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• Salmon and Bullheads
  Posted: Sunday, May 12, 2013  by Lucille Bellucci
  About partnerships More..
• Cuentos de la Costa
  Posted: Wednesday, May 01, 2013  by Brian S. Goodson
  A diving adventure. More..
• Holding On To Glass
  Posted: Sunday, April 21, 2013  by Drew L Carpenter
  This story attempts to explore the dynamics of a couple''s relationship while letting the reader decide why the relationship is troubled. More..
• The Wolf and the Riding Hoods
  Posted: Friday, April 19, 2013  by Laurel Lamperd
  An fantasy - what happens when you meet a wolf in a forest More..
• Post-Adoption Panic!!: The Adoption Chronicles.
  Posted: Saturday, April 06, 2013  by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
  A couple is dealing with a newly adopted child who doesn't speak their language. More..
• Coming of Hippolyta
  Posted: Friday, April 05, 2013  by Laurel Lamperd
  Fantasy - an unexpected visitor changes Madge's life. More..
• Shanti
  Posted: Wednesday, March 20, 2013  by Laurel Lamperd
  A fantasy with an Indian twist More..
• Oscar Picks 2013
  Posted: Sunday, February 24, 2013  by Marcus Dino
  It''s that time of year again More..
• Searching For Hope Chapters One and Two
  Posted: Saturday, February 23, 2013  by Michelle R Kidwell Power In The Pen
  I have relearned to look at things in a more positive light, and not only focus on what I do not have. More..
• When Wealth, Facts, and Inheritances Collide
  Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013  by E. D. Phillips
  Truth takes a backseat. More..
• Geriatric Romance 1&2
  Posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2013  by Mark M Lichterman
  Nadine? Nadine is one of those older women that maintains the shadow of her youthful beauty while her elder beauty, at least to me, shines through the wrinkles on her face and the thickening of her body as one that, easily to see, Nadine was a raving beauty in her earlier years. More..
• It Happened So Quickly Part One
  Posted: Saturday, January 05, 2013  by Michelle R Kidwell Power In The Pen
  Just this past summer my life was very different. More..
• Baggage
  Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2012  by Byron Edgington
  The annoying TSA woman More..
• Christmas in Evanston3
  Posted: Sunday, December 09, 2012  by Mark M Lichterman
  5:20… Oh, come on, already! 5:28… 5:35… Shit, what’s twenty-five lousy minutes? His hand shaking, he dialed: S-H-3-5-7-5-8. More..
• Christmas In Evanston2
  Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2012  by Mark M Lichterman
  Quite often distance will help people appear to look prettier or handsomer, but upon coming closer the illusion frequently changes; blemishes and facial lines appear, eyes become shadowed and light-colored hair will sometimes show roots of black… Part two (captioned in red) follows part one More..
• Christmas in Evanston Pt 1
  Posted: Sunday, December 02, 2012  by Mark M Lichterman
  Standing in front of a Marshall Field window, Myra, Walter and Mitchell watched an animated display depicting Santa on his sleigh snapping a whip above the heads of his troop of reindeer led by the newly born Rudolph, thanks to Gene Autry’s recently popular recording of “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. More..
• Small Town Blues
  Posted: Sunday, November 18, 2012  by Kate Loveday
  When Gail decides to befriend newcomers to the town the results were far from what she envisaged. More..
• Welcome Aboard
  Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2012  by Mark M Lichterman
  Ignoring him, taking the papers, “Christ, Mac,” crossing the room, “just look at what they sent me for a replacement!” Slapping the papers on the Yeoman’s desk, Ewing pointed a stiffened finger to something on the top of the first sheet of paper. More..
• Who Are We?
  Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2012  by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
  A woman with cerebral palsy shares her story. More..
• Hard Hat Riots of 1970’s
  Posted: Sunday, November 11, 2012  by Chris the Abducted Alien
  Written by Chris L. More..
• The Holey Pocket
  Posted: Saturday, November 10, 2012  by Mark M Lichterman
  Slouching, his Jockey shorts had hiked into his groin, and by putting his left hand into his pocket and stretching his finger through the hole he’d discovered when his nickel fell out, by ripping the hole further he was able to. More..
• They Always Come On Sunday
  Posted: Thursday, November 08, 2012  by Janna Hill
  November is National Alzheimer's Awareness Month. More..
• Little Dick:X Rated
  Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2012  by Mark M Lichterman
  Shrugging the robe off, Rhea left it where it fell. More..
• Not A Good Day
  Posted: Monday, October 15, 2012  by Mark M Lichterman
  This excerpt is from my published novel, “For Better or worse” which is the sequel to “Becoming”. More..
• A Jewish Friend
  Posted: Wednesday, October 10, 2012  by Mark M Lichterman
  “Oh, sure!” Smiling back, Marsha punched Mitchell, not too softly, on the shoulder. More..


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