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    The Magician

    July 28, 2023 / No Comments

    “Joey Hunter!” Our son’s shout vibrated the metal stands we sat on. Onlookers covered their ears. They obviously had children who spoke in normal decibel levels.

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    Rebecca Carey Lyles
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    BAD GIRL

    July 21, 2023 / No Comments

    I can’t understand why she cares so much about the admittedly inappropriate nature of the name we’ve chosen. I rack my brain, trying to make sense of this attitude I’m getting from her. Why these waves of criticism crashing toward me from across the desk?

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    Lisa Michelle Hess
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    CHAPEL OF THE SACRED BRAMBLE

    July 14, 2023 / No Comments

    Like a wary desert leopard, the monastery crouched halfway up Mount Sinai’s rocky slope. Judas eyed the rugged peak and wondered if those who built the hermitage thought they would somehow protect Moses’ sacred encounters with Jehovah. The full moon hovered just above the barren mountain, casting a silver glow against the monastery wall and the noiseless structures contained within.

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    Peter Leavell
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    John Wayne Lives

    July 7, 2023 / No Comments

    He pulled his billfold from his back pocket, retrieved the tattered paper and carefully unfolded it. “This says I won the lottery…a hundred thousand dollars.”

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    Valerie D. Gray

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