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Author Interview: Pete Barnstrom

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Pete Barnstrom is an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker whose projects have played at theaters …

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Hound of Nudd by Maureen Bowden

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Hound of Nudd by Maureen Bowden Samhain, when the worlds collide: the veil may part and denizens …

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Theme of Absence Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest

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It's time again for the annual Theme of Absence Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest.  Contest is …

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The Sacred Planet by Richard L. Rubin

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The Sacred Planet by Richard L. Rubin It was a forbidden world.  It had been a forbidden world for …

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Bean To Bar by Samuel Barnhart

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Bean To Bar by Samuel Barnhart "We're lost, Leadfoot." Chelayne shoved the wet, useless map back …

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Ghost Experience Podcast – Themistocles by Joe Giordano

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Ghost Experience Podcast – Themistocles by Joe Giordano Beau Hogan: Welcome viewers to the Ghost …

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Author Interview: Joe Giordano

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Joe’s stories have appeared in more than one hundred magazines including The Saturday Evening Post, …

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Close Encounters of the Zoom Kind by Martin Lochman

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Close Encounters of the Zoom Kind by Martin Lochman Godfrey loved Zoom meetings. To be precise, he …

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My Bullet by Bruce McAllister

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My Bullet by Bruce McAllister My uncle was shot between the eyes by a sniper in that terrible war.  …

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The Risen One by R. Michael

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The Risen One by R. Michael Everyone fears death. We look to prolong life at any cost, yet the …

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Dinosaur Queen by Paul Wilson

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Dinosaur Queen by Paul Wilson AP Wire (March 6, 2022)—Taylor Jones, known to her fans as …

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Some Things Should Stay Buried by David Calbert

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Some Things Should Stay Buried by David Calbert Splinters slid into Andrew's calloused palms as he …

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