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The Party

Barbara AvonJanuary 3, 2020

The Party written by: Barbara Avon @barb_avon Raucous rock tunes drifted down to their apartment. The party was at its peak at the midnight hour. F...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Israel

Sebastien LacasseNovember 30, 2019

Israel written by: Sebastien Lacasse @Inkwill88 In that eerie predawn glow, a voice echoed from the empty bones of the house. Israel sat in the sti...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

A River City Boy, I Shall Always… Be

Lyle HutchinsonNovember 15, 2019

A River City Boy, I Shall Always... Be written by: Lyle Hutchinson @hutch3713 City Boy City Boy We be River River Runs through thee. We grow ...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Dark and Empty

Catherine Anne MacKenzieOctober 31, 2019

Dark and Empty written by: Catherine Anne MacKenzie @grannymackenzie The carousel slowly twirled while the little horses jumped through the air in ...

EnglishHalloweenLiterature14 min read

Apparition

Lee DunnOctober 28, 2019

Apparition written by: Lee Dunn @66human In the dark of your room Something cold from the tomb Awakes you with feelings of dread Seems to flo...

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This Moment Between Moments

John BrantinghamOctober 17, 2019

This Moment Between Moments written by: John Brantingham Ebbie drops Clair off for karate at the strip mall dojo on Thursdays at 3:30 and takes an h...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Why I Don’t Run Away Anymore

Jim BatesSeptember 30, 2019

Why I Don't Run Away Anymore written by: Jim Bates I ran away from home twice. The first time I was five years old. It was right after my sister wa...

EnglishLiterature66 min read

A New Song

Fred MillerAugust 27, 2019

A New Song written by: Fred Miller The music filled his heart as if he were hearing the words for the first time. Yet he knew better. Years ago, thi...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature21 min read

The Beacon

Dawn DeBraalAugust 17, 2019

The Beacon written by: Dawn DeBraal Dooley Bradford sat in his beat-up Ford 150 pick up at the stop and go lights of two intersecting highways, he w...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature22 min read

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The Bootlegger

Frank GeigerJuly 11, 2019

The Bootlegger written by: Frank Geiger A car with an old man and a boy drove along the rural road to Whitehouse, New Jersey, and entered the small to...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature52 min read

Elegy For A Young Poet

Catherine Gigante-BrownMay 4, 2019

Elegy For A Young Poet written by: Catherine Gigante-Brown @BklynCatwoman In memory of Noah, who took his life by drowning on 10/20/13 at age 19 &nb...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Sunday Dinner

Patricia CoughlinApril 21, 2019

Sunday Dinner written by: Patricia Coughlin Sunlight shone through the window early on Sunday morning, and Dillon was confused. His great-uncle had ...

EnglishLiterature8 min read

The Dog’s Name Was Maxwell

Adam W RedmonMarch 15, 2019

The Dog's Name Was Maxwell written by: Adam W Redmon @AdamsWritings The dog's name was Maxwell, his best friend in the World. Received from his Mo...

EnglishPoetry2 min read

Afternoon Play

Andrew ScobieMarch 12, 2019

Afternoon Play written by: Andrew Scobie Later in the morning, soon after he had been administered with his usual dose of morphine, James would...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature9 min read

I live in the small town of Long Lake, Minnesota, west of Minneapolis. I worked many years as a sales and technical training instructor. I began writing seriously in 2011 by writing a poem a day for a year. I loved the process and stayed with, focusing on rhymed poems and haiku. In 2015 I met a fellow writer who encouraged me to begin writing short stories. I did. In early 2018 I submitted my first story on-line and it was featured on CafeLit. I have been off and running since then. Bridge House Publishing is releasing a collection of twenty-seven of my stories later in 2020. I love the process of coming up with an idea and creating a story that hopefully has both emotional impact and is interesting to read. I have no plans on stopping. Many thanks to Spillwords for featuring my stories, and thank you to those who read them and who voted for me. It is truly an honor to have been selected as Author of the Month.