Lineage

This story is by Doug Spak and was part of our 2018 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Shylo stood over her mother’s dead body and wept. Blood poured from Sylvia Everson’s neck, forming an expanding red pool on the faded-green carpet. Knees shaking and ears ringing, Shylo swallowed…

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One Punch

This story is by Doug Spak and was part of our 2017 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Cedric Mustafa sat in the musty locker room of the Palisades Arena. He stared at the image looking back at him from the upright mirror. In 22 years, he’d never took…

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12th Round

This story is by Doug Spak and was part of our 2017 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the Spring Writing Contest stories here. Cedric Brownley sat, transfixed by the image looking back at him from the standing mirror in the locker room of Palisades Arena. He realized he’d never stopped and took the…

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