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Fear of the Dark

November 20, 2014 by katiehamer 5 Comments

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The Last Apostle; "Over the Wall"; Vol 4.5

November 9, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Last Apostle: "Escape"; Vol 4.4

November 8, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Power of Words

November 3, 2014 by askdelta8 11 Comments

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A Pupil of Life Reaping

November 1, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

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Is This Where I Belong?


October 29, 2014 by katiehamer 3 Comments

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The Last Apostle: "Damascus"; Vol 4.3

October 25, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Story of Little Blue Bear

October 21, 2014 by Victoria Norton 2 Comments

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The Last Apostle: "Should we trust him?"; 4.2

October 18, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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John Doe

October 12, 2014 by roymyork Leave a Comment

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Phone Call Debrief

October 5, 2014 by Jeff Elkins Leave a Comment

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The Last Apostle: "Straight Street"; Vol 4.1

October 4, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

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The Fireside Restaurant

September 24, 2014 by roymyork Leave a Comment

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All About the Blood

September 19, 2014 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

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The Last Walk

September 16, 2014 by roymyork 4 Comments

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BIG NEWS! IT'S HERE!!!

September 15, 2014 by Jeff Elkins Leave a Comment

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The Affair

September 8, 2014 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

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A Better Place

September 1, 2014 by askdelta8 3 Comments

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NEWS: Short Fiction Break Needs Your Help

August 27, 2014 by Jeff Elkins 9 Comments

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Health Club Adventure

August 21, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

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Nickles and Dimes

August 20, 2014 by Mirel Abeles 7 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Uncategorized Tagged With: Drama, fiction, homeless, sharing, short story

Silver Linings

August 13, 2014 by Mirel Abeles Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Humor, Uncategorized Tagged With: burglary, fiction, life, looking on the bright side

Night Flight

August 11, 2014 by Victoria Norton 2 Comments

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Selfish

August 4, 2014 by askdelta8 2 Comments

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Blue

July 28, 2014 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

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Restless Nights

July 24, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

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Lost and Found

July 14, 2014 by askdelta8 Leave a Comment

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Augusta

July 12, 2014 by askdelta8 Leave a Comment

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Itchy Green Carpet

July 10, 2014 by kayladean Leave a Comment

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Beatrice Fed the Ducks on Monday

July 8, 2014 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

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