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Jan 12, 202120 min[Fiction] Sometimes They Bite by Lawrence BlockSometimes They Bite by Lawrence Block Mowbray had been fishing the lake for the better than two hours before he encountered the heavy-set...
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Nov 4, 20203 min[Kelp Original Fiction] The Hammer and the Flameby J.R. Angelella My father complained of having flame-shaped hands. He hated that he didn't have hands like his father, my grandfather,...
Oct 30, 20208 min[Fiction Contest Winner] THE PULLby Liz Michaud The screen door of our cabin swung shut with a shriek of rusty hinges. I flinched at the sound but kept my eyes fixed on...
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