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A Buddy Holly tribute band hits trouble when the County Fair pitches its tents.

- Length: 20 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 22 Comments

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Necklace of Souls

by Frances Gapper

I know it's risky attempting to steer a liminal conversation but that's me...

- Length: 1 page

- Age Rating: PG

Rage Against the Current

by Anthony Perrotta

Once again, Joseph noticed the anger in his friend’s eyes.

- Length: 10 pages

- Age Rating: 15

The Fountain

by Wayne Harper

His watch was a large, solid Breitling which he wore in defiance of all the advice he’d been given...

- Length: 5 pages

- Age Rating: 15

- 1 Comments

Things We Do Not Want To Hear

by Marcela Carbajo

Wistful story about communication in a relationship.

- Length: 3 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 44 Comments

Comfort in the Dark

by Garrett Socol

Jeannette treasured the moment when television sets died, computers shut down, and refrigerators stopped refrigerating...

- Length: 15 pages

- Age Rating: U

The Angel and the Spook

by Nektaria Petrou

If you’re going to spend a lot of time with a woman before you put her behind bars, she might as well be a looker.

- Length: 12 pages

- Age Rating: PG

We'll Be Returning

by John Riha

As I live and breathe, I’ll always love this cabin.

- Length: 3 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 2 Comments

Cold Salt Water

by Maria C. McCarthy

The water is pink, the blood seeping into the crystals.

- Length: 3 pages

- Age Rating: 15

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The Lady Or The Tiger?

by Frank Stockton

A semi-barbaric king devises a semi-barabaric (but entirely fair) method of criminal trial involving two doors, a beautiful lady and a very hungry tiger.

- Length: 7 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 1157 Comments

Sabotaging Robby

by Dan Malakin

But when their father was killed, the dynamic of their relationship changed...

- Length: 11 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 2 Comments

BERTIE

by Jon Langford

What would you do if your family preferred a robot over you?