May 26, 2024
Reach the beach - title cover - image of Florida beach, with car superimposed over top with title text
Published by Jack Bates at May 26, 2024
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Reach the Beach

The car was quiet. Eddie listened to a radio station doing a two-hour Phil Collins set. He heard ‘In the Air Tonight’, ‘You Belong to Me’, “Sissudio’, ‘Take a Look at Me Now’ and ‘Take Me Home’ every thirty-five minutes. Everything repeated. The show was taped then looped because apparently no one wanted the late-night on-air shift. The programming kept him awake. He didn’t stop again until they reached the junction with I-10 in Lake City, Florida, just after three in the morning. Eddie had driven two-hundred-sixteen miles. The Old Man needed all fifteen gallons.
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May 22, 2024
Leave it there bobbing on the ocean - a Will & May story
Published by Melissa Juchniewicz at May 22, 2024
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Bobbing On the Ocean

“I’m sorry. I’ve almost got it licked though. I’m never touching another drop. Going on the wagon. I’m quitting. That was it last night, I promise. I’m done,” he said.
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May 10, 2024
The Long Deep Freeze, Part 1 cover - the plan - image of frost on glass
Published by Kay Lesley Reeves at May 10, 2024
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The Long Deep Freeze, Part 1

As we walked among the pods, I stressed the level of demand and the need for absolute secrecy to protect the privacy of the famous clientele. She seemed satisfied, and we returned to my ‘consulting room’ to finalise the terms.
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April 25, 2024
"I'm For You, If You're For Me" - music fiction story cover - Jack Smiles
Published by Jack Smiles at April 25, 2024
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I’m For You, If You’re For Me

Sure, they were real pros compared to Rex, but all they did was cover songs. Rex, though he could only strum a few chords, was a dreamer. The chords and melody came to him one night sitting alone in his apartment after a couple hits on a bong.
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April 8, 2024
a new mother - image of mother's hand holding newborn baby hand
Published by Megha S. Gupta at April 8, 2024
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A New Mother; Matritva

When she said that, I noticed that the baby's head was falling downward. I thought this strange because I have always heard that new mothers ooze with motherhood and instinct. But in this case, it seemed like she had no concern for the baby. Ignoring the other red flags, my brain compensated with the thought: Maybe she is exhausted?
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April 6, 2024
Interior of large Catholic church - For Thine is the Power title
Published by Melissa Juchniewicz at April 6, 2024
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For Thine is the Power

Paulie and Will were friends because they were almost the same age and lived next door to each other but Will spent more time with his brothers, John and Stevie, than the neighbors. Will and Paulie kind of looked alike, though, and when they walked around town people thought they were brothers, or “Irish twins,” as Mr. Carey at Carey’s market said.
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March 25, 2024
duped - part 2 - red beam of light, man being lifted - pod person
Published by Claire L Marsh at March 25, 2024
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Duped, Part 2

Penny stood up and waved her hand in front of Benny’s glassy eyes. No reaction, no blinking, nothing. It was like Benny had been scooped out of his body. Eve pulled the bottle away from his right-hand without resistance but the hand kept repeating the motion.
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March 23, 2024
red light, man in beam - science fiction - duped part 1 - cul-de-sac life
Published by Claire L Marsh at March 23, 2024
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Duped, Part 1

All captured by his spotlight, Benny wrestled the bag like it was a dopey Alsatian three-quarters his size, up and over the plastic container. The white property light intermingled with yellow streetlights, overlaying Benny with a nostalgic sepia tone. Just as he closed the lid, the light changed and Penny uprooted herself from within the squidgy cushions to the edge of the chair. Benny stood in a vertical tube of crimson light descending from the sky. His arms bolted straight upwards and head flopped down to his chest like his neck bones had dissolved.
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March 16, 2024
by the light of the moon - couple silhouetted by bright orange and yellow moon - Saturday romance
Published by Peter J. Barbour at March 16, 2024
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By the Light of the Moon, Part 4

“I can tell the future and here's what I learned,” I said with dramatic seriousness. “I will not need to ask anyone to homecoming because I'll be taking you. Paul will be home with mono. You may not know but my pebbles know.”
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March 11, 2024
by the light of the moon - part 2 - romance fiction cover - she stayed - moonlight background
Published by Peter J. Barbour at March 11, 2024
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By the Light of the Moon, Part 2

I raced through the line taking food without much thought. Platter piled high, I breezed past the cashier and out into the dining room. Normally, we ate in a small room behind the main hall away from the co-eds, but I refused to miss this opportunity to dine with her.
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