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True American Artform

by Simon Kay

An account of a pivotal game of pool.

- Length: 11 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 22 Comments

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Sacrifice

by Jamie Cameron

A boy takes revenge on his sister's favorite doll.

- Length: 11 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 12 Comments

Elvis Died at the Florida Barber College

by Roger Dean Kiser

A young boy's attempt to model himself on Elvis highlights the realities of life in an orphange.

- Length: 2 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 82 Comments

The Hero

by Sue Ragland

A brief memory from 1918.

- Length: 2 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 89 Comments

True American Artform

by Simon Kay

An account of a pivotal game of pool.

- Length: 11 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 22 Comments

The Bisto Kid

by Jamie Cameron

A boy secretly looks after a kitten after saving it from being drowned.

- Length: 9 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 22 Comments

The Three Fishermen

by Tom Sheehan

An atmospheric recollection of a riverside encounter.

- Length: 5 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 32 Comments

Cheese

by Sushma Joshi

A Nepalese boy dreams of cheese.

- Length: 16 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 76 Comments

The One That Got Away

by Denny Johnson

A journalist tracks down the man who escaped being the twelfth victim of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Contains adult material.

- Length: 16 pages

- Age Rating: 18

- 131 Comments

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