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Artifacts, Part I

July 29, 2015 by Ann Stanley 4 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: courage, fantasy, fiction, short story

God's Gift

July 15, 2015 by Guest Author 3 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance

On Elesea's Watch

June 7, 2015 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction

Portrait of a Woman (BW Story Contest 5th Place Winner)

April 28, 2015 by Guest Author 3 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy

Mental Disturbance

April 16, 2015 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: fantasy, fiction, the defense of reality, war

Writer's Block

February 19, 2015 by katiehamer 1 Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Fantasy Tagged With: Chinese New Year, fantasy, writer's block

Felix, Upon His Bench (a Novella)

February 6, 2015 by Bishop Garrison 1 Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: Existential, Spiritual

A Flair for the Theatrical

October 30, 2014 by coryalanbarnett 1 Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: the defense of reality

November, 1517 – Wittenberg, Germany

August 1, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy

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