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A dark bar front at night under a neon sign reading Let's pretend this never happened

Punchline

by Alice Nelson

A lone grey chair in a dark room beside a sunlit white floor, with the title Boring as Hell by William Quincy Belle

Boring as Hell

by William Quincy Belle

Starry night sky above a silhouetted line of pine trees, with the title The Time Traveler's Scheme: Chapter 6 by Ann Stanley

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 6

by Ann Stanley

Painting of a wild-haired witch in a dark forest, clutching a figure in red and white, with an owl at right

Baba Yaga: Part Three

by Kelli Stuart

An empty blue swing seat in a gloomy field, with the title Tough like Armour by Jessica Seymour

Tough like Armour

by Jessica Seymour

A purple dusk sky with a bird on a power line, with the title A Prince Among Men by Alice Nelson

A Prince Among Men

by Alice Nelson

A steep empty cobbled village lane lined with old cottages, with the title Remembered and Forgotten by Maryam Fatta

Remembered and Forgotten

by Maryam Fatta

Dear Ronald

The Crossword

by Jeff Elkins

A stack of pale paperbacks on a white surface, with the title The Fight for Publication by Kelli Stuart

On Writing: The Fight for Publication

by Kelli Stuart

Gray cemetery headstone with the word BYE carved on it, under dark trees

A killer sales tactic

by David Cook

An empty football stadium and bright green pitch under a dark sky, with the title History In The Making by Phil Town

History In The Making

by Phil Town

A pale house hidden among dark woods, with the title The Time Traveler's Scheme: Chapter 5 by Ann Stanley

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 5

by Ann Stanley

Open sheet music on a stand in front of rows of empty seats in a wooden concert hall

Persephone

by Susan Tu

Strike

by Vera Duffy

An empty white chair in front of a blank white wall, with the title The Great Slump of 2016 by Alice Nelson

Creative Writing: The Great Slump of 2016

by Alice Nelson

A single spotlight glowing on a dark empty stage, with the title Break Time: Flash Fiction #12 by Bishop Garrison

Break Time – Flash Fiction #12

by Bishop Garrison

Old sunlit kitchen with a dish rack, glass bottles and a towel hanging over a deep stone sink

Eve

by Gordon Robertson

Two tall towers fading into thick fog, with the title The Time Traveler's Scheme, Chapter 4 by Bishop Garrison

The Time Traveler’s Scheme, Chapter 4

by Bishop Garrison

An open book lit softly in the dark, with the title Where Do Stories Come From? by Phil Town

Where do stories come from?

by Phil Town

Red and white tulips wrapped in brown kraft paper, seen from above against a gray-green cloth

8 Reasons You Suck

by Jeff Elkins

Withered leaves hanging in a dark grayscale shot, with the title Whats in the Box by Jared Hines

What’s in the Box? (a very short story)

by Jared Hines

Two people standing on a weathered wooden boardwalk, a man in brown oxfords and a woman in gold peep-toe heels

The Rarity of Love

by Jennifer Aitken

An older woman with gray hair, hands clasped under her chin, looking down with a sad expression

Remember Me

by Alice Nelson

A stack of old hardback books on a wooden table against a grey wall, with the title What's involved in publishing a book by Ann Stanley

What’s involved in publishing a book

by Ann Stanley

A pale sheer curtain beside a dim wall, with the title The Plank in My Eye by Frances Howard-Snyder

The Plank in My Eye

by Frances Howard-Snyder

A hazy red sun over a dark desert horizon, with the title First Lieutenant Kim Caruthers by Bishop Garrison

First Lieutenant Kim Caruthers: Letter to Her Mother – July 18, 2030

by Bishop Garrison

Tall pine trunks line a sunlit dirt path leading into a green forest

The Good Mother

by Scott Merrow

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme, Chapter 3

by Bishop Garrison

A dew covered red petal on black, with the title Flash Fiction #11 by Bishop Garrison

Break Time – Flash Fiction #11

by Bishop Garrison

Suspension bridge towering over gray water in thick fog, its cables fading into the haze

The Looking Glass

by Alice Nelson

Pale pink and white blossoms on bare branches against a bright blue sky

JE SUIS AUSSI …

by Phil Town

Pastel hand-drawn letters on cream paper, with the title Sunday Morning

Sunday Morning

by Louise Timothy

Pine forest, snowy mountains and a lake under a floral sky, with the title Neverland across the top

Goodnight Neverland

by Shannon Clark

Pink magnolia blossoms on bare branches against a pale sky, with the title Miss Magnolia by Jared Hines

Miss Magnolia

by Jared Hines

Close-up of a man's lower face with a thick, full reddish-brown beard against a dark background

The Blooming Big Beard-Off

by David Cook

A dark pine forest below thick white fog, with the title Break Time Flash Fiction #10 by Bishop Garrison

Break Time – Flash Fiction #10

by Bishop Garrison