sipho Sithole 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Destiny’s Lament

Destiny’s Lament

November 8, 2017 by Paula Ayala 2017 Winter Writing Contest 9 Comments
7 O’Clock Sharp

7 O’Clock Sharp

November 8, 2017 by Stanley R. Teater 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Hope

Hope

November 8, 2017 by Erin Beck 2017 Winter Writing Contest 4 Comments
Fighting For Tyme

Fighting For Tyme

November 8, 2017 by Chris Murphy 2017 Winter Writing Contest 4 Comments
Time Is Ticking Away

Time Is Ticking Away

November 8, 2017 by Patty Altis 2017 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment
It Happened

It Happened

November 8, 2017 by Sarah Gribble 2017 Winter Writing Contest 17 Comments
The Vision

The Vision

November 8, 2017 by David H. Safford 2017 Winter Writing Contest 2 Comments
Barney

Barney

November 8, 2017 by Des Dixon 2017 Winter Writing Contest 5 Comments
One Punch

One Punch

November 8, 2017 by Doug Spak 2017 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment
Ghost of a Chance

Ghost of a Chance

November 8, 2017 by Peter Zhao 2017 Winter Writing Contest 5 Comments
My Last Goodbye

My Last Goodbye

November 8, 2017 by Patricia Kolandai 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Midnight

Midnight

November 8, 2017 by Ceilidh Newbury 2017 Winter Writing Contest 4 Comments
Against The Flames

Against The Flames

November 8, 2017 by Crystal Adams 2017 Winter Writing Contest 12 Comments
Going Home

Going Home

November 8, 2017 by Tyler R. Bertram 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Driveway … to Maturity

Driveway … to Maturity

November 8, 2017 by Sweeps McNulty 2017 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment
A Fate Far Worse Than Death

A Fate Far Worse Than Death

November 8, 2017 by Sue Moreines 2017 Winter Writing Contest 51 Comments

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