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Sonnet by Douglas D. Brown

Police Officer watches his own death and the aftermath.

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Stayin' Nonalive by Brian Peace

Waking up in a funk happens to all of us from time to time. You don’t want to be a part of life, but suicide is too extreme. What if you decided to take a day off and just not be alive for a day? Can you ever go back to living?

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My name is Simon Newell Blacksmith by briana paul

England 1914 Newell is a master smith and iron worker .A stranger hires him to shoe four very mysterious horses with their riders

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Farewell, My Garment Bag by John Lenore

Needing more luggage to transport suits purchased in Hong Kong, a young man must leave his old garment bag behind.

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A Twist in the Old Lasso by Jo Ann Snapp

Nettie Yelter has spent eight months writing letters, sharing feelings, likes and dislikes with Jake Spiral, a man she found in the Boston personal ads. She decides to go west to meet the man she has come to love.

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Echoes by Jan Letoha

Lora Braxton inherits a moss covered mansion called Stonecrest and resolves a family legend

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We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made Of . . . by Teresa McDonald-Jackmond

A modern young woman dreams of the past . . . only to discover that the fragile enchantment of dreams mask the terrifying dark side of reality.

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