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Shangaville Circus — The Wooden Fish

Shangaville Circus — The Wooden Fish

October 19, 2017 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Hot, Magical Realism

Mental

Mental

October 17, 2017 by Fall Writing Contest Leave a Comment

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

The Cidery

The Cidery

October 10, 2017 by Fall Writing Contest Leave a Comment

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

The Retouch

The Retouch

October 9, 2017 by Sef Churchill Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Magical Realism

Her Home

Her Home

September 21, 2017 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot

Lost

Lost

September 18, 2017 by Erin Halden Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot

Three Cards by Sef Churchill

Three Cards

September 11, 2017 by Sef Churchill Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Hot

Time Out

Time Out

September 5, 2017 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Magical Realism

Sara

Sara

August 23, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot

Starry Night

Starry Night

August 21, 2017 by Erin Halden Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Romance

The Temple

The Temple

August 15, 2017 by Sef Churchill Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot

Eeny Meeny

Eeny Meeny

August 7, 2017 by Phil Town 14 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Horror, Hot, Thriller/Suspense

Honorable Discharge

Honorable Discharge

August 4, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2017 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Historical Fiction, Hot

The Speech

The Speech

August 3, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2017 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

The Melting Pot

The Melting Pot

August 2, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2017 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Letters

Letters

July 31, 2017 by Frances Howard-Snyder Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot

Shangaville Circus - The Cotton Candy Girl

Shangaville Circus — The Cotton Candy Girl

July 27, 2017 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Magical Realism

The Better Part of Valor

The Better Part of Valor

July 26, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest 2 Comments

Filed Under: 2017 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot

Whatever Happened to Jeremy Mankin?

Whatever Happened to Jeremy Mankin?

July 25, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest 23 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Fantasy, Hot, Magical Realism

Pool Day

Pool Day

July 24, 2017 by Erin Halden 21 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Hot

Subject 34

Subject 34

July 21, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2017 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

The radio in the room next door

The radio in the room next door

July 17, 2017 by Sef Churchill Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Magical Realism

Foreign Flight

Foreign Flight

July 14, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot

Wednesday at the Cemetery on Pot Spring Road

Wednesday at the Cemetery on Pot Spring Road

July 13, 2017 by Jeff Elkins Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Magical Realism

We Don't Talk to Tim

We Don’t Talk to Tim

July 5, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Humor

Riverside

Riverside

June 29, 2017 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Magical Realism, Romance

Fallujah

Fallujah

June 27, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot

Fakers

Fakers

June 26, 2017 by Sef Churchill Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Fantasy, Hot

First Order

First Order

June 20, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot

Moral Fiber

Moral Fiber

June 19, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot

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