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The Scarlet Letter Re-Imagined

The Scarlet Letter: Re-Imagined

September 10, 2018 by Alice Nelson 6 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Mystery Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Charm and Insecurity

Charm and Insecurity

August 14, 2018 by Alice Nelson 18 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Life Lines

Life Lines

July 16, 2018 by Alice Nelson 29 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, writing

Conference Room Number 3

Conference Room Number 3

June 26, 2018 by Alice Nelson 22 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Magical Realism Tagged With: death, Drama, fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, Humor, Short Fiction, short story, writing

The Collection Agency

The Collection Agency

May 21, 2018 by Alice Nelson 12 Comments

Filed Under: Existential Tagged With: courage, death, Drama, fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story

The Right Hand Man

The Right Hand Man

April 27, 2018 by Alice Nelson 16 Comments

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Humor, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller, writing

The Last Ride

The Last Ride

March 29, 2018 by Alice Nelson 8 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, writing

Fire and Rain

Fire and Rain

February 1, 2018 by Alice Nelson 6 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Flash, Flash Fiction Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash Fictio, Friendship, short stories

Happy Effing New Year

Happy Effing New Year

January 1, 2018 by Alice Nelson 10 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays, Humor Tagged With: Drama, Flash fiction, Holiday Theme, New Year's, romance, Short Fiction, short story

Give the Devil His Due

Give the Devil His Due

December 7, 2017 by Alice Nelson 18 Comments

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

My Olive

My Olive

November 15, 2017 by Alice Nelson 14 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, life, Short Fiction, short story, Teenage Story

Better Than Therapy

Better Than Therapy

October 14, 2017 by Alice Nelson 2 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, writing

Invisible

Invisible

September 28, 2017 by Alice Nelson 16 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Magical Realism Tagged With: Drama, fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense

Photomic

Photomic

April 27, 2017 by Alice Nelson 10 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Mystery Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Humor, mystery, Short Fiction, short story, Super Natural

Roasted Dates

Roasted Dates

March 9, 2017 by Alice Nelson 16 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: amwriting, Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Blood Moon

Blood Moon

February 9, 2017 by Alice Nelson 12 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Humor, Short Fiction, short story

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 12

June 28, 2016 by Ann Stanley 1 Comment

Filed Under: Experimental, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Adventure, Drama, fiction, science fiction, Space, technology

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 11

June 14, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Adventure, Drama, fiction, science fiction, Space, time-travel

Change of Plans

January 13, 2016 by Christine Jacobson 2 Comments

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Drama, January Theme Week, science fiction, Theme Week

The Other Woman

November 4, 2015 by Christine Jacobson 2 Comments

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Drama, Theme Week

Birth Order

September 16, 2015 by Christine Jacobson 2 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Existential, Flash Fiction Tagged With: Drama, Flash fiction

Here With Me

May 6, 2015 by kayladean 8 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Flash Fiction Tagged With: Drama, Existential, Short Fiction

Columns, Part I

March 16, 2015 by Ann Stanley 4 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: betrayal, career, Drama, feminism, fiction, parent child conflict, short story

The Boss

February 9, 2015 by Ann Stanley 2 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: adultery, betrayal, courage, difficulty, Drama, Short Fiction

Flashback

November 5, 2014 by Ann Stanley 3 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, music, passion, Short Fiction, short story, your calling

The Question

November 1, 2014 by kayladean Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Christianity, Drama, suspense

The Affair

September 8, 2014 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Humor, Jealousy, marriage, Short Fiction, short story, Spying

The Last Apostle: "Stones"; Vol. 3.4

September 6, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Historical Fiction Tagged With: Cory, Drama, History, Paul, The Last Apostle, TLA

Vanilla Passion

August 27, 2014 by Mirel Abeles 2 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, kids

The Last Apostle: "Stephen"; Vol. 3.3

August 23, 2014 by coryalanbarnett Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Historical Fiction Tagged With: Cory, Drama, History, Paul, The Last Apostle, TLA

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