Mom’s Return from Hell

This story is by A. R. Harlow and was part of our 2022 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Pumpkins, cobwebs. Spiders. Zombies. Haunted houses, monster corn mazes. Horror movie marathons and ghosts in front yards. That’s what Lyvidia was all about. Only… those things were reserved for October and…

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Take the Shot

This story is by A.R. Harlow and was part of our 2021 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. “Take the shot!”   Ben was quivering and his own gun shook in his hand as he aimed it at the head of the man who had his partner at gunpoint….

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The Fire-Curse

This story is by A.R. Harlow and was part of our 2018 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Morning dawned bright, almost burning the sunlight into her skin as a permanent mark of its rising. Before her lay a smoldering village, almost nothing left but ashes and unstable buildings….

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People who Care

This story is by A.R. Harlow and was part of our 2018 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. The palace was like a maze. From every hallway, there was a series of twists and turns that led to winding passageways and corridors that seemed to lead nowhere. Instead of…

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The Siege

This story is by A.R. Harlow and was part of our 2017 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Five. The liquid burned the inside of her mouth. Every sense of hers became distorted, the world blurred, her nose couldn’t seem to draw in enough air. Suddenly, clarity snapped into…

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The Siege

This story is by A.R. Harlow and was part of our 2017 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Five. The liquid burned the inside of her mouth. Every sense of hers became distorted, the world blurred, her nose couldn’t seem to draw in enough air. Suddenly, clarity snapped into…

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