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Fantasy Short Story: The Golden Seed by Rock Martin

The Golden Seed

April 25, 2025 by Rock Martin 1 Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Fantasy, Hot

Operation Cupid

February 28, 2025 by Rock Martin 1 Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Humor

Drama Short Story: Lucid Puma by Rock Martin

Lucid Puma

December 27, 2024 by Rock Martin 5 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Hot

Drama Short Story: The Summit by Rock Martin

The Summit

December 2, 2024 by 2024 Fall Writing Contest 5 Comments

Filed Under: 2024 Fall Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Drama Short Story: A Piece of the Scenery by Chris Nelson

A Piece of the Scenery

November 25, 2024 by 2024 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments

Filed Under: 2024 Fall Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Drama Short Story: Broken Bonds by Kaitlin Murphy

Broken Bonds

November 12, 2024 by 2024 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments

Filed Under: 2024 Fall Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Drama Short Story: Memories With a Side of Salsa and Love by Robert Ochart

Memories With a Side of Salsa and Love

November 1, 2024 by 2024 Fall Writing Contest 96 Comments

Filed Under: 2024 Fall Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Drama Short Story: At a Crossroads by Alison Lloyd

At a Crossroads

June 3, 2024 by 2024 Spring Writing Contest 7 Comments

Filed Under: 2024 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Drama Short Story: Fred Wants a Burger by Steven C Cochran

Fred Wants a Burger

May 18, 2024 by 2024 Spring Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2024 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Drama Short Story: Cornfields by Callie Murray

Cornfields

May 14, 2024 by 2024 Spring Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2024 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Drama Short Story: Can I Email You? by Andy Smith

Can I Email You?

May 12, 2024 by 2024 Spring Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2024 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Drama Short Story: The Job by J V Carroll

The Job

May 3, 2024 by 2024 Spring Writing Contest 12 Comments

Filed Under: 2024 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

The Aroma of Coffee

The Aroma of Coffee

November 11, 2022 by Fall Writing Contest 2022 3 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Fall Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

An Occurrence in Pumpkin Falls

November 9, 2022 by Fall Writing Contest 2022 2 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Fall Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Walk Alone

Walk Alone

November 8, 2022 by Fall Writing Contest 2022 4 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Fall Writing Contest, Drama, Magical Realism

Sunken

Sunken

October 28, 2022 by Fall Writing Contest 2022 10 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Fall Writing Contest, Drama

The Holy Instant

June 2, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 1 Comment

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

The Win

June 1, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

The Dinner Date

May 27, 2022 by Jennifer Palmer 1 Comment

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

Rewired

May 25, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Happily For Right Now

May 24, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2022 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Hearts and Stitches

May 23, 2022 by Spring Writing Contest 2022 1 Comment

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

The Anniversary Train

The Anniversary Train

October 8, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest Leave a Comment

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

Finding Rachel

Finding Rachel

October 7, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama

She's Back

She’s Back

October 6, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest 1 Comment

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 Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Hot

Eating the Sun

Eating the Sun

October 1, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Romance

The Anniversary

The Anniversary

September 30, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Romance

Time Capsule

Time Capsule

September 29, 2021 by 10 Year Anniversary Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama

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