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Stories by Karen McCandless

How to not win a writing contest

How to not win a writing contest

November 8, 2017 by Karen McCandless 2017 Winter Writing Contest 2 Comments

This story is by Karen McCandless and was part of our 2017 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. One week to go Oooh – a dog dancing to Gangnam Style. Let’s just click on that. I was aimlessly surfing Facebook (and watching multiple cute cat videos) while stuck at…

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How to not win a writing contest

How to not win a writing contest

November 8, 2017 by Karen McCandless 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments

This story is by Karen McCandless and was part of our 2017 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. One week to go Oooh – a dog dancing to Gangnam Style. Let’s just click on that. I was aimlessly surfing Facebook (and watching multiple cute cat videos) while stuck at…

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Barcelona: a love story

Barcelona: a love story

September 5, 2017 by Karen McCandless 2017 Fall Writing Contest 2 Comments

This story is by Karen McCandless and was part of our 2017 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Barcelona: a love story The two of us aren’t ready to be in love with each other. Yet. We aren’t ready to fall. Our story started intensely. Slowly. And it hasn’t…

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Two Worlds Collide

Two Worlds Collide

March 23, 2017 by Karen McCandless 2017 Spring Writing Contest 0 Comments

This story is by Karen McCandless and was part of our 2017 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the Spring Writing Contest stories here. As the doors of the metro closed between them, one on the inside and one on the outside, that split second of indecision created a hole – just a small…

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The Skin You Live In

December 21, 2016 by Karen McCandless 2016 Winter Writing Contest 2 Comments

This story is by Karen McCandless and was part of our 2016 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the Winter Writing Contest stories here. Laura (her assumed name) took off her face as she walked through the door. She shed her skin and padded into the living room. Her party skin was sitting on…

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