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House of Chapters, by Ian D.M. Taniels ✍️ (opens the original)
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Heller’s Last Call, by Jacob Seinemeier (opens the original)
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More Great Reads are on my BookshelfBookshelf To be featured on the Bookshelf, please message me!I’m pleased to share for your reading pleasure, this Author Gold Short Story Award Honorable Mention, Heller’s Last Call, by Jacob Seinemeier.Submission Round: July 2026 — Genre: Fiction, Urban Fantasy<a href="https://authorgold.subst
What the Movies Leave Out, by Jeff Howard (opens the original)
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More Great Reads are on my BookshelfBookshelf To get yourself featured o the Bookshelf, please message me!I’m pleased to share for your reading pleasure, this Author Gold Short Story Award Honorable Mention, What the Movies Leave Out, by Jeff Howard! Submission Round: July 2026 — Genre: Fiction, Horror<a href="https://authorgold.substa
Face, Fingers, and Feet: On Exposure and Coverage, by Michelle Ray (opens the original)
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I am honored to feature Face, Fingers, and Feet: On Exposure and Coverage by Michelle Ray as the winning story of round two of the Author Gold Short Story Contest.<source type="image/
Would you read this manuscript? (opens the original)
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