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We Are Better (BW Story Contest 9th Place Winner)

We Are Better (BW Story Contest 9th Place Winner)

April 23, 2015 by Jesael David Drama, Flash Fiction 1 Comment

  The follow story by Jesael David won 9th place in the Becoming Writer Story Contest. Jesael David lives in Sacramento, CA, and is working on her first novel. She can be found at facebook.com/jesadavid, at jesadavid.wordpress.com, vilepress.com/e-book, and on Twitter @JesaDavid. ———- I can see it now for what it is: buying the house was a…

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