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Even Hell Has Angels

Even Hell Has Angels

June 4, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 14 Comments

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Humor

Trash Night

Trash Night

June 8, 2020 by Angela Largent 12 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Humor

Murphy's Law of Home Improvement

Murphy’s Law of Home Improvement

July 23, 2019 by Summer Writing Contest 2019 22 Comments

Filed Under: 2019 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Humor

I Resolve

I Resolve

January 17, 2019 by Angela Largent 9 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Humor

Always Read the Instructions

Always Read the Instructions

November 22, 2018 by Angela Largent 9 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays, Hot, Humor

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

We Don't Talk to Tim

We Don’t Talk to Tim

July 5, 2017 by Guest Author 1 Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Humor

Mark and the Magical First Date

Mark and the Magical First Date

March 6, 2017 by Jeff Elkins 9 Comments

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

Gunderstanding

Gunderstanding

February 21, 2017 by Guest Author 1 Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Humor

Charlemagne

Charlemagne

February 7, 2017 by Guest Author 13 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Humor

The Poo-Poo Man

The Poo-Poo Man

February 1, 2017 by Winter Contest 11 Comments

Filed Under: 2016 Winter Writing Contest, Drama, Fantasy, Hot, Humor

Blind Faith

Blind Faith

January 25, 2017 by JD Edwin 5 Comments

Filed Under: 2016 Winter Writing Contest, Hot, Humor, Science Fiction

The Dog Park

The Dog Park

November 21, 2016 by Guest Author 5 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Humor

Honey, I'm Home!

Honey, I’m Home!

October 17, 2016 by Guest Author 12 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Horror, Hot, Humor

Another Journal Entry

June 19, 2016 by Alice Nelson 3 Comments

Filed Under: Flash Fiction, Humor Tagged With: Comedy

Reading and Fighting

June 17, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Flash, Flash Fiction, Humor, Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction, fighting, reading

Finding a Godfather

June 8, 2016 by Jeff Elkins Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Humor

Lupe – A Resume

May 29, 2016 by Guest Author 2 Comments

Filed Under: Humor, Poetry

The Amazing Danny Fortune

May 23, 2016 by David Cook 4 Comments

Filed Under: Humor Tagged With: fiction, Humor, magic, writing

Boring as Hell

May 11, 2016 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Humor

A killer sales tactic

April 29, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Humor, Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction, Humor, writing

The Blooming Big Beard-Off

March 24, 2016 by David Cook 2 Comments

Filed Under: Humor, Uncategorized

Leap Day Birthday Blues

February 29, 2016 by David Cook 12 Comments

Filed Under: Humor, Uncategorized Tagged With: February 29, fiction, leap year, writing

The Day My Dad Wanted A Son

January 21, 2016 by Guest Author 2 Comments

Filed Under: Humor Tagged With: fiction

Shadow Play

January 10, 2016 by David Cook 5 Comments

Filed Under: Horror, Humor Tagged With: fiction, writing

Cupcakes without Commitment

December 31, 2015 by Emily Summers 6 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays, Humor, Romance

Christmas Spirit

December 15, 2015 by Phil Town 6 Comments

Filed Under: Humor

The "Last Day"

December 11, 2015 by Frances Howard-Snyder 3 Comments

Filed Under: Humor Tagged With: Short Fiction

Waiting for the scythe to fall

December 4, 2015 by David Cook 3 Comments

Filed Under: Humor, Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction

Confession

November 24, 2015 by Guest Author 2 Comments

Filed Under: Humor Tagged With: fiction, Humor

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