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A Story of Steel and Spain: Historical Fiction Short Story by Dale Scherfling

A Story of Steel and Spain

by Guest Author
Dark Time

Dark Time

by Demi LeJeune
Drama Short Story: What We Stop Seeing by Rock Martin

What We Stop Seeing

by Rock Martin
Science Fiction Short Story: Petty Plastic Vengeance by LA Petrie

Petty Plastic Vengeance

by LA Petrie
Drama Short Story: Faceless by Victory Jo

Faceless

by Victory Jo
Science Fiction Short Story: Transference Day by Sarah Walden

Transference Day

by Sarah Walden
Drama Short Story: Night 3,814 by Vanessa Martin

Night 3,814

by Vanessa Martin
Horror Short Story: Our Mother's Chains by Steven C Cochran

Our Mother’s Chains

by Steven C Cochran
Thriller Short Story: Soul Strangers by Sara Pehrsson

Soul Strangers

by Sara Pehrsson
Thriller Short Story: Cyberstalker by Iris Lau

The Cyberstalker

by Iris Lau
Sci Fi Short Story: Yard of the Month by E. J. Murray

Yard of the Month

by E.J. Murray
Fantasy Short Story: The River by Hailey E Fadler (1)

The River

by Hailey E. Fadler
Drama Short Story: Jumper's Rock by Gary Little

Jumper’s Rock

by Gary Little
Black and white dog walking away down a misty forest path, with the title Threshold by Rock Martin

Threshold

by Rock Martin
Proof of Life: Thriller Short Story by Rock Martin

Proof of Life

by Rock Martin
Drama Short Story: Interference by Rock Martin

Interference

by Rock Martin
Drama Short Story: Through the Side Door by Darcy Kate

Through the Side Door

by Darcy Kate
Drama Short Story: Sunlight on Water by AK McCutcheon

Sunlight on Water

by A. K. McCutcheon
Fantasy Short Story: The Hero's Curse by Laura Oviedo

The Hero’s Curse

by Laura Oviedo
Drama Short Story: Lenny Penny by Jewel Eliese

Lenny Penny

by Jewel Eliese
Drama Short Story: Blackwood Manor The Archivist by Iris Lau

Blackwood Manor: The Archivist

by Iris Lau
Drama Short Story: No Cause for Alarm by Evelyn Puerto

No Cause for Alarm

by Evelyn Puerto
Drama Short Story: The Shattered Silence by Bonnie Bowden

The Shattered Silence

by Bonnie Bowden
Drama Short Story: Closure by Elizabeth Poyser

Closure

by Elizabeth Poyser
Christmas Short Story: Snickerdoodle by Rock Martin

Snickerdoodle

by Rock Martin
A Mother’s Love: Drama Short Story by Jasmine LaMothe

A Mother’s Love

by Jasmine LaMothe
The Coming: Horror Short Story by Rock Martin

The Coming

by Rock Martin
Thriller Short Story: The Weight of Silence by Rock Martin

The Weight of Silence

by Rock Martin
Drama Short Story: King and Lionheart by Rock Martin

King and Lionheart

by Rock Martin
A still misty lake with a blurred dark hill, with the title The Whisperer by John Cano

The Whisperer

by John Cano
Drama Short Story: Fortune and Glory by Rock Martin

Fortune and Glory

by Rock Martin
Fantasy Short Story: The Golden Seed by Rock Martin

The Golden Seed

by Rock Martin
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Ring Around the Rosie

by Gary Little
Empty classroom with blue chairs and a whiteboard reading Operation Cupid, by Rock Martin

Operation Cupid

by Rock Martin
Thriller Short Story: The Bargain by Rock Martin

The Bargain

by Rock Martin
Drama Short Story: Lucid Puma by Rock Martin

Lucid Puma

by Rock Martin
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