The Hair Fairy
/The Hair Fairy is the story I needed…
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Abigail would brush her hair for hours and hours, and STILL, the tangles remained. She stared at her reflection in the mirror and…
By Ruth Wilson
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A Lunch Date with Destiny
/When Laura started across…
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“You are to pay special attention to those who by accident of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with…
By Pete Black
Read MoreThe Girl in the Ether
/Can you miss someone you have never met?
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…the cold north, there was an artist, she lived in a three-story glass tower of windows and bright light—with space for an easel and a desk to write. Her home was pleasant, better than most had it. It had what she needed but…
By Sabrina Lindsay
Read MoreA Little Time with Frank
/…was dog tired as he punched the timeclock for the umpteenth time. He had worked at the same paper plant for over 30 years. It was Friday. He looked forward to going home, avoiding the wife who seemed to hate everything about him, grabbing his fishing gear and heading to his honey hole. Yes, that was the…
By Joe S. Thomas
Read MoreA Command from the Dying
/Irene's mother issues a…
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…Irene's mother was dying, she established some rules. "Irene, when I die, you will of course bury me in the Ashleyville Cemetery. You will visit every day. I know you will. You're a good daughter, though I can't say you always have been very good. Why you married that guy, I have no idea. At least the two of you produced a cute…
By Anita G. Gorman
Read MoreNo More, Just Drive
/…gas tank was full, Josh thought as he punched the steering wheel and simultaneously cranked the motor of the old Dodge pick-up his grandfather had left him when he passed away. He just couldn’t take the home life he’d found himself in lately. He was actually having thoughts of hurting…
By Joe S. Thomas
Read MoreThe Baby Who Was Traded…
/When Moses Carver got word...
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…slave traders from Arkansas raided Moses Carver’s plantation at night. They burned the fields and the barn. And they kidnapped Mary, a slave who had lived and worked on the Carver farm for a decade, and her one-week-old…
By Pete Black
Read MoreCarrie's Tuesday
/Shared societal trauma can…
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…didn’t want to hear it. She got quiet. So I yelled in the phone, “you still there?” Hahaha! I knew she was. She always acts like she through with me, when I tell her what Charles done done to me. Like she not gon’ be my friend no more. Charles ain’t no saint but I ain’t…
By D.W. Keene
Read MoreThe Old Cowboy
/They listen. Some sing along. Some might even think I'm a real cowboy.
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…it easy son. I know you don’t have a license to sell whiskey. I’m not buying whiskey; I’m drinkin’ whiskey. Adds a little extra to the caffeine. If it makes you feel better I’ll keep the flask in my Jacket. “Yeah, well, alright, don’t let the kids…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreThe Escape
/A funny story about a true friendship and trust
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…is walking on the railway tracks and her heart is beating fast. She had escaped from their clutches. They took her out of her home to an unknown place. She had no clue what they wanted to do with her? She however escaped from their grabs and ran to save her life. They chased her but she was…
By Ekta Sinha
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