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Stories
Story of the Week
The dark creatures are still, yet they give life to the whole mountain.
Nonfiction
She could not have known how uncannily she resembled me.
Nonfiction
Marriage changes passion. Suddenly you’re in bed with
a relative.
a relative.
Nonfiction
“He’s a mad dog on a chain. You don’t stick your fingers in his mouth.”
Spring Contest Winners
We chose to stay in the brutality of that night, even as the girls walked away.
Nonfiction
If you let me live, I will buy you beer whenever I see you in town.
Nonfiction
These adventures taught me that writers are flawed human beings.
Story of the Week
When the population was whiter, they fawned over the Korean.
Nonfiction
I drank every night until late and drew earth-shaking conclusions.
Nonfiction
We’d never had a cross word, but I’d never corrected him.
Story of the Week
If he could not evade a serious question by a joke, he bolted.
Nonfiction
The onus is on you, because you care about your car and your life.
Story of the Week
I was opposed to the taking of human life. I was opposed to all war.
Story of the Week
When the doctors’ voices started turning to noise, I didn’t fight it.
Winter Contest Winners
Our eyes searched for the island, but ahead there was only overcast.
Story of the Week
“The basis of literary friendship is mixing the poisoned bowl.”