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The Aroma of Coffee

The Aroma of Coffee

November 11, 2022 by Fall Writing Contest 2022 4 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 2 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 6 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 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 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 4 Comments

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

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

Snakes Alive!

Snakes Alive!

August 23, 2021 by Phil Town 4 Comments

Filed Under: Drama

The Final Anniversary

The Final Anniversary

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

Filed Under: 10th Anniversary Contest, Drama

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

At a Loss For Words

At a Loss For Words

May 26, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 42 Comments

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Magical Realism

CT L SB

CT L SB

May 24, 2021 by Phil Town 10 Comments

Filed Under: Drama

The Foolishness of Kekoa

The Foolishness of Kekoa

May 14, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 200 Comments

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Drama

Reflection

Reflection

March 1, 2021 by JD Edwin 7 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Magical Realism

Walter the Wonder Dog, Part 2 (1)

Walter the Wonder Dog, part 2

December 28, 2020 by Angela Largent 2 Comments

Filed Under: Drama

The Drawer

The Drawer

October 28, 2020 by JD Edwin 5 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Speculative Fiction

Come Apart

Come Apart

October 27, 2020 by Fall Writing Contest 2020 16 Comments

Filed Under: 2020 Fall Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

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