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Michael Turner -

Though it was never his intention, drugs had made him a wealthy man. When he was younger, he wanted to...

Michael LaPointe -

If I'm not paying attention, I'll sometimes cross paths with an old friend. After wishing me a Happy New Year, they always ask,...

Dan Schwartz -

And I wish it would again, but it has been twenty-one days so far and nothing has changed. People have been going about their...

Elizabeth Warren -

I woke with a start but lay still, waiting for my quickened breathing to slow, the hairs on my arms to settle. Crisp new...

Teri Vlassopoulos -

When I emerged from the forest I was six years old, all tangled hair and scabby legs. Skinny. Everything had been so blurry, a...

John Brandon -

The name of the lot was COOS AUTO BROKERS and the motto was Good Cars—Good People. Joyce used her weight to open the...

Peter Darbyshire -

Nickel takes everyone in the office on a corporate retreat for the day. We go to Gun World, an indoor shooting environment in the...

Tamar Halpern -

I am sixteen and running away to the house where the grifters are squatting. A single story rectangle with a claustrophobic porch, the place...

John Goldbach -

He kisses her neck, while she sleeps, with little pressure. Staring at her, he thinks of the warmth and desire her face inspires...

Sherwin Sullivan Tjia -

The hypnotist knows what he’s doing. The woman in the bed with him has her eyes closed. She was very susceptible. Not everyone is....