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Divine January Pt 2

Divine January Pt. 2

September 20, 2018 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Hot, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

The Scarlet Letter Re-Imagined

The Scarlet Letter: Re-Imagined

September 10, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Mystery Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Divine January

Divine January Pt. 1

August 23, 2018 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Hot, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense

Hello. This Is Siri

Hello. This is Siri

May 26, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Magical Realism, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense

Photomic

Photomic

April 27, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Mystery Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Humor, mystery, Short Fiction, short story, Super Natural

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

October 13, 2016 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2016 5th Anniversary Contest, Drama, Hot, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense

The Stake Out

The Stake Out

October 3, 2016 by Jeff Elkins Leave a Comment

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

Reconciliation

June 9, 2016 by Guest Author 3 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Mystery

Smile

June 23, 2015 by Guest Author 4 Comments

Filed Under: Mystery

UNANIMOUS!

May 29, 2015 by Guest Author 2 Comments

Filed Under: Mystery, Uncategorized

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

Whitman

October 12, 2014 by Bishop Garrison Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense

The Thing They Forgot About Light

August 22, 2014 by Bishop Garrison Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Mystery

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