A Pitch in Time
Our featured story is a satirical look at modern marketing and the many different messages we receive on any given day. Check out “A Pitch in Time” by Graciela Sills.
A Pitch in Time
Yolanda Horwitz (female, 18-35, middle class) stretched herself across the faded gray sofa, her lower legs scrunched together under a short decorative throw that she
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*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Two As soon as
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*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Seven Torren stared down
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*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Four Once Lilleth had