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The Foolishness of Kekoa

The Foolishness of Kekoa

by Neku Onoja

Of Stories and Foxes

Of Stories and Foxes

by JD Edwin

Gone

Gone

by Kalyn Gray

Believing

Believing

by Phil Town

THE CAT, THE TRUCK, AND THE LOVERS-TO-BE

THE CAT, THE TRUCK, AND THE LOVERS-TO-BE

by Phil Town

Reflection

Reflection

by JD Edwin

Chance Encounters

Chance Encounters

by Phil Town

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Hot Red Wolves

by Tom Chambless

Suppose It Were True

Suppose It Were True

by Tze Chua

Walter the Wonder Dog, Part 2 (1)

Walter the Wonder Dog, part 2

by Angela Largent

Holiday dinner table with roast turkey, carrots and cheese on dark blue, with the title Bread and Dripping by Phil Town

Bread and Dripping

by Phil Town

After Goldilocks

After Goldilocks

by Tze Chua

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A Night in The Rainforest

by Short Fiction Break Contributor

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The Note from The Land of The Moth

by Nicolas Knight

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Semi-Machino (Explicit)

by Nicolas Knight

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Nowhere

by Nicolas Knight

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SILENCE SPEAKS

by Nicolas Knight

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Claiborne

by Nicolas Knight

Not the Gift of the Magi

Not the Gift of the Magi

by Angela Largent

Of Bananas and Coconuts

Of Bananas and Coconuts

by Phil Town

Heartbreak

Heartbreak

by Phil Town

The Drawer

The Drawer

by JD Edwin

Come Apart

Come Apart

by Sarah Gribble

All There Is

All There Is

by Lisa Walton

The Talisman

The Talisman

by Laura Porter Taylor

Times Infinity

Times Infinity

by Mark Shields

The Bridge

The Bridge

by April R. Russell

A Choice to Change

A Choice to Change

by Ashlyn McKayla Ohm

Life With No LENS

Life With No LENS

by Jennifer Palmer

Sunlight and Snake Oil

Sunlight and Snake Oil

by Jessica Opalinski

Haywire

Haywire

by Tze Chua

Unbound

Unbound

by Rashmi P. Menon

Whiskers

Whiskers

by Angela Largent

Good Spirits

Good Spirits

by Phil Town

(Almost) the Last Person on Earth

(Almost) the Last Person on Earth

by Angela Largent

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Forbidden Love

by Ulla McFarlane

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