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The One That Got Away
by Denny Johnson
A journalist tracks down the man who escaped being the twelfth victim of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Contains adult material.
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: 18
- 132 Comments
5 Stars
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Cheese
by Sushma Joshi
A Nepalese boy dreams of cheese.
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 76 Comments
5 Stars
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The Hero
by Sue Ragland
A brief memory from 1918.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 91 Comments
5 Stars
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High Times in Jamaica
by Richard Jacobs
In 1954, a round-the world hitch-hiker takes a break in Jamaica
- Length: 14 pages
- Age Rating: 18
- 19 Comments
3 Stars
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The Bisto Kid
by Jamie Cameron
A boy secretly looks after a kitten after saving it from being drowned.
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 24 Comments
4 Stars
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The Knife
by Denny Johnson
A journalist gets a lead on the O.J. murder weapon.
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 23 Comments
2 Stars
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The End Of The World
by Sushma Joshi
The reaction of one Nepalese family when a learned sadhu prophesizes the end of the world.
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 43 Comments
4 Stars
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The Bully
by Roger Dean Kiser
A chance meeting brings back memories of a difficult childhood.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 121 Comments
5 Stars
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The Whale Sound
by Roger Dean Kiser
A boy helps out 'the deaf kid' who is being picked on by the orphanage bullies.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 74 Comments
5 Stars
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The Cellmate
by Crystal Arbogast
A beautifully constructed tale based on the true story of a night spent in jail with the last man to be hanged in Whitesburg, Ky.
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 97 Comments
5 Stars
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Year of the Monkey
by Tyler Ashton
They were his creation and he cared for them like a father should.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
3 Stars
High Times in Jamaica
by Richard Jacobs
In 1954, a round-the world hitch-hiker takes a break in Jamaica
- Length: 14 pages
- Age Rating: 18
- 19 Comments
3 Stars
Cheese
by Sushma Joshi
A Nepalese boy dreams of cheese.
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 76 Comments
5 Stars
Butterflies
by Roger Dean Kiser
A vivid memory of an incident from the life of an orphanage child.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 221 Comments
5 Stars
The Hero
by Sue Ragland
A brief memory from 1918.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 91 Comments
5 Stars
The One That Got Away
by Denny Johnson
A journalist tracks down the man who escaped being the twelfth victim of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Contains adult material.
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: 18
- 132 Comments
5 Stars
The Bully
by Roger Dean Kiser
A chance meeting brings back memories of a difficult childhood.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 121 Comments
5 Stars
True American Artform
by Simon Kay
An account of a pivotal game of pool.
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 23 Comments
5 Stars
The Whale Sound
by Roger Dean Kiser
A boy helps out 'the deaf kid' who is being picked on by the orphanage bullies.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 74 Comments
5 Stars
The Cellmate
by Crystal Arbogast
A beautifully constructed tale based on the true story of a night spent in jail with the last man to be hanged in Whitesburg, Ky.
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- 97 Comments
5 Stars
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