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The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 2

by Ann Stanley

A dark empty room with a single patch of light on the floor, with the title No one by Jared Hines

No one (a free verse)

by Jared Hines

Sepia photo of a smoky crowded room, people in fur coats around a table of bottles

A Bar on the Other Side of Town

by Frank Martinicchio

Dark crowd seen from above, with the words Welcome to Fairfax on yellow and pink bands

Welcome to Fairfax

by Thomas DeJosia

Skyscrapers vanishing into thick fog above a concrete rail, with the title The Luckiest Woman in the World by Mirel Abeles

The Luckiest Woman in the World

by Mirel Abeles

A rain-slicked carpark road lit by street lamps at night, with the title As Luck Would Have It by Rebecca Field

As Luck Would Have It

by Rebecca Field

A single lilac bloom on a pale lavender wall, with the title Lucky by Phil Town

Lucky

by Phil Town

Christmas Ornaments

Christmas Ornaments

by Frances Howard-Snyder

Dark window blinds in a dim office with a desk lamp, with the title Holding All Calls by Christina Consolino

Holding All Calls

by Christina Consolino

A lone old building silhouetted on a dark ridge under a pink dusk sky, with the title Cowboy Therapist by John McCloskey

Cowboy Therapist

by John McCloskey

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 1

by Ann Stanley

A dim stone archway with a hanging lantern, with the title The Pledge by Embe Charpentier

The Pledge

by Embe Charpentier

Creative Writing – The Hobbit: Movie vs. Book

by Alice Nelson

a sleeping dachshund in a patch of sunlight on pavement, with the title Flash Fiction #9 by Bishop Garrison

Break Time – Flash Fiction #9

by Bishop Garrison

Sun rays breaking through trees over an empty road, with the title Biggie Moments by Lawrence Frank

Biggie Moments

by Lawrence Frank

An open cardboard box of glazed, sprinkled and chocolate donuts on a gray table

Fatter by Derek Ailes

by Derek Ailes

The Soccer Game

The Soccer Game

by Jeff Elkins

Man in a striped shirt, face cut off, blowing out candles on a sprinkle-covered white cake

Leap Day Birthday Blues

by David Cook

A lone bare sapling in a misty golden field, with the title Writing Alone by Jared Hines

Writing Alone

by Jared Hines

A rusting steel trestle over icy water and a snowy shore, with the title The Trestle by Kenneth Margolin

The Trestle

by Kenneth Margolin

A lone bus shelter by the sea at dusk, with the title Break Time: Flash Fiction #8 by Bishop Garrison

Break Time – Flash Fiction #8

by Bishop Garrison

a pale campus plaza with autumn trees and a stone hall with a staircase, with the title Like Father, Like Son by Jeff Elkins

Like Father, Like Son

by Jeff Elkins

A single white calla lily curving against a black background, with the title Funeral by Kristen Abbey

Funeral

by Kristen Abbey

A dark ridge under a fading dusk sky, with the title Tripping the Line by Cory Barnett

Tripping the Line

by Cory Barnett

The Anniversary

The Anniversary

by Alice Nelson

a rumpled white bed beside a sheer curtain in a dim room, with the title Private Room by Christine Jacobson

Private Room

by Christine Jacobson

a weathered dark sideboard with a potted plant against a sunlit plaster wall, with the title Dust by Phil Town

Dust

by Phil Town

A single pink and gray cloud floating in a dusky sky, with the title Head in the Clouds by Christine Jacobson

Head in the Clouds

by Christine Jacobson

A dark foggy street lit by a single streetlamp, with the title First Responder by Christine Jacobson

First Responder

by Christine Jacobson

a starry night sky above a dim beach and footprints in sand, with the title Blistered Feet by Jared Hines

Blistered Feet (A Valentine's Sonnet)

by Jared Hines

a white desk corner in a sunlit empty room, with the title The Day I Learned to Be a Professional by Jeff Elkins

On Writing – The Day I Learned to Be a Professional

by Jeff Elkins

Two old iron weights in the dark, with the title Mr. Lee and His Family by Frances Howard-Snyder

Mr. Lee and His Family

by Frances Howard-Snyder

a white corner building lit by a streetlight on an empty night street, with the title Something 'bout a Birdwatch by Bishop Garrison

Something 'bout a Birdwatch

by Bishop Garrison

A small flock of gulls flying across a pale grey sky, with the title In Memory of Flight by Bethany Corriveau Gotschall

In Memory of Flight by Bethany Gotschall

by Bethany Corriveau Gotschall

Dark teal rain beaded window glass, with the title Break Time: Flash Fiction #7 by Bishop Garrison

Break Time – Flash Fiction #7

by Bishop Garrison

A dark cloudy sky above snow dusted Alpine peaks and pine trees, with the title The Master Tailor by Leigh Dolinger

The Master Tailor by Leigh Dolinger

by Leigh Dolinger

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