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The Burden’s Weight

The Burden’s Weight

October 8, 2018 by Alice Nelson Horror, Thriller/Suspense 0 Comments
The Scarlet Letter: Re-Imagined

The Scarlet Letter: Re-Imagined

September 10, 2018 by Alice Nelson Drama, Mystery 2 Comments
Charm and Insecurity

Charm and Insecurity

August 14, 2018 by Alice Nelson Drama, Thriller/Suspense 2 Comments
Life Lines

Life Lines

July 16, 2018 by Alice Nelson Drama 1 Comment
Conference Room Number 3

Conference Room Number 3

June 26, 2018 by Alice Nelson Drama, Magical Realism 0 Comments
The Collection Agency

The Collection Agency

May 21, 2018 by Alice Nelson Existential 1 Comment
The Right Hand Man

The Right Hand Man

April 27, 2018 by Alice Nelson Thriller/Suspense 1 Comment
The Last Ride

The Last Ride

March 29, 2018 by Alice Nelson Drama 0 Comments
Henry and Vincent

Henry and Vincent

March 1, 2018 by Alice Nelson Hot, Speculative Fiction 0 Comments
Happy Effing New Year

Happy Effing New Year

January 1, 2018 by Alice Nelson Drama, Holidays, Humor 0 Comments
Give the Devil His Due

Give the Devil His Due

December 7, 2017 by Alice Nelson Thriller/Suspense 0 Comments
My Olive

My Olive

November 15, 2017 by Alice Nelson Drama 0 Comments
Better Than Therapy

Better Than Therapy

October 14, 2017 by Alice Nelson Drama 0 Comments
Invisible

Invisible

September 28, 2017 by Alice Nelson Drama, Magical Realism 0 Comments
The Rise Part 2: The Outlier

The Rise Part 2: The Outlier

August 18, 2017 by Alice Nelson Fantasy, Magical Realism, Thriller/Suspense 0 Comments
The Rise

The Rise

July 20, 2017 by Alice Nelson Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Thriller/Suspense 0 Comments
Hello. This is Siri

Hello. This is Siri

May 26, 2017 by Alice Nelson Magical Realism, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense 0 Comments
Photomic

Photomic

April 27, 2017 by Alice Nelson Drama, Mystery 1 Comment
The Deplorables

The Deplorables

April 6, 2017 by Alice Nelson Thriller/Suspense 0 Comments
Roasted Dates

Roasted Dates

March 9, 2017 by Alice Nelson Drama, Thriller/Suspense 0 Comments
Blood Moon

Blood Moon

February 9, 2017 by Alice Nelson Drama 0 Comments
The Unmerciful Servant

The Unmerciful Servant

May 13, 2016 by Frances Howard-Snyder Horror, Uncategorized 1 Comment

What’s in the Box? (a very short story)

April 12, 2016 by Jared Hines Uncategorized 1 Comment

What’s involved in publishing a book

April 9, 2016 by Ann Stanley On Writing 0 Comments

A Tear and A Smile

December 14, 2015 by Christine Jacobson Uncategorized 3 Comments

Food for the Mindless Masses (Ch. 2)

November 30, 2015 by Jared Hines Science Fiction 0 Comments

I, Micchone

November 29, 2015 by Alice Nelson Thriller/Suspense, Uncategorized 6 Comments

Artifacts, Part II

August 19, 2015 by Ann Stanley Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense 0 Comments

Artifacts, Part I

July 29, 2015 by Ann Stanley Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense 4 Comments

Columns, Part II

March 23, 2015 by Ann Stanley Drama 2 Comments

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