Stories by Doug Smith

A Necessary Surrender

April 10, 2018 by Doug Smith 2018 Spring Writing Contest 2 Comments

This story is by Doug Smith and was part of our 2018 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. A Necessary Surrender Lexi Cavendish was panicking as she guided her big ‘74 Cadillac along an open stretch of the Trans Canada highway, her petite figure lost in the vast real…

Maisie Blanchard and the Bright Blue Hope

December 21, 2016 by Doug Smith 2016 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment

This story is by Doug Smith and was part of our 2016 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the Winter Writing Contest stories here. It was the color. That blue. Metallic, iridescent, hopeful. It was that blue that attracted Maisie Blanchard to the old Dodge van that sat alone and waiting at the auction….

Stories by Doug Smith

A Necessary Surrender

Maisie Blanchard and the Bright Blue Hope

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