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Lifestyle | Free spirit | Story
"A Birthday Party" A Strait-laced couple attends the 98th birthday party for the house of a free-spirited woman. By Molly Quell.
Short story | Despair | Supernatural
"The Green Dress" A beautiful woman stands at the edge of a bridge as if she's contemplating suicide. By Carter Little.
Poetry | Reminisce | Childhood
"My Mother's Patio" A woman sits on her patio. She remembers her mother and next door neighbor as she watches grackles on the patio. By Marley Greiner.
Fiction | Fantasy | Edgy
"Two Rules" A witch gets more than she bargained for when she tries to make a stew out of a stranger. By David Carpenter.
Despair | Poverty | Danger
"Alive" A person asks what it would be like to be alive and not merely survive. By Dante Silva.
Nature photos | Environmentalism | Commentary
"Snakes" An AI animation made from a variety of snake pictures taken along Oso Creek. By William Mays.
Poetry | Sassy | Sexy
"Summer Delight" A couple ditches traditionalism and embraces earthly delights. By Alice Marks.
Single Parent | Abuse | Disturbing
"The Caged Bird" A parakeet figures prominently -- and tragically -- in the lives of a woman and her daughter. By Alondra Usai
Danger | Coming of Age
"The Rock" Teenaged boys dive off a very dangerous cliff. By Leonore Wilson.