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Pirate Story

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Pumpkin

Pumpkin

by Phil Town

Pitchfork

Pitchfork

by Angela Largent

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To be Mine Forever

by Mike Conradt

Intelectual

INTELECTUAL

by Phil Town

September, 1990

September, 1990

by Angela Largent

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A Night to Remember

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Blog Post: How to Find Scholarships

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The Pain You Do and the Pain You Don’t

by David Safford

The Boat

The Boat

by Phil Town

Duck Eggs

Duck Eggs

by Angela Largent

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Welcome to Hell

by David Chase

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Good Neighbors

by Catherine Ryan

The Magic Recipe

The Magic Recipe

by Phil Town

High

High

by Julie Stroem

The Hot Flash!

The Hot Flash!

by Angela Largent

After the Storm

After the Storm

by Ashlyn McKayla Ohm

Family Affairs

Family Affairs

by Karen Kinley

Into Skye

Into Skye

by Stacey Horton

To See the Sun

To See The Sun

by Joslyn Chase

Murphy's Law of Home Improvement

Murphy’s Law of Home Improvement

by M. R. Tevebaugh

The Darkness of Space

The Darkness of Space

by Laura Cookson

Sinking Feeling

Sinking Feeling

by Jace Hawkins

Mama

Mama

by Alice Nelson

Who's There

Who’s There

by Anthony Mantuano

Behind The Sofa

Behind the Sofa

by Phil Town

Walter the Wonder Dog

Walter the Wonder Dog

by Angela Largent

Dark volcanic crater on a rust-colored slope, with the title Blue, part two by Erin Halden

Blue: Part 2

by Erin Halden

Welcome to Short Fiction Break

Welcome to Short Fiction Break

by Alice Sudlow

A black tulle balloon against a white background, with the title 365 by Alice Nelson

Three Hundred and Sixty-Five

by Alice Nelson

Dream Destination

Dream Destination

by Phil Town

The Bad Man and the Fixer

The Bad Man and the Fixer

by Alice Nelson

The Cabin

The Cabin

by Phil Town

Misty purple mountains above a dark forest and lake, a pink castle at lower left, with the title The Need for Fire by jd Edwin

The Need for Fire

by JD Edwin

Shattered

Shattered

by Alice Nelson

Faceless

Faceless

by Angela Largent

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