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All Posts By Shirley Blair
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Changed Priorities
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Fiction Sneak Peek: February 15, 2020 Issue
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Writer of the Week: Margaret Connor
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Village Green
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Fiction Sneak Peek: Feb 8, 2020 Issue
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Post-it To Publication
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Fiction Sneak Peek: February 1, 2020 issue
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Writer Of The Week: Vivien Brown
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Berlin Directions
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The Changes So Far: An Update
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Fiction Sneak Peek: January 25, 2020 issue
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Elbphilharmonie
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Announcing Your New Fiction Editor
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Fiction Sneak Peek: Jan 18, 2020 issue
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Soho Square
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Writer of the Day: Anna Hamblin
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Fiction Sneak Peek: Jan 11, 2020 issue
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Writer of the Day: Lynn Smith
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Writer Of The Day: Gillian Best
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Fiction Ed’s Book Review: “The Hunting Party”
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Fiction Sneak Peek: January 4, 2020 issue
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Sweater
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Merry Christmas From The Fiction Team
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Big Wheel
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Fiction Sneak Peek: December 21, 2019 issue
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Vietnamese Meal
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Writer Of The Week: Meg Hudson
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Ripples
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Fiction Sneak Peek: December 7, 2019 issue
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Writer Of The Week: Eithne Cullen
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Mountain Bike
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Writing For The “Friend” And Payment – Part 2
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Fiction Sneak Peek: November 30, 2019 issue
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Illustrator Of The Week: Gerard Fay
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Bechstein Piano
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Fiction Sneak Peek: November 23, 2019 issue
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Bird In Tree
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Fiction Sneak Peek: November 16, 2019 issue
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Books As Art
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Fiction Sneak Peek: November 9, 2019 issue
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Writer Of The Week: David Kippen
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Hamburg Rathaus
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Nope, Nothing Happening Here (But Retiring)
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Fiction Sneak Peek: November 2, 2019 issue
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Have I Got News For You!
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Writer Of The Week: Sharon Newell
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Solo Runner
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Fiction Sneak Peek: October 26, 2019 issue
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Police Line
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Fiction Sneak Peek: October 19, 2019 issue
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Sunset From The Train
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We’ve Signed Up Three New Writers
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Fiction Sneak Peek: October 12, 2019 issue
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Illustrator Of The Week: Kirk Houston
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Serial Writing Workshop, September 25
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Stone Steps
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Fiction Sneak Peek: October 5, 2019 issue
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Writer of the Week: Sally Trueman Dicken
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My New Interest In Pinterest
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: 1958 Buick
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Fiction Sneak Peek: September 28, 2019 issue
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Mortar And Pestle
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Fiction Sneak Peek: September 21, 2019 issue
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Our 150th Fiction Special Illustrations
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Runner Bean Soup
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Story Starter: Serial Writing Workshop
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Fiction Sneak Peek: September 14, 2019 issue
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Tay Bridge Disaster
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