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Ashes to Ashes | Aphra Pell

January 7, 2019 Aphra PellFree Short Stories

Ashes to Ashes Aphra Pell Dragging Energy Award “Can I turn the radio off?” “Sure.” “Thanks. Just need to phone the office.” So… this is my student activist brother aged 41. Slight paunch, thinning hair, and working in middle management. […]

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Mr and Mrs Joyce | Erin Green

January 7, 2019 Erin GreenFree Short Stories

Mr and Mrs Joyce Erin Green Dragging Energy Award The smell of coffee wafted through the kitchen as Mrs Joyce loaded breakfast plates into the dishwasher. It was a Monday and the children were upstairs getting ready for school, clumping […]

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The Last Swipe | Robert Madden

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 Rob MaddenFree Short Stories

The Last Swipe Robert Madden The Dragging Energy Award Through the keyhole of the toilet room door Connor could see his wife, Mary, at the kitchen sink. Whereas he was content to throw the frying pan into the dishwasher, she […]

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Stripped | Melinda Walters

January 7, 2019 Melinda waltersFree Short Stories

Stripped Melinda Walters The Dragging Energy Award Marriage counselling can be the most soul baring and stripped -down process unimaginable or it can be the humbling raw emotional band aid that promotes healing. The talking is over, the slinging matches […]

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Daylight and Nighttime | Darajabi Nnamani

January 7, 2019 Darajabi NnamaniFree Short Stories

A stolen month on the other side of the planet… was it this far we had to go? Daylight and Nighttime Darajabi Nnamani Dragging Energy Award Remote beach, South Africa, February 2012 I kept wandering along the moonlit beach, the […]

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Home is Where the Heart is… | Olinda Braganza

January 7, 2019 Olinda BraganzaFree Short Stories

Home is Where the Heart is… Olinda Braganza The Dragging Energy Award   Rose dug her toes into the pristine white sand of the isolated island. The salty breeze of the fresh sea flirted with her wild curls as she […]

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The Dragging Energy Award

October 17, 2018January 8, 2019 EditorialShort Story Contests

A contest about building folks up and tearing them down now due Sunday 16 December 2018

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A Wolf in Writer’s Clothing: The Tobias Madden Interview


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The Wolf in the Castle: An Interview with Jeanette Stampone


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Jurassic Heart Surgery: An Interview with WOLVES author Ian Harrison

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