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FICTION ARCHIVES
POETRY ARCHIVES
CRITTERS
THE CAT'S DILEMMA
By Sylvia Melvin
IF DOGS COULD TALK
by Karen Karlitz
HOLLY, THE GIFT THAT KEPT ON GIVING
by Doris Nehrbass
DEXTER’S DIARY
by Floriana Hall
CANINE HOME INVASION
by Laurie Fabrizio
DOG SITTING
by Floriana Hall
WAITING
by David Morris
ROTTEN SHEPPIE
by Monika Lange
THE LOST SHOE
by M. K. Smith
HANK, THE RESCUE PUP
by Kathleene S. Baker
THE RESCUE
by Patricia Crandall
PETEY, THE PUP
by Donna J. Howard
WHY?
by Rynne Raines
HEART OF A WOLF
by William Falo
THE STORY OF OLD BOB
by Bo Drury
DOING IT HER WAY
by Kathe Campbell
GARDENING WITH YOUR PETS
by Beverly Forehand
THE GREAT GREY HUNTER
by Sharon Prater-Pope
THE ANTS
by Tyger Valverde
PAWS OF AN ANGEL
by Laurie Fabrizio
ALL HAIL THE QUEEN!
A Cats’ Tale by Beverly Forehand
KITTEN GONE WILD!
by Beverly Forehand
SEARCHING FOR MORIAH
By Jean L. Ward
SPLENDIDA, THE MILKMAN'S HORSE
by Irv Pliskin
WINTER WOES
by Kathe Campbell
ELMO’S STORY
by Jan Parker
NEXT TIME WAS A GREAT MOM - Mother's Day 2006
by Lucy D. Williamson
SAVANNAH KNOWS
by Amy Ziegler
THE CLOSE CALL
by Elizabeth Thurber
DIAMOND
by Patricia Hubschman
SOLOMON
by Reid Laurence
HOUSECAT
by Kajsa S. Wiberg
RYDER’S TALE
by Beverly Forehand
SOUL CATS
by Lilli Anderson
TEN MINUTES
by TR McKee
POINDEXTER AND THE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
by Dorry Catherine Pease
I MISS HER
by Juan Antonio
THE DAY MY LIFE CHANGED
by Sylvia Huffnagle
A MORNING WALK
by James Burns
THE CALL OF THE WILD: LADY’S OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
by Beverly Forehand
A LONG WAY HOME
by Irv Pliskin
ALLEGORY
by Russell Bittner
SASSIE, THE DOG WHO FOUND HER BARK
by Aileen R. Bennett
A GOOD THING GOING
by Irv Pliskin
A GIFT RETURNED
by Linda D. Hamilton
INHERENT MEMORIES : RANJAH'S TALE
by Carol Ann Erhardt
CAT PEOPLE
by Elizabeth Varadan
FANON’S COVERT OPS
Rated - R
WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR DADDY?
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME
ONE ACROSS AND TWO DOWN
Part 1
ONE ACROSS AND TWO DOWN
Part 2
ESCAPE TO DEATH
, Part 1
ESCAPE TO DEATH
, Part 2
ESCAPE TO DEATH
, Part 3
ESCAPE TO DEATH
, Part 4
IN SEARCH OF THE ‘G’ SPOT
Part 1
IN SEARCH OF THE ‘G’ SPOT
Part 2
IN SEARCH OF THE 'G' SPOT
Part 3
IN SEARCH OF THE 'G' SPOT
Part 4
IN SEARCH OF THE 'G' SPOT
Part 5
IN SEARCH OF THE 'G' SPOT
Part 6
IN SEARCH OF THE 'G' SPOT
Part 7
IN SEARCH OF THE 'G' SPOT
Part 8
“I’ll Never Try THAT Again!”
Part 1
“I’ll Never Try THAT Again!”
Part 2
“I’ll Never Try THAT Again!”
Part 3
“I’ll Never Try THAT Again!”
Part 4
“I’ll Never Try THAT Again!”
Part 5
“I’ll Never Try THAT Again!”
Part 6
“I’ll Never Try THAT Again!”
Part 7
“I’ll Never Try THAT Again!”
Part 8
A TALE OF TWO CELLS
Part 1
A TALE OF TWO CELLS
Part 2
IT'S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY, PART I
IT'S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY, PART II
CHOOSING WEAPONS
CHINA'S ROOF OF THE WORLD
Parts I & II
GET HIM OUT OR TAKE HIM OUT,
Parts I & II
ANOTHER DAY TO REMEMBER
A DAY TO REMEMBER
SAVED BY A SKELETON
MY LOVE FOR TEXAS: A CONFESSION
CREATURE OF HIGH PLACES
AN UNSCHEDULED "BLOWJOB"
FLASH FICTION/NON-FICTION
Whiskey Dreams
by Gilbert R Emery
Joy Ride
by Deanna Rittinger
Burn
by Deanna Rittinger
City of Angels
by Greg Gountanis
A Misty Morning
by Roshan Chutkey
I Will Find You
by Kristine Lowder
Flat
by Sarah Scharnweber
A Man Walks into a Bar
by Salvatore Buttaci
TULIPIFERA
by Ajay Vishwanathan
COMPLETION
by Derek Ivan Webster
DRINKS WITH FRIENDS
by Wayne Scheer
LIFE IN THE GREAT BEYOND
by Scott Wilson
TWENTY
by Edwin Rydberg
ESCAPE TO BANGALORE
by Dhruva Saikia
ILLU AND SHEERA
by Tala Bar
MAGIC MIRROR
by Joe DiBuduo
A CERTAIN BOY
by Jozefina Cutura
CROWS AND PIGEONS OF MUMBAI
by Ashutosh Ghildiyal
THE PRINCE'S JOURNEY
by Jack and Sheryl Letzgus McGinnis
A NICE LITTLE EARNER
by Vivienne Blake
YOUR LIFE IS WAITING
by John Lowry
GREATNESS IN THE MOMENT
by Ross
SOMETIMES THEY HEAR US
by Paul Alan Fahey
MIXTURE
by Joshua Scribner
REGRET
by Sydney Collins
SERENDIP
by Sojourner Walker
WATCHING OVER THEM
by J.A. Laraque
COMPLICATING FACTORS
by Glenn Gray
NATURE AND NURTURE
by Jennifer Sturch
HOW THE WIND FOUND ITS VOICE
by Mary V. Kolar
THE BIRD
by Sharon H. Greathouse
MATRIMONIAL BLISS
by Harold Kempka
SEEING HER
by William J. Brazill
TRISH'S ASSESSMENT
by Joshua Scribner
GOLDEN TREASURE
by Jim Harrington
RUYA
by Eoghan Ryan
LISTEN
by Kathy Newberry
BREAKING CAMP
by davidbdale
ONE BETTER THAN THE NEXT
by Robert Scotellaro
TINY SEED
by David Harrington
MATTHEW O'REILLY
by Scott Wilson
SPLINTERED: NAUSEA ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST
by Jon Groover
LEOLA A WOUNDED HEALER
by Don R. Greenwood
MOM'S NIGHT OUT
by Alyssa Martin
WINNER TAKE ALL
by Michael Pelc
THE NIGHT WE MET
by RB Tolar
MOTHER GOOSE HIT BY MERGER MANIA
by Arlene Weiss
THE FORTUNE OF A ACCIDENT
by Nathaniel Tower
ANGER SUFFERS AS GRIEF WITHDRAWS
by Mary V. Kolar
A SEASONAL AFFAIR
by C.A. Masterson
SPLINTERED SACRIFICE
by Scott Appleton
RUMBLES OF THE HEART
by Kimberly Payne
ONLY ONE
by Joshua Scribner
LEVELS OF TEETH
by Eric Suhem
A LETTER TO THE CHIEF
by Marty RicKard
OPERA AND ALL THAT JAZZ
by Rosealie M. LoPinto
HE WAITED
by Ace Masters
ALWAYS THE GOOD KID
By Sharon Poppen
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE
by Jennifer Walmsley
MY PAPA’S EYES
by David Fraser
THE BEECH TREE
by David Fraser
DECISIONS, DECISIONS
by James C. Clar
THE SUN SCOWLED TODAY
by Julie Dunham
STYLE
by Aaron Sinkovich
A DEAD MAN SPEAKS
by RB Tolar
PHEASANT HUNT
by John McCaffrey
MR. FLINCH IS COMING FOR DINNER
by Mikael Persson
A TALE OF A MERMAID
by V. Ulea
INTO THE DRINK
by Roy G. Helsing
EVERY TIME, THE LEVEE BREAKS
by Logan Hughes
REST STOP
by Diane (Dee) Jones
HAWAIIAN SHIRT
by Robert Scotellaro
HOMETOWN
by Nicole Waskie
BIRTHDAY CARDS WITH SECRET CODES
by Kathleene S. Baker
ABDUCTED BY A RED-HATTER
by Kathleene S. Baker
INSECURITY
by Vernard Kennedy
CLEAN GETAWAY
by M. Thomas
THE GAME
by Andrew McIntyre
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
by Deena L. Trouten
WHY DON’T YOU WANT?
by Robert Fenhagen
FANTASY DRESS SHOP
by Nancy Famolari
NO DIRGE FOR HELEN
by Don E. Perkins
BREAKING NEWS
by C.A. Masterson
THE INVISIBLE MAN
by James C. Clar
ENVIOUS
by Tirumal Mundargi
MARK AND STACIA
by Elizabeth Ferzacca
TOUCH
by Traci Moore
FLOUR
by Joseph DeRepentigny
THE CANOE OF HOPE
by Eddie Lyons
CHANCE ENCOUNTER
by Michael A. Kechula
HOME ALONE
by Kathleen Bracher
MAKING HER SHOT
by Wayne Scheer
HARLAN'S HOT
by Salvatore Buttaci
BLIND DATE NUMBER EIGHT
by Julie McGuire
THE HARDEST THING
by BD Wilson
EVER SO
by Patricia Harrington
WE WAIT
by Marci Stillerman
HONG KONG
by Elizabeth Striebel
SGT NELSON, KIA
by Ramon Collins
SASPARILLA
by Grace Painter
THE MANICURE
by Grace Skibicki
MARY’S PLACE
by Ian Lipke
HOMECOMING PRESENTS
by Kathy Highcove
FEED THE BIRDS
by Suzanne Nielsen
EVEN TRADE
by Kathy Highcove
CRAZY QUILT
by Judy Cabito
GROUND FLOOR
by Suzanne Nielsen
HER CLEAR MORNING
by Charles D. Phillips
MONOPOLY
by Suzanne Nielsen
TINY TATER TOES
by Janie Ruth Ryals
THE FALL
by Curt McDaniel
SUPERMAN
by Asal Sepassi
LOVE’S UNWAVERING EMBRACE
by Annique le Roux
THE FINAL GOODBYE
by Marie Shield
NO DESTINATION
by Marie Shield
CARELESS ANGEL
by Lisa Merritt
BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN
by Jeannie Eddy
ANNIE AND THE CHOW
by Patricia Wellingham-Jones
THE LAST OF THE DROPS
by Janie Ruth Ryals
BLACKBIRD
by Marci Stilerman
MURDER MYSTERY
by Caroline Totten
PAYBACK IS A BITCH
by Rebecca Sian Payne
THE TIME HAD COME
by Lyndon Perry
WHITE LEOPARD
by Karin Butts
THE SWIMMING LESSON
by Elizabeth Gunn
SOMETIMES
by Ramon Collins
MONOTONY
by Stacy L Ruff
WHERE THE WIND BLOWS
by Pat Wakeley
LAST DANCE
by Liz Snively
ONE CLEAR MORNING
by Charles D. Phillips
SOMEONE
by Teresa Tumminello Brader
FULL HOUSE
by Bill Roberts
VINYL MATT EMOTION
by Daniel Hernandez
THE BLONDES
by Eva Eliav
FIRE IN THE HOLE!
by Teresa Blum
CROSSING THE LINE
by Shruti Chandra Gupta
THE TRAIN RIDE
By Robert N. Jennings
PARENTAL GUIDANCE
by Margaret B. Davidson
THE BROKEN MIRROR
by Marty RicKard
YESTERDAY’S PROMISE
by Jim Harrington
THE TRAIN WHISTLE
by Aileen R. Bennett
LONG LIVE THE KING
by Salvatore Amico M. Buttaci
THE DARK ONES
by Liam Brennan
THE SCENT OF JASMINE
by Salvatore Amico M. Buttaci
GOLDEN YEARS - THE SEQUEL
by Roger Poppen
LUNCH WITH T
by Michael A. Kechula
THE POTTER
by Sarah Smith
THE BIPOLAR BARTENDER AT THE UPS AND DOWNS BAR AND GRILL
by Elana Elstein
THE END
by Harriett Fjaagesund
MEREDYTH WOKE UP
©2006 by Pamela Tyree Griffin
PISS AND VINEGAR
by Joanne Comito
GOODBYE
by William J. Brazill
MATCHED SET
by Jan Christensen
GEMMA INSTEAD
by Randall Brown
DOWN BY FIFTY
by Donna Johnson
URBAN MUD TURTLE
by Margot Miller
GETTING INTO YOUR GENES
by Roy G. Helsing
HESITATING AUTUMN GLORY
by Philippa Dozin
SIZZLIN' SKY, SIZZLIN' GROUND
by Linda Williams
NAKED AND STRANDED
by Margot Miller
RIGHT UNDER HER NOSE
by Joanne Comito
BINGO!
by Sarita Leone
ELAINE’S STORY
by Paul Beckman
FRUIT IN SEASON
by Christy Rivers
MOTHER’S DAY DILEMMA
By Patricia Harrington
DREAM CHASER
by Diana Woods
SLEEP
by Eric Newcastle
THE MACABRE BIRTHDAY
by Chandra Ghosh Jain
DUMPTY-HUMPTY
by Irv Pliskin
A PRESIDENTIAL ALIBI
by Fanon
COZAD, NEBRASKA
by Amy Goodusky
ON DISPLAY
by Naa Norley Adom
86 MILES FROM EL PASO
by Lis Anna
DENTAL HYGIENE
by Lis Anna
SET IN HER WAYS
by Corinne Torrance
SUFI DIVA SUFI SAINT
by Jennifer Svendsen-Delaney
PENNY THOUGHTS AND PRECIOUS MEMORIES
by Barbara Anton
GOOD-BYES ARE HARD ENOUGH
by Nancy P. Tyler and
ET TU BRUTE?
by Sharon Bell Buchbinder
SALMON SKIN ROLLS
- by Diana Woods
WHY I DON'T SHOWER
- by Ellaraine Lockie
OPRAH WINFREY CHANGED MY LIFE
- by Donna Dunbar
THE FLIGHT
by Marcia Berneger
ALLEVIATION
by Lea Schizas
PIRATE TREASURE
by Corinne Torrance
CLOAKED IN MIST
by Tom Mahony
THE ARGUMENT
by C. S. Watts
SAMARITAN'S FLIGHT
by Suzanne Nielsen
MY LIFE AS A MINORITY
by Bob McKenna
TAKING THE FIELD
by Jessica Quiroli
THE FRAGRANCE OF TRUTH
by Virginia G. McMorrow
FLY ME TO THE MOON
By William J. Brazill
SWEET ENDINGS
by Jane Bernard
NO SPRING CLEANING - A BEA AND BEN STORY
by Joan Hobernicht
WEST OAKLAND OVERPASS
by Jen Leland
BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY
by Jennifer Kerr
ALBERT'S CONSIDERATION
by Sharon Poppin
THY BROTHER'S KEEPER
by Linda D. Hamilton
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
by Jane Bernard
BUMPS IN THE ROAD
by Suzanne Nielsen
THE CICADAS
by Misha Cahill
FLIGHT AND OTHER POSSIBILITIES OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT
by Beverly Forehand
THE SAMPHIRE GATHERER
by Vanessa Gebbie
HER SUMMER VACATION
by Aline Soules
PUDDING ON THE SIDEWALK
by Zvi Rotman
CHARLOTTE’S PINKY
by Zvi Rotman
NAMING EVE
by K.R. Mullin
BROWN KISS
by Rosalyn Gingell
OUTSPAN
by Amber Quimby
ON THE SPOT
by Moni Deepa
AUTUMN LEAVES
by Sandra Melanson
GREEN HOUSE
by Julie Ann Shapiro
ONE RIDE TOO MANY
by Sharon Poppen
TIGHT SPOT
by Tina Portelli
IT TAKES TWO
by Vicki Graf
A BURST OF FREEDOM
by Grace Skibicki
WINN DIXIE
by Pat Richards
THE SCREAM
by Elizabeth Varadan
SAKI
by Heather Stockwell
AMBER
by Michelle Watson
FINISHED
by Katrina Denza
ALONE, AT HOME
by Cheryl Chambers
HAGS IN AUTUMN
by Rosalyn Gingell
EVERDAY, FOGO, CAPE VERDE 1958
by Jessica Barros
FORGOTTEN
by Tina Portelli
GRANTED
by Jennifer Duval White
THE SNOW STORM
by Bob Liter
THE DEFORMED MAN ON THE TRAIN
by Julie McGuire
BUTTERMILK CAKE . . . YUM!
by Linda Barnett-Johnson
DINNER WITH LENNY BEAR
by Rebecca Marshall-Courtois
MEATLESS TRIMMINGS
by Tina Portelli
BEST FRIENDS
by Katherine Flower
THE PROTECTOR
by Michelle Garren Flye
THAW
by Suzanne LaFetra
If your link does not work correctly, contact Denise Cassino with the title, author and page where the broken link can found at dencassino@gmail.com
FLASH FICTION/NON-FICTION CON'T.
Art of Cooking
by S. Kumar
Renovation
by Anitha Murthy
The Table
by Julie Smith
Cruising
by Robbie Kenyon
The Blue Spruce
by Martin Lindauer
The Red Dress
by Barbara C. Stephens
A Sunny Afternoon
by Sheri Marion
Riverie
by Irena Pasvinter
So, Who's Bill Reynolds?
by (Ms.) Harol Marshall
The Whiz-a-Ma-Bob
by Floriana Hall
Let Tom Swift Inform Your Writing
by Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Blood on the Scarecrow
by Andrew J. Stone
Mavis Lamb Needs Geologist for Oregon Gold Mine Part 1 by Ann Cassin
Mavis Lamb Needs Geologist for Oregon Gold Mine Part 2 by Ann Cassin
Mavis Lamb Needs Geologist for Oregon Gold Mine Part 3
by Ann Cassin
Mavis Lamb Needs Geologist for Oregon Gold Mine Part 4
by Ann Cassin
Tsunami Essentials: Some Things You Can't Replace
by Kristine Lowder
The Eyes Have It
by Edward Hujsak
Two Boxers and a Chicken
by Merilynn B. Bougourd
Back to Life
by Laura L. Funk
Grief
by Meghan Byers
Just Like Dancing
by William Doonan
Me and the Rooster
by Connie Morrison
The Double Trouble Tub by Jim Veary
Fuming Like a Hot Pepper
by Sal Buttaci
Father's French Fries
by Dariel Suarez
Writers and Social Media: Boon or Bane?
by Kristine Lowder
Precious Moments
by Nell Berry
Season of Sorrow
by Gillian Scott
Francine and Mr. Frog
by Cindy Sipula
Mile Marker 57
by Suzanne Clark
Father and Son
by Wayne Scheer
Welfare Mothers
by marci stillerman
After the Fall
by Floriana Hall
Oh, What A Tangled
Web by Kathe Campbell
Early Morning Storm
by falconcraft
Couch Connection
by Philip Simmons
Forever
by Sheri Marion
The Angel
by Sandra Crook
Song of Youth
by Patricia Crandall
Lists
by Anna Peerbolt
The Rejected One
s by Merrilynn Bougourd
Bette and Joy
by Jen Knox
Sisters
by Pamela O'Flynn-Agusto
The Composition
by Ben Watkins
Benny Goodman is Dead
by Arlene Weiss
A Wonderful Day in the NEIGHborhood
by Terri Crispin
Meeting Judith
by Floriana Hall
Wind Chime
by Nina R. Schneider
Laughing all the way: 10 Tips for the Hilarity Highway
by Kristine Lowder
The Flesh is Weak
by Drema Hall Berkheimer
The Bird Missile or Just another Day at the Office
by B.J. Roan
To Be Or Not To Be
by Stephen Kata
Trail of the Purple Beret
by Rosemary Cacolice Brown
A Soldier’s Prayer
by Alice Baburek
17 Words
by David Harker
A Dead Man's Wallet
by Courtney Ballard
A Matter of Growth
Annique le Roux
Frankie and Johnny
by Eve Fisher
I Saw a Demon
by William J. Jackson
Poor Ray Hall
by Wanda Morrow Clevenger
The Curious Troll
, An Aesop’s Fable by Jim Veary
The Endless Journey
by Alice Baburek
Where the Chips Fell
by Michael Schulman
Man's Work
by Wayne Scheer
Love and the Sectional Sofa
by Terri Neuman
My Brother Joe's Funeral
by Sheri Marion
Going Down to the Sea Again
by Annie Edge
We Can Only Hope
by John D. Brooke
Go Home, Son, Your War Is Over
By Robert John Miller
The Case of the Kamikaze Cat
by Fiona L. Woods
Kingdom Come and Gone
by Jay Spothelfer
From the Words of a Child
by Frank A. Baburek
Family Problems
by Jim Veary
Hogan's Heroes
by Grant Young
Prisoner of Love
by Jennifer Walmsley
The Station Master
by Andrew McIntyre
Missed America
by Caroline A. Bell
The Good Luck Charm
by Alice Baburek
A Discriminating Silence
by Joy Zeigler
Airport Lounge
by Gillian Scott
An Apology to my Manuscript
by Michael Mulcahy
Commodore and Jeanette
by Robert Grenier
A Morning in Peggy’s Cove
by Nancy Julien Kopp
Chickadee
by Bettye H. Galloway
Hi, I'm Dan
by David Powell
Daddy Dearest
by Erik Hanson
The Rose
by Alice Baburek
She’ll Do
by Craig W. Steele
A Path Less Traveled
by Craig W. Steele
Experience at the Heights
by Lindsay Boyd
Live Wires
by Philip Martin Cohen
Scrabbled
by Philip Cohen
So Dear Brain
by Chandra Ghosh Jain
Charity Case
by Peggy McFarland
The Music Plays On and On and On
by Dana R. Leipold
When is a Wheelchair an Asset?
by Angela R. S. Thomas
Worth the Wait
by Krisitne Lowder
A Day of Triumph, A Day of Grief
by Nell Berry
If You’re Happy and You Know It
by Suzanne Berndt Williams
October 31st
by Susan K. Bernhardt
Searching for Comfort
by Floriana Hall
Bea and Ben’s Halloween
by Joan Hobernicht
Laurel and the Twins
by Tala Bar
Dead Man’s Coats
by Deborah Cherry Mosch
One of the Times My Boyfriend Almost Killed Me
by Deborah Cherry Mosch
Unknown Road Too Late Taken
by Gilda A. Herrera
The Garden
by Alice Baburek
Someone Loves You
by Penelope Friday
And There Was Claudia
by Paul Alan Fahey
The Gift
by Kathe Campbell
Daffodils and Courage
by Jannie Lund
Cold Cuts
by Jim Veary
KNICK-KNACK AND SCRAPS
by Jeff Bowles
HONEY BEAR
by BJ Bourg
THE DEAD WRITER'S POKER GAME
by james g. piatt
LOVE WITHOUT TAX OR: HOW I MET MY WIFE
by Robert John Miller
READING THE ASHES
by Emily Fink
WHATCHA SAID?
by Joel Shulkin
THE BLUE SPRUCE
by Martin Landauer
BETRAYAL
by Gloria Watts
KISSING THE BLARNEY STONE
by Nancy Julien Kopp
MY MOTHER'S EYES
by Gillian P. Herbert
ART FOR ART’S SAKE, MONEY FOR GOD’S SAKE
by Andrew McIntyre
THE JUNCTION OF BETTER AND WORSE
by Celia Joseph
THE JOURNEY
by Peter McMillan
EMERALD EYE
by Drusilla R Mandulak
GRANDPA'S RETRIBUTION
by Joe DiBiduo
TWO YELLOW CATS
by Doug Hiser
DR. CHASE
by Matthew A. Hamilton
PLAYING IN THE BAND
by Kate Alexander-Kirk
PLASTIC SWORDS IN TINY HANDS
by Richard Osgood
SEPARATION
by Roger D. McCook
A THUG IN THE MAKING
by Kenneth Janssen
FRANTIC
by Nick Fraysher Sr.
DAYDREAM
Karin Butts
ADAM AND BOB
by Samuel Hernandez
FROG
by Mark Patrick
BLOOD AND OTHER TIES
by Diane M. Davis
PYRAMID SCHEME
by Michael Decker
No Really, You Shouldn't Have
by Diane M. Davis
wicked little things
by Wanda Morrow-Clevenger
Freefall
by Larry Preston Saebens
In My Day . . .
by Marc Colten
The Quit School Movement
by Vibha Batra
Bakersfield
by Alice Baburek
Painted Dogs
by Nick Allen
Go Wish
by Terry McKee
It’s Never Boring, though I’m Not Sure It Has a Point
by Philip Gaber
Musonius 7.0
by Adam Graupe
Chicago Liquor Store Girl
by William J. Jackson
Searching for Comfort
by Floriana Hall
A Short Story
by Gillian Scott
Attacked
by Shell McCusker
The Law Is Very Clear
by Russ Heitz
Strays
by Rosemary Biggio
Oscar's Destiny
by Eileen Elkinson
Making History
by Greg Mazurkiewicz
LuLu
by Dallas Woodburn
Getting There
by Jan Christensen
Writing The Sound of Sarah
by Alex P. Harvey
The Adventures of Bluey Swanson
by Wayne Scheer
The Pond Builder’s Son
by Elizabeth Westmark
When She Was Thirteen
by Kimberly Ashby
The Journeyman
by C.G. Morelli
Connie's Dead
by Salvatore Buttaci
Lilly's Dream
by Michael A. Kechula
The Letter
by Gloria Watts
Dancing with Vanna White
by Brian Osborn
The Artist’s Model Reincarnated
by Jim Harrington
Brief Exchange
by Glenn Gray
The Sum of the Parts
by Jim Riley
Living on Love
by Deanna Hershiser
Where Was Love?
by Grant Young
THE UNINVITED DINNER GUEST
by Brittany Crawford
THE WINNER
by Ami Sletteland
THE FIRST COAT
by Gavin McCall
WHERE WAS LOVE?
by Grant Young
REUNION
by Karla Lammers
MISSED CALLS
by Glenn Gray
A KIND OF HUSH
by Lu Belle
Bovine Notes
by Yvette Davis
Marketplace
by Karen Hazelwood-Dantone
Suppertime
Bettye Hudson Galloway
Out Sick
by Mary Baader Kaley
Hippos
by Janet Amalia Weinberg
She Had a Great Fall
by Carol E. Ayer
Checkers
by Barnali Saha
The Rifle
by Isaac Godfrey
Forgiven and Forgotten
by Alice Baburek
Ralph's Demise
by Tamara Pratt
The Calm After the Storm
by Kimberly Ashby
FULL OF WATER
by Kathy Welch
A FOOL SUCH AS I
by Mary J. Breen
A HERO'S DEATH
by W.E. Shugart
GAME ON
by Peggy McFarland
CARA DE LA MADRE
by Jan Smith
FROM THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE
by N. Ray Maxie
FIRST LOVE
by Lorena Dorantes
STAR POWER
by Russ Heitz
CHEERLEADING
by Julia Pierce
SINS OF THE GRANDFATHERS
by Mike Gadell
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
by Rosemary Biggio
A YOUNG MAN NEXT DOOR
by Mei-Li Liu
The Birdkeeper
by Matt Vander Wall
Retirement Day
by KM Rockwood
The Wisdom of Goldfish
by Stephanie Kraner
Because of Great Love
by Dianna Steele
More Coffee?
by Alex P. Harvey
Call Forwarding: A Techno-Shamanic Fantasy
by Patrick J. Worden
Superpower
by J.M. Cinq-Mars
Transition
by Edward Rodosek
The Age of Knowing
by Cheryl Williams
Best Costume of the Party
by Robert Travitz
A Second Chance
by Kathy Priebe
THE CANVAS
by Angela Carlton
THE LONG WALK HOME
by Scott Wilson
THE GREAT ESCAPE
by Steve Slatter
A SPIDER NAMED FROWN
by Jessica Pingle
THE APPOINTMENT
by RB Tolar
THE AIR FULL OF METAL
by Valerie Kravette
SCAVENGER
by Ajay Vishwanathan
A DIFFERENT WAXING
by Tanya S. Brown
ONE-EIGHTY-NINE-NINE
by Jack Lyle
MAMA
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