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Remembered and Forgotten

May 3, 2016 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama

Dear Ronald

The Crossword

May 2, 2016 by Jeff Elkins Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Romance

On Writing: The Fight for Publication

April 30, 2016 by kstuart00 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Historical Fiction, On Writing Tagged With: dream chasing, how to publish a book, Like a River From Its Course, On Writing, publication

A killer sales tactic

April 29, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

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

History In The Making

April 27, 2016 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 5

April 26, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Adventure, Ann Stanley, fiction, science fiction, Space

Strike

April 24, 2016 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama

Break Time – Flash Fiction #12

April 21, 2016 by Bishop Garrison Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Flash, Flash Fiction

8 Reasons You Suck

April 13, 2016 by Jeff Elkins Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Featured

Remember Me

April 9, 2016 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Flash Fiction Tagged With: Love Story, romance

The Plank in My Eye

April 8, 2016 by Frances Howard-Snyder 10 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Existential, Uncategorized

First Lieutenant Kim Caruthers: Letter to Her Mother – July 18, 2030

April 7, 2016 by Bishop Garrison Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

The Good Mother

April 6, 2016 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme, Chapter 3

April 5, 2016 by Bishop Garrison 1 Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Break Time – Flash Fiction #11

April 4, 2016 by Bishop Garrison Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Flash, Flash Fiction

The Looking Glass

April 3, 2016 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, revenge, suspense

JE SUIS AUSSI …

March 31, 2016 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama

Miss Magnolia

March 27, 2016 by Jared Hines Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: adulthood, childhood, children, conflict, easter, free-verse, magnolia, memory, nature, peace, poem, poet, poetry, rhyme, seasons, sleep, spring, trees, writing

The Blooming Big Beard-Off

March 24, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Humor, Uncategorized

Break Time – Flash Fiction #10

March 24, 2016 by Bishop Garrison Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Flash, Flash Fiction

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 2

March 22, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Adventure, fiction, science fiction, serial story, Space, technology

No one (a free verse)

March 21, 2016 by Jared Hines Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: alliteration, alone, computers, death, free-verse, freeverse, internet, lonely, loss, poem, poet, poetry, Poetry Day, rhyme, thinking, thoughts, words, World Poetry Day, WorldPoetryDay, writer, writing

Christmas Ornaments

Christmas Ornaments

March 11, 2016 by Frances Howard-Snyder Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Uncategorized

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 1

March 8, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Adventure, fiction, science fiction, suspense, technology, Time Traveler's Scheme

Break Time – Flash Fiction #9

March 4, 2016 by Bishop Garrison 8 Comments

Filed Under: Flash, Flash Fiction

Fatter by Derek Ailes

March 3, 2016 by derekailes2003 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Horror

The Soccer Game

The Soccer Game

March 2, 2016 by Jeff Elkins Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama

Leap Day Birthday Blues

February 29, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

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

Writing Alone

February 28, 2016 by Jared Hines 3 Comments

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: alliteration, feelings, lost, nature, poem, poet, poetry, rhyme, sleep, writer, writing

Break Time – Flash Fiction #8

February 25, 2016 by Bishop Garrison 8 Comments

Filed Under: Flash, Flash Fiction

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