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Category: Summer 2026 Writing Contest

Petty Plastic Vengeance

Petty Plastic Vengeance

September 8, 2026 by LA Petrie Hot, Science Fiction, Summer 2026 Writing Contest 3 Comments
Faceless

Faceless

August 31, 2026 by Victory Jo Drama, Hot, Summer 2026 Writing Contest 6 Comments
Transference Day

Transference Day

August 24, 2026 by Sarah Walden Hot, Science Fiction, Summer 2026 Writing Contest 2 Comments
Night 3,814

Night 3,814

August 23, 2026 by Vanessa Martin Drama, Hot, Summer 2026 Writing Contest 2 Comments
Our Mother’s Chains

Our Mother’s Chains

August 22, 2026 by Steven C Cochran Horror, Hot, Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments
Soul Strangers

Soul Strangers

August 21, 2026 by Sara Pehrsson Hot, Summer 2026 Writing Contest, Thriller/Suspense 1 Comment
The Cyberstalker

The Cyberstalker

August 20, 2026 by Iris Lau Hot, Summer 2026 Writing Contest, Thriller/Suspense 2 Comments
Yard of the Month

Yard of the Month

August 19, 2026 by E.J. Murray Hot, Science Fiction, Summer 2026 Writing Contest 2 Comments
The River

The River

July 23, 2026 by Hailey E. Fadler Fantasy, Hot, Summer 2026 Writing Contest 8 Comments

An Italian Stranger

July 9, 2026 by Liz Summer 2026 Writing Contest 3 Comments

Wendel and Mr. Puffins

July 9, 2026 by Andromeda Grey Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

The Choosing

July 9, 2026 by Tilda Wolf Summer 2026 Writing Contest 1 Comment

No Mercy

July 9, 2026 by Phyllis Brandano Summer 2026 Writing Contest 1 Comment

The Mall of Mortuary MacGuffins

July 9, 2026 by A. J. Aisling Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

The Girl in the Corner

July 9, 2026 by Kristi Kennedy Summer 2026 Writing Contest 2 Comments

The Slow Work of Strangers

July 9, 2026 by Artemis Baker Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

The Longest-Running Couple

July 9, 2026 by Artemis Baker Summer 2026 Writing Contest 1 Comment

If Sleeping Beauty Were a Prince

July 9, 2026 by Carmella T. Penny Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

The Stranger’s Stop

July 9, 2026 by Martina Kranz Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

The Cartographer’s Last Map

July 9, 2026 by Joe Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

That’s Never You

July 9, 2026 by Afton McRae Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

Faith in a Stranger

July 9, 2026 by John N. King Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

The Only Armour He Had

July 9, 2026 by Christina Pristopher Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

The Message

July 9, 2026 by Kristin Helms Summer 2026 Writing Contest 1 Comment

The Distance Between Names

July 9, 2026 by Lasya Kolla Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

Stranger or Grandma

July 9, 2026 by Charm Harris Summer 2026 Writing Contest 1 Comment

The Visitor

July 9, 2026 by Victoria Mitchell Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

Friends Forever

July 9, 2026 by Ken Snyder Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

Whatever It Takes

July 9, 2026 by Noelle Alana Intal Summer 2026 Writing Contest 0 Comments

Jimmy’s Window

July 9, 2026 by Peter Leslie Watson Summer 2026 Writing Contest 1 Comment

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