The Boy In Red

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“The Boy in Red” has as its backdrop the Nagorno-Karabakh War of the mid 1990s. The war had shaped the present and the future of the young generation, the main character included. However, the six year old Hyke is about to…

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…concert took place outside the kindergarten. Blue spruce strove to survive the prolonged dry days of Armenian summer, but the war had not helped. Dawn's light shone gold on shattered limbs amid the blue needles. Mulberries…

By Sean J.H. Rubin

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Hideo's Gift

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Hideo has a gift, and soon finds out just how important it is to others.

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…month had passed. The term 'noodify' - an amalgamation of nudify and noodles - a term coined by a Washington Post article Hideo was reading, wide-eyed, that had caught his eye and made him chuckle. He couldn't believe the news had reached America so soon. He was still in shock about it all. He looked up…

By Chris Grey

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Missouri

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…bought our first place in Missouri and learned quickly all country folk ain't as friendly as you would think. We stayed there just long enough to sell it and get the Hell out of the area. We were looking for a new place so we would be ready when that one sold. We were out in the country just looking at the views of the mountains when we topped a hill. There was one beautiful sight…

By William Bailey

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Memories of Emily

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This is a piece I wrote upon remembering the passing of my unborn daughter in 1982.

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…has a funny, almost ironic way of bringing each of us full circle in our lives, doesn’t it? We expend so much time and energy in the building of our adult lives as we try to forget those things which have bought us so much pain, regret or sadness, while those things that we want to remember or recall all too often evade…

By R.L. Seago

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A Quantum Event

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This is a story about Political Chaos and Intrigue. We are living in Interesting Times.

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…Chan started his career as a teenager making paper dolls; then, he became a serial killer. He was also a respected Fashionista. He loved women’s lingerie. Timothy was a multi-tasker. By the time he turned thirty he was a wealthy celebrity; but he had…

By Lee Balan

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Coastal Terrors

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Teenagers of a small town go head to head with a suspected murderous mayor.

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…night was strangely silent for June. The New Moon made moving near the aft difficult. The pale young man easily lifted the contents of the fishing bucket and tossed it over the edge. He still had a few trips to make down below before the contents of the hidden compartment were completely…

By Alex Almeida

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Solidarity

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Emery's a mess and Reese knows it. Lucky for her, he knows just what she needs. Challenge accepted.

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…chooses a lone elevator from a wall filled with them. Once we step inside, the door closes, separating us from the rest of the world. We lean against the wall of the well-appointed conveyance, its high-end décor holding its own against the building in which it’s…

By Madison Willoughby

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The Library

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Woman seeking new apartment for her and her dog

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…was a mild mid Summer day in Pasadena. The late afternoon sun had begun to produce dazzling reddish orange hues that danced around the quiet neighborhood. Shannon was showing the house, to Kelly, in order to finalize the sale of the house she had lived in for over nine years. Shannon waited to show the Library last on the…


By Alex Almeida

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