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  Agosta, Carolyn Steele
After The Wink
A forty-something wife and mother toys with the idea of having an affair.
- Date Added: March 2003
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:5 stars
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Flags Waving
J.L. sees her dad at the Old Soldier's Parade.
- Date Added: March 2007
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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Oral Tradition
A family takes its annual trip to Camp Meeting
- Date Added: March 2006
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  Andrews, Peter
Lizard Boy
One summer Mickey and his best friend decide to grow a lizard
- Date Added: July 2009
- Length: 13 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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  Arbogast, Crystal
Covenant
Two childhood friends find themselves part of the D-Day landings during the second world war.
- Date Added: June 2000
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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Hobnail
Scary bedtime story about a mother and daughter's night-time journey home.
- Date Added: March 2001
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Cellmate
A beautifully constructed tale based on the true story of a night spent in jail with the last man to be hanged in Whitesburg, Ky.
- Date Added: March 2000
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Certification of Brandon
A young man hangs himself in prison. Public defender Audrey Meyers reflects on the events that led to his death.
- Date Added: January 2001
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Westernization of Mrs Jones
The story of the Filipino wife of a misogynistic soldier.
- Date Added: January 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  Atkinson, Steve
Harry's World
First person account of a department store caretaker's final day before retirement.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:3 stars
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  B
  Baines, Elizabeth
A Glossary Of Bread
A story that explores a woman's restless childhood through the various types of bread she encountered.
- Date Added: July 2003
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Compass And Torch
A boy goes on a camping trip with his estranged father.
- Date Added: March 2003
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  Beard, Alan
Background Noise
A change of life leads to disaster
- Date Added: October 2009
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:3 stars
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The Heebie-Jeebies
Is Barry hallucinating again?
- Date Added: October 2009
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:4 stars
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  Bourne, Helen
Choosing Shoes
A cleaner talks about her double life.
- Date Added: September 2006
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: 18
- Rating:5 stars
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  Bove, M. T.
Caged Johnson
The story of Sump Stevenson, an optimist and coal miner.
- Date Added: October 2000
- Length: 17 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  Brindle, Jamie
The Big Deal
Quince sells death. No wonder he likes his job.
- Date Added: January 2006
- Length: 13 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  Briscoe, H.
The Scream
A tale set in a fairground that will strike a chord with anyone who has siblings.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  Brookes, Richard
Wabash Cannonball
An old time hobo takes the train ride of his life.
- Date Added: September 2002
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  Cameron, Jamie
Crimson Pirates
An unpleasant encounter with a local drunkard leads a boy's brothers to act to protect their mother. Contains strong language.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:4 stars
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