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With a Cinciput in a Cemetary

by Jeff Elkins

Creative Writing: Lost

by Alice Nelson

Impressions: Paris, 1850

by Frances Howard-Snyder

The Parthenon

by Guest Author

Hurt Follows You

by Emily Summers

The Awardee

by Guest Author

Writer's Block

by David Cook

Labor and Delivery

by Jeff Elkins

Short Fiction Break News!

by Jeff Elkins

In Jake We Trust

by Alice Nelson

Blitz

by Guest Author

The Alley [Defense of Reality]

by coryalanbarnett

The Last Ride

by Guest Author

THE APPLE ORCHARD #1

by Guest Author

Once

by Phil Town

The Yellow Line

by Guest Author

An Egrat in the House

by Jeff Elkins

Birth Order

by Christine Jacobson

Just a Thought

by Guest Author

Maltese Falcon

by Guest Author

My Grandpa is a Time Traveler

by Guest Author

Failure is not an option

by Frances Howard-Snyder

How You Burned the City Down

by Guest Author

Fade to Black

by Alice Nelson

Unquiet Grave

by Guest Author

Psychotic Break

by derekailes2003

Funhouse

by Guest Author

Star Bright

by Guest Author

Seeds

by Guest Author

Bounty

by Guest Author

Rolling Without a Back

by Guest Author

Chameleon

by askdelta8

Car Trouble

by Jeff Elkins

Cut-Loose

by Bishop Garrison

Rooftop Resolution

by Guest Author

Artifacts, Part II

by Ann Stanley

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