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Driving the Loop by J.M. McNeely-Kirwan

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Richard

Manny drove through the night on a narrow highway that curved constantly to the right, threading its way through a forest. The trees hung low over the tarmac like they wanted to take back every square inch.

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Secrets Beneath His Chest by Miss Verse

Posted on February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 by Richard

Miss Verse is a professional dancer, artists and poet. You can read more of her work on Twitter at @MissVerse_

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Fly Away by Esha Jaiswal

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Richard

A soul made of words nestling in a mortal body – Esha and her incandescent love for poems is ancient and sacrosanct. She has crocheted her irenic words into fine fabric of love, cosmos, power of SHE and mirabilia. Come and celebrate poetry through her words and behold them bloom in sequestered splendour

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Panic Attack 2 by Romana Capek

Posted on February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 by Richard

Gray morning. The clouds did not lift as the forecast had predicted. I spent a sleepless night because I drank a cup of a strong black tea earlier in the evening. I look at my watch on the nightstand; it shows nine o’clock. I am cold and trying to get warm under a lightweight summer blanket.

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Suspenseful Eyes by adivayeatts

Posted on February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 by Richard

You can read more by adivayeatts at her Twitter: @adivayeatts

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Shame by Anne Lost

Posted on February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 by Richard

Anne is the pen name of a lost poet. She loves working out with weights and words. She writes about sexy corsets, darkness, and everything in between

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Inanimate Objects by Louis Gallo

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Richard

Four volumes of Louis Gallo’s poetry, Archaeology, Scherzo Furiant, Crash and Clearing the Attic, are now available. Why is there Something Rather than Nothing? and Leeway & Advent will be published soon.  His work appears in Best Short Fiction 2020. A novella, “The Art Deco Lung,” will soon be published in Storylandia. 

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50 Word Horror Story for 50 Dollars Contest

Posted on February 1, 2022January 28, 2023 by Richard

Welcome to our 2022 50 World Horror Story for 50 Dollars Contest. Honestly I had bad experiences with giving away money in contests before, so I am going to put down the ground rules!

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2022 50 Word Science Fiction Story Contest

Posted on January 24, 2022January 28, 2023 by Richard

We’ve never done this contest before. I was shocked when I realized we have never done a SciFi 50 word contest before. So we have decided to run one and see how it goes. Welcome to our 2022 50 Word Science Fiction Story Contest. We are looking for a story with science in it, and for it to be a complete story of course, as always. 

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The Only Love Haiku You’ll Ever Write Contest

Posted on January 24, 2022January 28, 2023 by Richard

This is a difficult contest. Honestly I don’t think a lot of writers will be able to do this one. If we get responses on this one, I’ll honestly be shocked. Welcome to our 2022 The Only Love Haiku You’ll Ever Write Contest.

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6 Word Memoir Writing Contest

Posted on January 21, 2022January 28, 2023 by Richard

6 Word Memoirs are all the rage on the net and in writing communities right now. Everything from YouTube videos to TicTok, Twitter and Facebook all have hosted these types of contest.

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2022 Horror Haiku for the Promo Contest

Posted on January 21, 2022January 28, 2023 by Richard

Welcome to our 2022 Horror Haiku for the Promo Contest! I love writing contests, big and small, so we are doing a couple more. These are always so fun to read, and we do read every single entry!

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2022 50 Horror Story “for the promos contest”

Posted on January 21, 2022January 28, 2023 by Richard

Welcome to our 2022 50 World Horror Story “for the promos contest” contest. This is our long cold winter contest. Everyone seems to like these, we are giving out ads on our site and social media

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Never-Ending Horror Haiku Post

Posted on January 19, 2022March 25, 2025 by Richard

Writing exercise: Can you write a Horror Haiku? 

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Never Ending 50 Word Horror Stories

Posted on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 by Richard

This is not a contest. This is the post where we are asking you to post your 50 word horror stories. There are few reasons for this post. 1. I love 50 word horror stories. 2. I want place to collect them for our readers without our readers feeling judged by rankings.

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