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Prompt
Our featured story (and our Short Story Contest Winner!) is a witty thriller that will take you for a ride. Check out “Prompt” by Tracey Scott.
Prompt
The body lay there limp and lifeless. The words stare back at Sam, black and stark on the bright screen in the dim light. He
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Sailor’s Sea
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