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NEVER FORGET: 9/11

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Memorial Day 2020

In honor and memory of all who have given their lives for our country. THANK YOU

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A. L. Kaplan Wins Another Flash Fiction Challenge

A. L. Kaplan is the Readers’ Choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge. The winning entry is decided by the popular vote and rewarded with a special feature on Indies Unlimited.       Don’t forget to sign up … Continue reading

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PORTAL

Papa?” Davis looked at the child. Her pale face smiled as she lay in the hospital bed. Dark smudges surrounded her eyes, eyes bereft of lashes. Tubes and wires stretched from her to the bank of monitors that bleeped, dripped, … Continue reading

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There’s A Hole In My Soul

There is a hole in my soul. An empty place where my friends once played. Stolen, ripped out by a stranger with a gun. Why? How could this happen? Innocent eyes, trusting, closed forever. I don’t understand. Grown-ups, once pillars … Continue reading

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Love and Devotion

Smooth gray stones burn the pads of my feet and the sun sears from above. My tongue hangs loosely from my mouth as I pant, but it’s dry and cracked, granting me no relief. I long for some shade or … Continue reading

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