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Category: Drama

First and Last

First and Last

November 19, 2015 by Madeline Gressman Drama, Romance 3 Comments
The Second Law of Thermodynamics

The Second Law of Thermodynamics

November 15, 2015 by Alice Nelson Drama 11 Comments
Hill of Beans

Hill of Beans

November 13, 2015 by Frances Howard-Snyder Drama 2 Comments
Hands

Hands

November 9, 2015 by Phil Town Drama 0 Comments
Family Ties

Family Ties

November 6, 2015 by Alice Nelson Drama 9 Comments
The Other Woman

The Other Woman

November 4, 2015 by Christine Jacobson Drama 2 Comments
Watershed

Watershed

November 3, 2015 by Victoria Norton Drama 3 Comments
An Empty Nest

An Empty Nest

October 26, 2015 by Shaleen Driscoll Drama 4 Comments
The End or The Beginning

The End or The Beginning

October 16, 2015 by Christine Jacobson Drama, Flash Fiction 2 Comments
The Event

The Event

October 15, 2015 by Steffany Willey Drama 1 Comment
Wren’s Song

Wren’s Song

October 14, 2015 by Michael Royce Drama, Poetry 4 Comments
The Parthenon

The Parthenon

October 8, 2015 by Benjamin Dancer Drama, Flash Fiction 0 Comments
Labor and Delivery

Labor and Delivery

October 4, 2015 by Jeff Elkins Drama 5 Comments
Blitz

Blitz

October 1, 2015 by Scott G. Ondercin Drama 1 Comment
The Last Ride

The Last Ride

September 29, 2015 by Elaine Zentner Drama 13 Comments
THE APPLE ORCHARD #1

THE APPLE ORCHARD #1

September 27, 2015 by Helen Marshall Drama 5 Comments
Once

Once

September 25, 2015 by Phil Town Drama 6 Comments
Birth Order

Birth Order

September 16, 2015 by Christine Jacobson Drama, Existential, Flash Fiction 2 Comments
Failure is not an option

Failure is not an option

September 11, 2015 by Frances Howard-Snyder Drama, Flash Fiction 4 Comments
Fade to Black

Fade to Black

September 9, 2015 by Alice Nelson Drama 10 Comments
Psychotic Break

Psychotic Break

September 7, 2015 by Mark Cusco Ailes Drama, Horror 4 Comments
Cut-Loose

Cut-Loose

August 21, 2015 by Bishop Garrison Drama, Humor 2 Comments
Rooftop Resolution

Rooftop Resolution

August 20, 2015 by Nia Ngina Meeks Drama 8 Comments
Horse Dreams

Horse Dreams

August 13, 2015 by Mary Lucille Hays Drama 1 Comment
Two Princes and a Broken Woman

Two Princes and a Broken Woman

August 11, 2015 by Weeda Mehran Drama 3 Comments
Giving Up Sarah

Giving Up Sarah

August 3, 2015 by Christine Jacobson Drama, Existential 1 Comment
Dust

Dust

July 28, 2015 by Peter Walsh Drama 0 Comments
The Other Day

The Other Day

July 13, 2015 by Mirel Abeles Drama, Science Fiction 6 Comments
Directions

Directions

July 9, 2015 by Kyle van der Laan Drama, Flash Fiction 1 Comment
A Babe in the Mirror and Another in the Woods

A Babe in the Mirror and Another in the Woods

July 7, 2015 by Karen Karlitz Drama 6 Comments

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