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	Adelsten Storm M. E. Welch The Baltic Sea was angry, and in her anger she pounded the ancient light house with one hundred foot waves, shaking it's very foundation.... (2,000 Words)
	After-Effect Josef Manz It was coming.I could feel it deep inside, rumbling with energetic force... 3,800 Words)
	The Addict Carla J. Galbraith The glow from the monitor bathed Nick in an anemic light.... 4,550 Words)
	Alien Like Me Dennis Marshall Good Christ... keep calm," I said aloud, if for no other reason than to hear my own voice.... (1,033 Words)
	All That We Are Andrew Burden As she beat against my chest with her fists, it was as if scores of church bells were pealing within me.... (1,300 Words)
	Almost Dead D. Marshal I guess you can get bored in paradise too.... 3,300 Words)
	Animal Behavior Dave Sanders Buff didn't mean to do anything wrong. He just wanted to have fun.... (3,200 Words)
	Apollo 31 Scott H. Martin Houston, we have a problem," Chuck Reily stated into the microphone.... (3000 Words)
	Auction Day Zalman V. There will be excitement tomorrow, that much is certain.... (1,950 Words)
	Bored Sari Kent Boooooored," I sing as I lay on my bedroom floor, staring at my ceiling.... 1,000 Words)
	Baby Emmanuel Larry Lynch Willie B. Perdue's house was tumbledown ... (1300 Words)
	Baby Levy Zalman Velvel It looks like any day now, doesn't it, Mrs. Levy?"... 1,300 Words)
	Beauty and the Big Sleep Barbara Smith I hadn't thought about it in years, but seeing the photographs brought it all back.... (1100 Words)
	Belong to Me Lara Mia Veronica My blood boiled up to two hundred degrees ... (497 Words)
	The Biggest Gift Eunice L. Benz It was the biggest package under the tree.... (950 Words)
	The Birth of a God Kirk Arkady What,' Said the old man suddenly, 'do you think of me Meshka?'... 2100 Words)
	The Black Box Keith Savage It has been a long time, but we draw near our destination.... 953 Words)
	Blink Peter Way Cindy sees the light come on, reflected in the dozen one-way mirrors.... (590 Words)
	Blizzard Paul England Michael was crying with fear and cold.... (1,750 Words)
	Blood Brothers Trace Edward Zaber By thunder, Private Whitmore, have you gone loco in the noggin?"... (4,430 Words)
	Booley Nikkili Senski It was a very small ghost.... (1,800 Words)
	Born Innocent J.C. Lillian Conners Dellium missed Alloria. Closing his tired eyes, he tried to imagine her face.... (5000 Words)
	Broken Dreams Joseph Simiyu Wesega I clearly remember that dreadful moment when I stood over my husband, Tom, the gun still smoking... (1,450 Words)
	Brothers in Arms Scott Martin Clem, you don't have to go," Liza pleaded....(3,700 Words)
	The Bullfight D. Marshall The Bullring was bright and dusty in the early afternoon sun... (1,600 Words)
	Butterfly Eyes Rhonda Nolan The room was filled with loud, frightening silence.... (1,500 Words)
	Cadence Pat Longbrake The crackling crunch of snow, under the rubber of their boots, beat a cadence echoed by Zachary's thumping heart.... (3,500 Words)
	Chasing the Light Pete Magritte Uncle Rick was quite a character... (1,950 Words)
	Child Murderer Brian James Lane Child Murderer still at large" read the tabloid.... 679 Words)
	Christmas Slips Away Bob Kain Toss me one of those spare bulbs will you babe?"... (2,000 Words)
	Cindi Kissantella Barbara Smith I think I'm still in shock. When I turned on the television and saw her Sitting there I was stunned.... (1,400 Words)
	Command Decision Scott H. Martin The cryogenics systems worked, at least they had sixty-six and two-thirds of the time.... (1,950 Words)
	Complexities of the Human Mind John Caine Sitting in a rocking chair beside his bed, I watched as DeRossa slept.... 1700 Words)
	The Crafstmen Regina Phelps Once a week Rafael would place all of the mail on the oilcloth covered table in the kitchen and go through it piece by piece.... 2,500 Words)
	Dad Wrote Poetry Zalman V Garrett was fifteen, the year was 1963, and there was something wrong in his house.... (2,200 1,327 Words)
	The Dark Man on Flight 1225 Zalman Velvel But I just don't understand why you have a problem with this. After all, he's perfect for the part. I mean, look at him."... (3,500 Words)
	Dawn's Cold Moon Andrew Burden Answer me this doctor: Why am I now so reviled?" Christian lowered his head and pulled nervously on his fingers.... (818 Words)
	Dear Diary Katie Kemp I hate you!" Kay screamed at her mom, "All you ever do is ruin my life, You don't even care about me!"... (600 Words)
	Death As A Decimal Fraction Mohan Kumar The phone call came early in the morning when sleep reluctantly let go of my eyelids.... 3,000 Words)
	Decisions Esmond Jones He was confused, sandwiched by his age, no longer a boy but not yet a man.... (560 Words)
	The Djinni Seeker El DeHaai Madho!" cried a childlike voice from somewhere nearby in the thicket.... (900 Words)
	Disposable People Zalman V Charlie knocked on the door to 2F. They better be gone, he thought.... (2,200 Words)
	Drawing Miss Hiller El DeHaai The old bag will never get caught. She knows it, too.... (2,500Words)
	E Tom Cummings When I was a boy, my parents had a piano.... (1,800 Words)
	The Elevator Brian James Lane Greg Tappman worked on the seventh floor of the Cholla Office Building in downtown Tucson.... 1,700 Words)
	Encounter at the Shonan Dennis Marshall The train was fast-a sleek people carrier.... (4,700 Words)
	The End Keith Savage He wasn't exactly excited about his appointment today. Actually, he had kind of been dreading it since his mom had scheduled it for him last week.... 1288 Words)
	The End Of The Rainbow Michael J. Myers During his last conscious years, my wise father's mental perception and stability were beginning to fade and had eventually become close to nonexistent.... 2,600 Words)
	Esprit De Corps Trace Edward Zaber Forty-five!" A single rap shook the dressing room door. Eden Napier Parkhurst placed a hand over her pounding heart.... (5,000 Words)
	The Fall of Hope Keith Savage Drip.Drip. Drip. Drop after drop of water rained down upon the cold, impatient stone.... 1003 Words)
	Family History Trace Edward Zaber The cemetery was foreboding, even though the day was bright and shiny.... (2,400 Words)
	A Fast Food Massacre Mark McGinty Ronald McDonald was sick of the restaurant business.... (900 Words)
	Father Would Be So Proud Scott H. Martin For more than an hour, heavy artillery thundered, spewing blazing destruction across the mile-long field... (1,490 Words)
	Flicker The Custodian Grey concrete and purple rust and worn black macadam are the colors that I wear.... (5,000 Words)
	The Float Josef Manz Sandra Brown was nervous.... (2,485 Words)
	Forever Love Scott Martin Will you love me forever," Ronnie asked? "You know I will," Darla replied.... (2,400 Words)
	Foxxy Lady M.E. Welch Sergeant Matt Mitchell climbed into the nose of his B-19 Bomber and strapped himself in.... (2,500 Words)
	Friendship Nicole L. Givens My freshman year at Christopher Thomas High School began August 23rd, 1990.... (2,000 Words)
	The Gift Barbara Smith She came up from the nightmare gasping, like a drowning swimmer....(2,150 Words)
	The Gift Of Forever J.C. Lillian Conners A winter storm stirred in the east.... 4,998 Words)
	Giggle, Gaggle & Google Zalman V. My wife spent a week designing and building their house.... 2,200 Words)
	Giggle, Gaggle and Google Part II Zalman Velvel Giggle, Gaggle and Google waddled around our small ten acre farm like miniature oil well pumps.... (850 Words)
	The Glass Slipper Regina Phelps The street lamps hazy glow, pierced the dark through a veil of dense snow flakes.... (1,300 Words)
	God's Third Joke David Sonnenschein Whatever", his tired eyes showed his resignation, as he slowly stood up and then took his jacket from the chair.... 3,300 Words)
	The Golden Rose Tayler Konners As the winter winds bellowed, I trudged to the dreary house that crowned the hill.... (770 Words)
	The Grassy Knoll Keith Savage The boy lay on the grassy knoll, each slender blade of grass like a stiletto poking into his back.... 819 Words)
	The Gray Door Michael Weyandt When I regained consciousness, my head was throbbing softly.... (2,100 Words)
	Gut, Pig & Stick Zalman V. he five time champion came from Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, where men ate with both hands. ... 1,600 Words)
	Hannah Loves Jake Jerald Janes Jake picked the album up off the turntable.... (1,700 Words)
	Happy? Pete Magritte Most people are like Joe. They believe that all one must do to become a clown is splash some colorful grease paint on the face and put on some odd clothes.... (3,450 Words)
	The Hockey Player Tayler Konners The tryout had been set up weeks before; the coach knew everything about this amazing goalie, except for the simple fact that Rickie was a woman and not a man.... (2,170 Words)
	A Hole In What? Zalman Velvel Why is there A hole in a man's penis?....[1,800 Words)
	Hostage Joseph Simiyu Wegesa 6:00 a.m. The alarm rings out shrilly waking Sally Jones... (4,300 Words)
	Into The Light Green Onions I knew it was going to be a difficult flight. Being in the middle always makes it seem longer.... (1800 Words)
	Irony Tara Roberts It didn't take me long to realize I am a cat... (2,128 Words)
	It Came From the Redwoods Silai I can do it! I can do it!", a voice was struggling to trespass my tight-closed jaws.... (3,000 Words)
	It's Time Bob Kain Holding the soaking wet little boy by one arm, Lori Sinclair reached with her other hand and shook the shoulder of the man sitting asleep on the park bench.... 1,150 Words)
	Jabby Barbara Smith "Mummy!you nearly hit Jabby with the door."... (950 Words)
	Kyle David Sonnenschein Sometimes I still dream of Kyle. ... 2,750 Words)
	Legacy Barbara Smith Mark Dearden felt his stomach lurch sickly as he scanned the data from the computer readout.... (1,150 Words)
	Let God's Will be Done Scott Martin Such a beautiful day, sunshine, a light breeze, early spring, and SATURDAY!... (2,900 Words)
	Like Frogs Rainin' From The Sky (a fable) Patricia Ethelwyn Howell Name'sBertha, Bertha deBlues as blue as the rag doll Ma gave me when Iwas little.... (1,195 Words)
	The Listener Regina Phelps I consider myself to be a person of credibility and have tried for many years to assure factual truth by verifying every story I've been told.... (2,282 Words)
	Love of My Life Scott H. Martin I give her all my love, that's all I do, and if you knew my love, you'd love her too... and I love her.- John Lennon... (1,800 Words)
	A Love Hate Relationship Scott H. Martin A quarter of an inch, that was the margin of error, small, but still enormous in its impact.... (1,800 Words)
	A Love Story Barbara Smith I cannot understand why men are so passionate about cars.... (1,650Words)
	The Luck of the Irish Paul England Hey, Shirl, come and have a look here," said the assistant hairdresser to her friend....3,600 Words)
	Lunchtime at The Justice Cafe Ken Goldman "So how'd this town ever get a name like 'Justice'?... 1,185 Words)
	The Magic Ballet Shoes Richard Bernstein Once upon a time in a small town{... (1,500 Words)
	The Maggot Treaty Andrew Burden Gregory was a man consumed by hatred..... (1,950 Words)
	Magnolia Blooms Rhonda L. Nolan Lucy sat on the ground and stared at the large gray artifact that held her secret.... (4,000 Words)
	Making Contact Maribel Gonzalez When she came to, the room seemed as though it was spinning.... (1,300 Words)
	March of the Micros Paul England If Mike had stayed at home instead of leaving the house to get fish and chips, things would not have turned out so disastrously.... (2,650 Words)
	Maggie...Is this Trip Really Necessary? Bob Kain For the fifth time in the last two hours I listened as the phone I had dialed rung and rung, with no answer.... (5,000 Words)
	Maggie...Lost and Found Bob Kain Jackson Hole, Wyoming, one of the great ski areas of the country.... (2,400 Words)
	Maudie Janene Duncan My Grandaughter will be adopted over my dead body!" declared Nanna Bet with a tone to her voice I had not heard in my entire five years and seven months.... (4,155Words)
	Max, The Horny Wonder Dog Zalman V. Max, a Golden Retriever with an intelligent reddish-blonde face, sat in front of me in Harold's living room.... (1,800 Words)
	Melt Glynn Sharpe I sit in the wing back chair and watch her sleep. Blinking Christmas lights struggle to brighten the room through the frosted window.... (520 Words)
	The Message Barbara Smith The vast assembly of the United Nations was unnaturally silent, as the packed hall waited for the visitor to speak.... (1,500 Words)
	Mirror Mirror Barbara Smith That she had found it at all had been pure chance... 1,620 Words)
	The Morning After David Sonnenschein Sunday morning, 9.26 a.m.... (1581 Words)
	Mother In Law Barbara Smith It's important that you understand that I love my mother-in-law.... (700 Words)
	My Brother's Penis Zalman V. Okay, let's get the truth out of the way right up front. This is not a story about my brother's penis.... (1,800 Words)
	My Dad Came Home at Christmas Lucille MacRae When I was four... (1,550 Words)
	Nerve Endings Michael J. Myers Light is falling, and as the hours progress, I am growing increasingly frightened... (3,050 Words)
	The Night Time Stood Still David Sonnenschein My name is Janet Maine, but that's not really important... (4,100 Words)
	No One's Perfect Keith Savage In the intense, super-heated core of a pulsar a being evolved.... 492 Words)
	Objects of Desire Scott H. Martin They were my first thought in life. I needed them to survive, to give me sustenance, to help me grow as a man.... (800 Words)
	The Old Year Passed Jackie Ashton The small girl held her hands high above her head, spinning round and round as if in a hypnotic trance.... (1,400 Words)
	Once Upon a Star Barbara Smith The animal raised its head nervously, sniffing the air, ready to flee at the first hint of danger.... 1,555 Words)
	Only Happy When It Rains Tom Cummings I’m only happy when it rains... 4250 Words)
	The Other End David Csathy Jackie hung up the phone and sighed.... 1,900 Words)
	Overs Barbara Smith It should have made more noise, something so important,... (1,950 Words)
	The Parlour Janene Duncan carlos strode purposefully across the gray linoleum towards his workstation, looking very much like a man on a mission.... (1,055 Words)
	The Piano Player David Csathy Becky stared at the black, satin finish of the baby grand.... (2,800 Words)
	Plight of the Unicorns Fadzlishah J. Rosli Blood was everywhere.... (5,000 Words)
	Poor Emmitt Scott H. Martin Emmit lived in the woods near the swamp out past route twenty-two.... (2,750 Words)
	A Prelude to Genocide Josef Manz All around his ship the tiny attacking craft became sentient... 5,000)
	Prey Allan Rodda Four men sat crouched at the bar of Hunter’s Inn in Nairobi, Kenya. The time was two in the morning.... (3,140 Words)
	The Protocol D. Marshall I had just entered the wardroom when my personal communicator implant sounded in my thoughts.... 2,300 Words)
	Queen of the Office Melissa K. Beynon Working in a building where god-only-knows what kind of chemicals are being mixed by students on the floors above my head, I've developed an acute case of paranoia.... (4,100 Words)
	Quiet Desperation Tom Cummings There's an insistent buzz, peeling your sleeping mind apart,dragging you headlong into the land of the living.... (2,100 Words)
	Revelations M.E. Welch I awoke from my dreamless slumber at my usual time.... 5,000 Words)
	Revenge Sean Jeffrey Jack Bright’s wife had long since died.... 1,400 Words)
	Robin's Demise M.E. Welch Young Master Robin sat upon one of the many stone walls that devided his father's vast estate... 3,800 Words)
	Satan and His Demons Jackie Roberts Malcolm Sumner enjoyed being Satan.... 2,600 Words)
	Scotomata Mohan Kumar Scotoma: n., pl.- mata, (fr. Gk skotomat-, skotoma, from skotoun to darken) a blind spot or a blind area within the normal bounds of vision.... 4800 Words)
	Six Cribs Mark McGinty Six cribs. Noise. Air conditioning, too cold..... 4800 Words)
	A Seamless Kiss Andrew Burden The Blood was still warm, but cooling rapidly in the snow laden air.... (1,800 Words)
	The Shadow Club Pete Vergette We grew up calling them the Shadows. I can't, for the life of me remember why and I'm sure it'll come to me, anyhow that's the name that stuck.... ( 3,426 Words)
	Sholom Zalman Velvel Ishmael handed his plane ticket to the El Al security officer, a young Israeli man of twenty-five who had cynical eyes and an impassive expression.... (3,600 Words)
	Sitting in the 'Shrooms Melissa K. Beynon You know how when people wish they’d seen something they say, "Boy, wish I could’ve been a fly on the wall for that.... (1,300 Words)
	Softly at First Glynn Sharpe The elevator was uncomfortably hot.... (1,790 Words)
	A Special Day Barbara Smith Jessie cupped the rose tenderly in her hand.... (1,130 Words)
	Spirits and Tales M. E. Welch Captain Eddie Saunders sat at The Blind Pig Saloon looking out over the dusty streets of Key West.... ( 4,000 Words)
	Streams Andrew Burden Such an innocuous looking thing, no longer than his fore-finger, yet Philip knew how dangerous it was... 2,400 Words)
	The Suspect Esmond Jones Aubrey Fenton was a man who's face fitted the crime, was that why he was being grilled? They pullled him in... (800Words)
	My Sweet Marie Tara Roberts The woman in the basement stopped crying today. It's too bad. I miss the sound of her voice--so soft and sweet, so much like Marie's.... (2,581 Words)
	Santa's Coming to Town Barbara Smith Roland smiled broadly as he peered through the glass office window... (1,400 Words)
	Sidetracked Pat Longbrake I had nothing on my mind other than paying for the few groceries... (2,500 Words)
	Smooth Operator Phillip M. Pluta Larry Tarkington knew that Dottie Westford was dangerous... (5,000 Words)
	Some are Tricks, Some are Treats Scott Martin You go get it," Tommy challenged. "You kicked it, you go get it," Johnny shot back. ... (2,900 Words)
	Stories of the Wind Mohan Kumar The boy was happy, swinging his legs to a rhythm of his own as he sat on the park bench.... 1,500 Words)
	The Travellers Josef Manz By the time Nasike was thirteen, she had visited over fifty worlds.... (1,200 Words)
	The Truth About Caleb Rhonda L. Nolan Caleb Martin pulled up into his driveway and noticed Angela's white Ford Mustang convertible parked out front.... (4,900 Words)
	The Two Card Trick Paul England Tom looked at the solitary twenty-cent piece in the cup of the poker machine.... (1,990 Words)
	The Unspeakable End Tara Roberts My front tooth fell out this morning, right into my hand.... (2,081 Words)
	Urban Legand Brian James Lane "After you escaped from the psychiatric ward, you began to take your revenge by removing organs from your victims and selling them on the black market... (1174 Words)
	The Visitors Nikkili Senski Halloween night: Leaves in shades of russet, copper, and gold scampered across the street ... (2,350 Words)
	Weakness Joseph Simiyu Wegesa Paula Connors had not seen Geoffrey Preston in three years.... (3,200 Words)
	The Weight of a Blind Dog Larry Lynch When William Bennett Perdue and his young friends were not in school, they played in or around the barbershop.... (3,500 Words)
	When God was a Little Boy Zalman V. Good night,Johnny." "Night, Dad."... (1,300Words)
	When the World Awakens Russell Grantham It was the year 2023. Two factions fought for domination in a broken Europe.... (1,650 Words)
	The Wrath of Kali Mohan Kumar The summer I returned home to attend the funeral of my Grandfather turned out to be a voyage of discovery and delight... (4,750 Words)
	Writing Class Judson Jones Beginning, middle and end," Thomas said to the class. "If it doesn't have these, then it usually doesn't work as a short story.... (2,500 Words)
	You Don't Love Her Zalman Velvel Rudy kissed her lightly, and she responded passionately.... (2,300Words)

Special thanks to the designers: Robbie, Dianna and Carla
The Phoenix, September, 2001