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Blind Faith

Blind Faith

by JD Edwin

Betrayed

Betrayed

by Christy Brown

When Life Gives You Lemonade

When Life Gives You Lemonade

by Retta Bodhaine

Never Run From a Gorilla

Never Run From a Gorilla

by Nancy Adair

High Noon

High Noon

by Mark Casper

The Appointment

The Appointment

by Erin Halden

The Most Powerful Man in the World

The Most Powerful Man in the World

by Theo Volschenk

The Watcher

The Watcher

by Alice Nelson

The Meek Curtis Weems

 The Meek Curtis Weems

by Pernell Rogers

Enclosed

Enclosed

by Ester Salgado

The Naming Tree

The Naming Tree

by MC D’alton

New Girl—1963

New Girl—1963

by Marg Nelson

Edna Rankin

Edna Rankin

by Peggy Ernest

Return of the Ancient Ghosts

Return of the Ancient Ghosts

by Mike Van Horn

Winter Writing Contest Readers' Choice Award

Vote for Your Favorite Story in the Winter Writing Contest

by Alice Sudlow

Just Browsing

Just Browsing

by Wanda Kiernan

Escape Ozone

Escape Ozone

by Linda Gonzalez

The Rancour of Thefis

The Rancour of Thefis

by Peter Crispin

Dark Is the New Light

Dark Is the New Light

by Stephen Carter

The Dog Park

The Dog Park

by Matthew Gaspar

A small ancient temple with tall columns beside calm water, with the title Your Own Story by Fernando Autran

Your Own Story

by Fernando Autran

Arachnid

Arachnid

by Heather Terry

Sex and Teddy Bears

Sex and Teddy Bears

by Achelle Evans

Contemplations in Red

Contemplations in Red

by Nafisa Iqbal

Blue, Red

Blue, Red

by Monique Legaspi

Honey, I'm Home!

Honey, I’m Home!

by Loretta Martin

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

by Pauline Yates

Scar

Scar

by Jeremy Dorfman

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

by Anna Gray

The Stake Out

The Stake Out

by Jeff Elkins

Arm Chair

Arm Chair

by Victoria Norton

Dandelions

Dandelions

by Victoria Norton

Full of Light

Full of Light

by Simon Jones

One Night in the Rain

One Night in the Rain

by Jillian Markowitz

WingTips

WingTips

by JD Edwin

The War Within

The War Within

by Deb Bailey

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