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The End of the Game
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Catching the beast is easy. But then? Winner of Weekly SCREAMS!!! 11.19.21.
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Like I said, Death wangles a holiday. Winner of Weekly SCREAMS!!! 11.05.21.
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Percy's Night Out
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Percy meets a newcomer on his night out.
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Weaver
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The scariest arachnid of them all. Winner of Your Better Nature Contest, October 2021.
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Wheat
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A reaper meets a blacksmith.
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Air Conditioning
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Halford meets the voices. Winner Weekly SCREAMS!!! October 8 2021.
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Deinonychus Antirrhopus
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Dr Polt hatches some eggs. Winner of SCREAMS!!!, 09.30.21.
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Undead Ambition
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A method actor aspires to greatness. Winner of SCREAMS!!! Pop-Up Contest, 09.17.21.
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Eternity
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Jim does a favour for a friend.
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Outcast
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Shipwrecked survivors on a harsh planet.
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Ghosted Memoirs
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The old colonel gets himself a ghost writer.
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A Seasonal Thing
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George suffers under a curse.
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Breakthrough
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A man receives a mailer ordered years before.
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Fragmentation
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A day of surreal events.
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Advent
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A spaceship is damaged and finds a planet for the survivors.
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The Water Vole
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A hiker stops to admire a country scene.
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Woden Pie
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A tale of a dusty old professor and his new student.
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Bomber Boys - Chapter One
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Jake discovers an old cabin deep in the woods.
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Svengali Comes Clean
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Svengali Reveals Himself.
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The Meeting
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Garcia is late and accompanied. First place in Only Short Stories, July 2021.
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Hornetz
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A man has a chat with a hornet. Winner of Dialogue 500 Contest, May 2021.
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A Question of Direction
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I find myself in Wonderland
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The Man Outside the Window
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A man appears with a warning.
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To Live Forever
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Humphrey tells an unbelievable tale.
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Winding Up Clocks
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Bernard buys a strange clock.
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Snack Time
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A day in the life of a vending machine.
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Awakening
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A janitor works on a boiler. Winner of SCREAMS!!! April 13 2021.
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The Excrescence
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Harvey has a cleaning problem.
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Morrison's Moment
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Morrison finds a reason for being.
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The Duel
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An unusual duel.
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Ghost Hunter
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2247357
Who exactly is the hunter?
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The Notebook
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Henry buys more than he bargained for. Winner of SCREAMS!!! March 21 2021.
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Hashing It Out
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A conversation leading to a decision. Winner of SCREAMS!!! March 09 2021.
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The Black Sands
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Hanson flees from a dark threat.
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Ingram on the Case
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Ingram works it out. Winner of SCREAMS!!! March 07 2021.
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Uriah and the Tagman
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The mage explains things to his friend. Winner of SCREAMS!!! March 06 2021.
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Fairy Nuff
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An unusual fortune teller. Winner of SCREAMS!!! February 22 2021.
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Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
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Grafton has a seismic experience. Winner of SCREAMS!!! Feb 03 2021.
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The Colour Revolution
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Grandpa reveals an alternative history of the world.
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Jimmy's Last Job
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Jimmy's last mark gives trouble. Winner of SCREAMS!!! January 31 2021.
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Some Have Greatness Thrust Upon Them
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The history of my father in "The War."
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The Long Walk Home
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Blake meets Death.
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Implications
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Brad receives a strange birthday present.
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Overconfidence
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Hindemith in Hades. Winner of SCREAMS!!! January 24 2021.
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What Lies Beneath
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Something evil stirs in the darkness.
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The Old Man of Hoy
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Morgan meets the Old Man.
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SHORT STORY
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A Measured Response
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Arnold finds a tape measure. Winner of SCREAMS!!! January 17 2021 and Weekly Winner.
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