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Sales Pitch by Henry Simpson
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Bad Decisions by Dale Patrick Smrekar
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Namrata’s Secrets by Rathin Bhattacharjee
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Big Purple Boxes by Caroline Smith
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Early Justice by Kevin Van Den Berg
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Culture by Dey
Culture by Dey By the time the storm cut the power, the six guests had already realized something was wrong…
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A Sparkle in Time by Philip Matcovsky
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The Master of the Needle by David York
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The Reaping by Scott A. Cook
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Chirp, Chirp – A Dark Tale by Gary William Ramsey
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We Humans by Julie Holland
What was I thinking, returning to education at my age? I’m ridiculous. I look around at the other students. They’re…
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Dujuan and the Discovery in Hamrick’s Creek by Bruce Buchanan
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The Latest in Modern Communication Technology by James Rumpel
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Dominion by D Bedell
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My Trip to Australia by Fred Klein
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I Want My Money by Chris Bunton
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A Cat Handler’s Confession by Daniel P. Douglas
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FANTASY GENRE
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Daddy Issues by Kai Toh
Autumn, 1980. After leaving Ahanu and Lleyton, Raith did not go directly home but rather visited an elder of a…
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Jingoistic Giants: Dark Reunion (Part 3) by Tom Kropp
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Heart Hunter by Julia VanderPlaats
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ROMANCE GENRE
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African Dream by Fikile Dlamini
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After the Breakup by Nicki Youngsma
After the Breakup by Nicki Youngsma A woman had a breakup and called her best friend to tell her about it and then said, “Let’s get tattoos together,” because she heard once that feeling a needle’s micro-lances can be cathartic, the burn leaving something in its wake. The friend said okay because that’s what friends…
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A Transfer by June Wolfman
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The Only One She Can Rely On by Huina Zheng
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