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Midnight Clockwork
Suspense
Sep 20 • 
Bridget Riley
23
7
Casper Cape
The Wreck of the Aurgoron
Sep 5 • 
Bridget Riley
25
2
The Brewer (Part II)
The second installment of a magical realism triptych
Mar 8 • 
Bridget Riley
24
11
Salmon Bones
A flash fiction about a dog and his boy
Feb 22 • 
Bridget Riley
31
19
Plunder of Zadar
A historical flash fiction
Feb 1 • 
Bridget Riley
27
13
Oldie but Goodie
In 1960s California, a teenage girl attempts a dangerous maneuver after challenging a skateboarding champion.
Aug 24, 2024 • 
Bridget Riley
8
3
The Gardener
A fantasy flash fiction
Aug 17, 2024 • 
Bridget Riley
35
24
The Parable of Jimmy Grey
A Wicked Writing Contest Story
Mar 25, 2024 • 
Bridget Riley
25
14
The Pothole on Kentucky Avenue
During an after-school race, a little boy finds someone who needs his help.
Mar 16, 2024 • 
Bridget Riley
10
1
Treasure on the Missouri
In 1854, a steamboat hits a snag on the treacherous Missouri River. In 1989, a farmer and a treasure hunter encounter something hidden beneath the soil.
Feb 17, 2024 • 
Bridget Riley
16
13
A Safe Deposit
Three co-lessors enter a bank’s strongroom to open a mysterious, recently-inherited safe deposit box.
Dec 23, 2023 • 
Bridget Riley
5
2
The Custodian
The Gasper Tower is a magnet for suicides – but is it a curse, or just a side effect of being a tall building? The skeptical new night janitor is poised…
Dec 9, 2023 • 
Bridget Riley
24
5
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