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Wren’s Song

October 14, 2015 by Guest Author Drama, Poetry 4 Comments

With a Cinciput in a Cemetary

October 11, 2015 by Jeff Elkins Fantasy, Science Fiction 2 Comments

Hurt Follows You

October 7, 2015 by Emily Summers Romance 8 Comments

The Awardee

October 6, 2015 by Guest Author Science Fiction 4 Comments

Writer's Block

October 5, 2015 by David Cook Flash Fiction, Humor 8 Comments

Labor and Delivery

October 4, 2015 by Jeff Elkins Drama 5 Comments

In Jake We Trust

October 2, 2015 by Alice Nelson Thriller/Suspense 4 Comments

Blitz

October 1, 2015 by Guest Author Drama 1 Comment

The Alley [Defense of Reality]

September 30, 2015 by coryalanbarnett Fantasy, Science Fiction 2 Comments

The Last Ride

September 29, 2015 by Guest Author Drama 13 Comments

THE APPLE ORCHARD #1

September 27, 2015 by Guest Author Drama 5 Comments

Once

September 25, 2015 by Phil Town Drama 6 Comments

The Yellow Line

September 24, 2015 by Guest Author Romance 0 Comments

An Egrat in the House

September 20, 2015 by Jeff Elkins Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller/Suspense 4 Comments

Birth Order

September 16, 2015 by Christine Jacobson Drama, Existential, Flash Fiction 2 Comments

Just a Thought

September 15, 2015 by Guest Author Romance 0 Comments

Maltese Falcon

September 13, 2015 by Guest Author Speculative Fiction 1 Comment

My Grandpa is a Time Traveler

September 12, 2015 by Guest Author Fantasy 4 Comments

Failure is not an option

September 11, 2015 by Frances Howard-Snyder Drama, Flash Fiction 4 Comments

How You Burned the City Down

September 10, 2015 by Guest Author Romance 3 Comments

Fade to Black

September 9, 2015 by Alice Nelson Drama 10 Comments

Unquiet Grave

September 8, 2015 by Guest Author Horror 2 Comments

Psychotic Break

September 7, 2015 by derekailes2003 Drama, Horror 4 Comments

Star Bright

September 1, 2015 by Guest Author Romance 2 Comments

Seeds

August 27, 2015 by Guest Author Science Fiction 2 Comments

Bounty

August 26, 2015 by Guest Author Science Fiction, Thriller/Suspense 5 Comments

Rolling Without a Back

August 25, 2015 by Guest Author Thriller/Suspense 3 Comments

Chameleon

August 24, 2015 by askdelta8 Thriller/Suspense 8 Comments

Car Trouble

August 23, 2015 by Jeff Elkins Humor 2 Comments

Cut-Loose

August 21, 2015 by Bishop Garrison Drama, Humor 2 Comments

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