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January 2021
Prompt: “The time has finally come.”
Crunch Time by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
Tennessee Spaceships by Lucas Staggs
Long Haulers by Jason Stanaland
Denouement by Angeli Wei
The Herdsman by James Silver
The Time Has Finally Come by Doug Hockenberger
Momentum by Jack Walsh
Showtime by John Carroll
There Will Come Another Time by Das Ser
Terraforum by K. Anduze
Sympathetic Garbage by Benji Carr
Tiger the Goldfish by Justin Barisich
The Time Has Finally Come by Jessica Nettles
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December 2020
Prompt: “Ain’t nothing like the real thing.”
The Ersatz Man by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
The First Two Cards Are Dealt Face Down by James Silver
Yes or No by Angeli Wei
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November 2020
Prompt: “The show must go on.”
The Myrlanx Must Be Fed by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
Have Courage and Try by Angeli Wei
Shattered Hope by Harrison Wiggins
Torturing Alexa by James Silver
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October 2020
Prompt: “Do the right thing.”
Election Update by James Silver
Ask, and You Shall Know by Angeli Wei
A Good Life by Das Ser
Boxes by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
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September 2020
Prompt: “Maybe there’s more to it.”
Alpha Romeo by K. Anduze
The Experiments of 34 and 42 by Jack Barnett
Derealisation by Josh King
Get the Message? by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
Happiness is A Cold Gun by James Silver
The Rollercoaster That Ends At Your Local Wal-Mart by Nathaniel Stoutt Weaver
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August 2020
Prompt: “We’ve built a solid foundation.”
Letting Go by H. Wiggins
Judgment Day by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
Oops 98 by James Silver
A Message From the Moon by Jack Barnett
If You Think It, They Will Come by Josh King
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July 2020
Prompt: “It’s the home stretch.”
How John Lewis Won His Seat In Congress by James Silver
Reunion by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
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June 2020
Prompt: “I wouldn’t bet on it.”
Propaganda Machines by James Silver
DeHUMANized by H. Wiggins
Expectations by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
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May 2020
Prompt: “Take what you can get.”
What The Beatles Wear by James Silver
Delete a Letter of His Name From Your Contacts Everytime He Makes You Upset by Angeli Wei
Slaughterhouse-2020 by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
Is It Not So? by Das Ser
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April 2020
Prompt: “Let sleeping dogs lie.”
G by James Silver
Black Box by Das Ser
Buried by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
A Father’s Love by Dennis Johnston
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March 202 0
Prompt: “Not a scratch on it!”
The Billion-Dollar Maybe by James Silver
Emergency Break by Rebecca Coates
The Darkest Heart by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
Untitled by Das Ser
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February 2020
Prompt: “A penny earned.”
Pinky by Angeli Wei
The Boy by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
A Penny Earned by Das Ser
Charity Begins by James Silver
Mental Caliber by K. Anduze
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January 2020
Prompt: “Born under a bad sign.”
The Fable of the Spider and the Ant by Jack Walsh
Bad JuJu by J Kyle Kelsey
Kick Six by James Silver
The Rose Woman by Mark K. Winchester
Flower Garden Apothecary Shop's Witch of Good Luck by Angeli Wei
The Loyalist by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
Heirloom by Chris Wood
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December 2019
Prompt: “Back to square one.”
Open Ending by Dennis Johnston
The Collection by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
Across Word by James Silver
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November 2019
Prompt: “I can’t go for that.”
The Same Old Lines by Hadass Wade
Scarlet-Stained Snow by Angeli Wei
Factory 699 by Das Ser
An Early Rebellion by James Silver
Deep Fake by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
The Dunbrooke Minute by Brendan O’Neill
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October 2019
Prompt: “Come as you are.”
The Big Bang by Rebecca Coates
Wedding Vow by Angeli Wei
Come As You Are by Shant Khodadadian
The Spokesperson by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
Faust by Das Ser
600 WORDS FROM THE FIRST SEX SCENE I EVER WROTE, Circa 1973 by James Silver
The Chill Valley Preservation Society by K. Anduze
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September 2019
Prompt: “It would take a miracle.”
That Short, Cheating Asshole by Raina Shirazi
Intercession by James Silver
Given Wings by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
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