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Poetry
Poetry: The Enabler by Irwin
The Enabler by Irwin The gadfly emerges from his nest, a gold medalist in convolution, crawling through mud as if…
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Poetry: The Ardent Rush by R.H. Peat
The Ardent Rush by R.H. Peat They come to hear the song in river; there swimmers wade within the deep.…
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Fiction
Flash Fiction: The Unexpected Visitor by Neetu Malik
The Unexpected Visitor by Neetu Malik I am backstage, ready to approach the footlights. A few moments remain before the…
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Flash Fiction: Courage by Henry Hatchet
The year was 2039; the insurgency had begun. The acrid stench of diesel fuel filled the still afternoon air,…
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Poetry
Poetry: So Close… by Lisa Korba Alvarez
So Close … by Lisa Korba Alvarez was the winning entry for WritingForums Grand Invitational Prize Poetry Challenge 2016 Side…
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Fiction
High, all the Time, by Epimetheus
Winning entry for the Literary Maneuvers Fiction Challenge “Final Girl”, July 2019 High, all the Time Let the base kick…
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All We Need Is Matching Overalls
By Michael Edwards All We Need Is Matching Overalls Yeah, wartime prisons, they ain’t gunna shoot you a smile, they…
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Impostor
By Jennifer Christie Temple Impostor He wore life like an overcoat plucked from a peg by the door of a…
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Poetry
The Siren Temptation
Andrew Clunn: The Siren Temptation Fools told you to seek contentment, and to cast me away. They claimed I bring…
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Fiction
Smile, Though your Heart is Breaking
by Susan Coleman Smile, Though your Heart is Breaking The aneurysm didn’t kill him. A miracle, they said. The road back…
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