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Pumpkin Pie & Formaldehyde

Pumpkin Pie & Formaldehyde

November 7, 2022 by Fall Writing Contest 2022 2 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Fall Writing Contest, Holidays, Horror, Hot

Forever Yours

November 1, 2022 by Fall Writing Contest 2022 6 Comments

Filed Under: 2022 Fall Writing Contest, Fantasy, Holidays, Hot

Artificially Intelligent

ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT

December 20, 2021 by Phil Town 19 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays

Bread and Dripping

December 21, 2020 by Phil Town 9 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays

Lawrence

Lawrence

December 16, 2019 by Phil Town 10 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays, Science Fiction

Pumpkin

Pumpkin

October 28, 2019 by Phil Town 8 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays

Pitchfork

Pitchfork

October 24, 2019 by Angela Largent 4 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays, Horror, Hot

Two Choices

Two Choices

February 14, 2019 by Angela Largent 9 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays, Hot, Romance

Merry Christopher

Merry Christopher

December 25, 2018 by Phil Town 12 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays, Hot

I Wonder As I Wander

I Wonder As I Wander

December 20, 2018 by Angela Largent 3 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays, Hot

Bleak Friday

Bleak Friday

December 3, 2018 by Alice Nelson 10 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays

Always Read the Instructions

Always Read the Instructions

November 22, 2018 by Angela Largent 9 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays, Hot, Humor

A Good Man Is Hard to Find

A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Life Lessons

February 15, 2018 by Angela Largent 7 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays, Hot, Romance, Thriller/Suspense

Two Zeros

Two Zeros

January 16, 2018 by Sef Churchill 5 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays, Romance

Happy Effing New Year

Happy Effing New Year

January 1, 2018 by Alice Nelson 10 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays, Humor Tagged With: Drama, Flash fiction, Holiday Theme, New Year's, romance, Short Fiction, short story

Embers

Embers

December 25, 2017 by Phil Town 10 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays

Fickle Desires

Fickle Desires

November 3, 2017 by Jeff Elkins 4 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays, Hot, Magical Realism

A Swell Piece of Corn

A Swell Piece of Corn

October 11, 2017 by Fall Writing Contest 23 Comments

Filed Under: 2017 Fall Writing Contest, Drama, Holidays, Romance

Traders — Father's Day

Traders — Father’s Day

June 16, 2017 by JD Edwin 4 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays, Hot, Magical Realism

Sinning for Dummies

Sinning For Dummies

March 31, 2017 by JD Edwin 15 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays, Hot, Speculative Fiction

Mark and the Magic Candy Hearts

Mark and the Magic Candy Hearts

February 14, 2017 by Jeff Elkins 15 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays, Hot, Magical Realism, Romance

Cupcakes without Commitment

December 31, 2015 by Emily Summers 6 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays, Humor, Romance

Family Matters

December 18, 2015 by Mirel Abeles 4 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays

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