TV Guide

Rein (Roy) PetersOctober 16, 2020

TV Guide written by: Rein (Roy) Peters    I listened to an older retired guy talk about his love life years ago and he said, I look at the tv gui...

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Sun Bright/Sunburn

Glenn BrescianiJuly 17, 2020

Sun Bright/Sunburn written by: Glenn Bresciani   I hate sunlight. It burns my face. The lifeforms scurrying over my skin are loved by the sun. In dir...

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Your Training Never Ends

Jamal H Goodwin Jr.July 15, 2020

Your Training Never Ends written by: Jamal H Goodwin Jr. @Jaygoodwin171   We are in the dojo, kneeling. Sensei and her students robed in their gis, I...

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The Power of Words

Jenise CookApril 17, 2020

The Power of Words written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook   My father was lynched. Mama took her own life. Foster care rotated me from family to family. ...

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Fire

Mehreen AhmedMarch 30, 2020

Fire written by: Mehreen Ahmed @MehreenAhmed2   Laura stood at her window in the forest hut, watching a jaundiced sky. The bats and the crows flew in...

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It Should Have Been Me

E BarnesMarch 21, 2020

It Should Have Been Me written by: E Barnes   I told him to never open my bureau drawers, but he needed money for his first school dance. He wanted to...

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Gathering

Kelley FarrellFebruary 20, 2020

Gathering written by: Kelley Farell @elleykawrites   You always said the kitchen was our gathering place. “Over fine food families are saved.” ...

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Rescued

Jenise CookFebruary 7, 2020

Rescued written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook   “Look at her.” “Which one?” “The red sweater. Quick, sit up,” Felix purred to his sister. “She’s comin...

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Inheritance

E BarnesFebruary 4, 2020

Inheritance written by: E Barnes   The old man was in a hospital bed in his favorite room overlooking the water fountain he had installed when she was...

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Checkmate

E BarnesDecember 28, 2019

Checkmate written by: E Barnes   At his usual time, he checks out a chess set from the nurses' desk. "You be white, Dad." He's amazed. His fathe...

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Match

Susan L De MillerNovember 14, 2019

Match written by: Susan L De Miller   My finger hovers over the keyboard. The cursor blinks. “I have a match.” I whisper. “Are you going to open it?...

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The End

NT FranklinJune 26, 2019

The End written by: NT Franklin   She heard the noise and saw the collision. She stood motionless for a split second before running to the scene. Even a...

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Vegan Dinner

Sinister SweetheartJune 5, 2019

Vegan Dinner written by: Sinister Sweetheart   Someone throwing a dinner party referred to himself as a "vegan" cannibal. I asked him how such a thing c...

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The Iron Burned

Zoey XoltonMay 13, 2019

The Iron Burned written by: Zoey Xolton @zoeyxolton   The Ranger cursed through his teeth as the iron chains that bound his wrists and ankles burned his fl...

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