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A Choice to Change

A Choice to Change

October 20, 2020 by Fall Writing Contest 2020 2020 Fall Writing Contest, Drama 0 Comments
Life With No LENS

Life With No LENS

October 19, 2020 by Fall Writing Contest 2020 2020 Fall Writing Contest, Hot, Speculative Fiction 29 Comments
Sunlight and Snake Oil

Sunlight and Snake Oil

October 17, 2020 by Fall Writing Contest 2020 2020 Fall Writing Contest, Hot, Magical Realism 0 Comments
Haywire

Haywire

October 16, 2020 by Tze Chua 2020 Fall Writing Contest, Hot, Speculative Fiction 0 Comments
Unbound

Unbound

October 1, 2020 by Fall Writing Contest 2020 2020 Fall Writing Contest, Thriller/Suspense 0 Comments
Whiskers

Whiskers

September 28, 2020 by Angela Largent Drama 0 Comments
Good Spirits

Good Spirits

September 21, 2020 by Phil Town Drama 10 Comments
(Almost) the Last Person on Earth

(Almost) the Last Person on Earth

August 31, 2020 by Angela Largent Hot, Speculative Fiction 1 Comment
The Ghost

The Ghost

August 3, 2020 by Angela Largent Hot, Thriller/Suspense 1 Comment
Flavor

Flavor

July 30, 2020 by JD Edwin Hot, Speculative Fiction 0 Comments
The Horrid House on the Hill

The Horrid House on the Hill

July 28, 2020 by Phil Town Horror 0 Comments
Should Have Waited

Should Have Waited

July 17, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Hot, Romance 0 Comments
Eleven Birthdays

Eleven Birthdays

July 16, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot 0 Comments
Freedom

Freedom

July 14, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Speculative Fiction 0 Comments
Behind Her Mask

Behind Her Mask

July 13, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Drama 0 Comments
Crowds of Light

Crowds of Light

July 10, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot 0 Comments
A Study in Cashmere

A Study in Cashmere

July 9, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Thriller/Suspense 1 Comment
The Aisle

The Aisle

July 8, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Romance 0 Comments
Dark Time

Dark Time

July 7, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Hot, Science Fiction 1 Comment
Till the Last Breath

Till the Last Breath

July 3, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Fantasy 0 Comments
FEAR

FEAR

June 29, 2020 by Phil Town Fantasy 0 Comments
Trash Night

Trash Night

June 8, 2020 by Angela Largent Drama, Hot, Humor 0 Comments
The Hug

The Hug

June 1, 2020 by Phil Town Drama, Hot 1 Comment
Opposites Attract, But Then What?

Opposites Attract, But Then What?

May 15, 2020 by Angela Largent Drama 1 Comment
Catfish

Catfish

May 4, 2020 by Phil Town Drama 0 Comments
The Coronavirus Diaries

The Coronavirus Diaries

April 14, 2020 by Angela Largent Drama, Hot 0 Comments
The Ides of Mulch

The Ides of Mulch

April 9, 2020 by Angela Largent Drama, Hot 0 Comments
OUTSIDE

OUTSIDE

April 6, 2020 by Phil Town Speculative Fiction 0 Comments
Viral

Viral

March 11, 2020 by JD Edwin Drama, Hot 0 Comments
YO-HO-HO!

YO-HO-HO!

March 9, 2020 by Phil Town Drama 0 Comments

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