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The Melting Pot

The Melting Pot

August 2, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest 2017 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot 1 Comment
Letters

Letters

July 31, 2017 by Frances Howard-Snyder Drama, Hot 1 Comment
Shangaville Circus — The Cotton Candy Girl

Shangaville Circus — The Cotton Candy Girl

July 27, 2017 by JD Edwin Drama, Hot, Magical Realism 0 Comments
The Better Part of Valor

The Better Part of Valor

July 26, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest 2017 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot 9 Comments
Whatever Happened to Jeremy Mankin?

Whatever Happened to Jeremy Mankin?

July 25, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest Drama, Fantasy, Hot, Magical Realism 1 Comment
Pool Day

Pool Day

July 24, 2017 by Erin Halden Drama, Hot 21 Comments
Subject 34

Subject 34

July 21, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest 2017 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction 1 Comment
The radio in the room next door

The radio in the room next door

July 17, 2017 by Sef Churchill Drama, Hot, Magical Realism 1 Comment
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
We Don’t Talk to Tim

We Don’t Talk to Tim

July 5, 2017 by Guest Author Drama, Hot, Humor 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
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
Nineteen

Nineteen

June 12, 2017 by Phil Town Hot, Science Fiction 0 Comments
Traders — Joseph’s Decision

Traders — Joseph’s Decision

June 1, 2017 by JD Edwin Drama, Hot, Magical Realism 1 Comment
Geraldo

Geraldo

May 15, 2017 by Phil Town Drama, Hot 1 Comment
My Master’s Robes

My Master’s Robes

May 4, 2017 by JD Edwin Drama, Fantasy, Hot 1 Comment
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
Still Friends

Still Friends

April 25, 2017 by Spring Writing Contest 2017 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Thriller/Suspense 9 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
Traders — Patricia’s Decision

Traders — Patricia’s Decision

April 13, 2017 by JD Edwin Drama, Hot, Magical Realism 0 Comments

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