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The Firefly Catcher
A World War II love story
Sep 14
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Bridget Riley
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The Orphan and the Golden Trail
A fairy tale: Trapped in a flooding cave with a dying fairy, a girl begins to have visions of a strange guide.
Sep 7
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Bridget Riley
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The Mirror
Short story: Little House on the Prairie meets The Picture of Dorian Gray
Aug 31
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Bridget Riley
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Oldie but Goodie
In 1960s California, a teenage girl attempts a dangerous maneuver after challenging a skateboarding champion.
Aug 24
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Bridget Riley
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The Gardener
A fantasy flash fiction
Aug 17
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Bridget Riley
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Of Labor and Love
While helping a client through a precipitous labor, a doula encounters her high school ex-boyfriend.
Aug 10
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City of the Dead
Lunar Awards Honorable Mention - A magical realism murder mystery
Jul 1
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Bridget Riley
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Down in the Holler: The Dream
Episode I
Apr 20
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Bridget Riley
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White Rock Island
An unusual old woman, a secretive crew, and a private island
Apr 6
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Bridget Riley
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The Rift of Santa Rosa
A Lunar Awards Prompt Quest Story
Mar 20
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Bridget Riley
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Blanket of White
When an elderly man with dementia wanders away just as a blizzard rolls in, a young acquaintance sets out to find him.
Mar 9
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Bridget Riley
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Excerpts from the Journal of Dr. Gary Newhouse, MD
A callous doctor encounters a family grappling with a devastating diagnosis.
Feb 24
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Bridget Riley
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