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The Holy Instant

June 2, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 4 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

The Win

June 1, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 6 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

The Chains That Bind

May 31, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 2 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy, Hot

The Dinner Date

May 27, 2022 by Jennifer Palmer 1 Comment

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Magical Realism, Romance

High Hopes

May 26, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 4 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Historical Fiction, Hot

Rewired

May 25, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 3 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Happily For Right Now

May 24, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 2 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Hearts and Stitches

May 23, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 3 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Romance

The Reconciliation

THE RECONCILIATION

May 9, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 9 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy

Artificially Intelligent

ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT

December 20, 2021 by Phil Town 18 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays

The Anniversary Train

The Anniversary Train

October 8, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest 8 Comments

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Speculative Fiction

Finding Rachel

Finding Rachel

October 7, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest 24 Comments

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama

She's Back

She’s Back

October 6, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest 5 Comments

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Hot

Still, I Think of Him Every Day

Still, I Think of Him Every Day

October 5, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest 9 Comments

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama

Some Sentences About My Sentence

Some Sentences About My Sentence

October 4, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest 8 Comments

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Hot

Eating the Sun

Eating the Sun

October 1, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest 13 Comments

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Romance

The Anniversary

The Anniversary

September 30, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest 13 Comments

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Romance

Time Capsule

Time Capsule

September 29, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest 16 Comments

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama

The Mallard

THE MALLARD

September 27, 2021 by Phil Town 8 Comments

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense

Snakes Alive!

Snakes Alive!

August 23, 2021 by Phil Town 4 Comments

Filed Under: Drama

The Parent-Child Relationship Index

The Parent-Child Relationship Index

August 18, 2021 by Jennifer Palmer 10 Comments

Filed Under: Hot, Speculative Fiction

The Final Anniversary

The Final Anniversary

August 6, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest 29 Comments

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama

Ne'er the Twain

Ne’er The Twain

July 30, 2021 by Phil Town 13 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance

Plane Sailing

Plane Sailing

June 8, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 8 Comments

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Ten Inches

Ten Inches

June 7, 2021 by Phil Town 6 Comments

Filed Under: Drama

Even Hell Has Angels

Even Hell Has Angels

June 4, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 14 Comments

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Humor

The Price of Silence

The Price of Silence

June 3, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 3 Comments

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy

Fortunatus Fall

Fortunatus Fall

June 2, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 13 Comments

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Horror, Science Fiction

Erlkönig

Erlkönig

June 1, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 9 Comments

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Fantasy

Stricken

Stricken

May 29, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 10 Comments

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Hot, Speculative Fiction

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