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Category: Drama

Foreign Flight

Foreign Flight

July 14, 2017 by Guest Author Drama, Hot 0 Comments
Wednesday at the Cemetery on Pot Spring Road

Wednesday at the Cemetery on Pot Spring Road

July 13, 2017 by Jeff Elkins Drama, Hot, Magical Realism 0 Comments
This Happened in Vegas

This Happened in Vegas

July 12, 2017 by Guest Author Drama 0 Comments
Tea Time

Tea Time

July 11, 2017 by Phil Town Drama 0 Comments
We Don’t Talk to Tim

We Don’t Talk to Tim

July 5, 2017 by Guest Author Drama, Hot, Humor 0 Comments
Everything Must Be Perfect

Everything Must Be Perfect

July 3, 2017 by Frances Howard-Snyder Drama 0 Comments
Riverside

Riverside

June 29, 2017 by JD Edwin Drama, Hot, Magical Realism, Romance 0 Comments
Fallujah

Fallujah

June 27, 2017 by Guest Author Drama, Hot 0 Comments
Fakers

Fakers

June 26, 2017 by Sef Churchill Drama, Fantasy, Hot 0 Comments
The Two Mrs. Minskys

The Two Mrs. Minskys

June 22, 2017 by Alice Nelson Drama 0 Comments
First Order

First Order

June 20, 2017 by Guest Author Drama, Hot 0 Comments
Moral Fiber

Moral Fiber

June 19, 2017 by Guest Author Drama, Hot 0 Comments
Traders — Father’s Day

Traders — Father’s Day

June 16, 2017 by JD Edwin Drama, Holidays, Hot, Magical Realism 0 Comments
Marshall and the Man at the Table

Marshall and the Man at the Table

June 15, 2017 by Jeff Elkins Drama, Hot, Thriller/Suspense 0 Comments
Traders — Joseph’s Decision

Traders — Joseph’s Decision

June 1, 2017 by JD Edwin Drama, Hot, Magical Realism 0 Comments
Family Business

Family Business

May 30, 2017 by Erin Halden Drama 0 Comments
Geraldo

Geraldo

May 15, 2017 by Phil Town Drama, Hot 0 Comments
My Master’s Robes

My Master’s Robes

May 4, 2017 by JD Edwin Drama, Fantasy, Hot 0 Comments
The Warmth of Blankets

The Warmth of Blankets

May 3, 2017 by Spring Writing Contest 2017 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Historical Fiction, Hot 0 Comments
Pearl’s Bucks

Pearl’s Bucks

May 2, 2017 by Spring Writing Contest 2017 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot 0 Comments
Hanging Out

Hanging Out

May 1, 2017 by Erin Halden Drama, Hot 0 Comments
Arthur Went In

Arthur Went In

April 28, 2017 by Spring Writing Contest 2017 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Magical Realism 0 Comments
Photomic

Photomic

April 27, 2017 by Alice Nelson Drama, Mystery 0 Comments
The Red Herring League

The Red Herring League

April 26, 2017 by Spring Writing Contest 2017 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Historical Fiction 11 Comments
Still Friends

Still Friends

April 25, 2017 by Spring Writing Contest 2017 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Thriller/Suspense 9 Comments
Banana Skin

Banana Skin

April 24, 2017 by Phil Town Drama, Magical Realism 0 Comments
Bread And or On Water

Bread And or On Water

April 21, 2017 by Spring Writing Contest 2017 Spring Writing Contest, Drama 0 Comments
Up in Flames

Up in Flames

April 19, 2017 by Spring Writing Contest 2017 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot 0 Comments
The Porthole

The Porthole

April 18, 2017 by Sef Churchill 2017 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Magical Realism 0 Comments
Take Her Breath Away

Take Her Breath Away

April 17, 2017 by Frances Howard-Snyder Drama, Hot 0 Comments

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