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The Marine Corps Shuffle by Jon Gugala
After a final embarrassment, Jon, a U.S. Marine, decides to take dance lessons to impress women.
He and his roommate take them together, and as they practice, Jon begins to think that maybe a friendship is what he wanted instead.
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Double Diamond Slope by Sharon Greene
Dumped on the eve of a pre-paid ski vacation, Sharon goes looking for the comfort of strangers in one of the most conservative towns in America. Not Safe For Work.
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Gold Miner Dad by April Newman
When her dad goes rogue and becomes a gold miner, teen April is dragged on a prospecting trip out west. He’s looking for treasure in New Mexico; she’s looking for him.
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Where Those Men Have Gone Before by Ian Bacchus
Star Trek was all about exploring strange new worlds and new civilizations. This fan does exactly that when he starts hanging out with his future gay best friend-in-law.
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Growing Pains by Kim Morris
Heartbreak at the school dance. And before you think the grown-up version is the same, it isn’t.
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Paint it Black by Nick Ward
It’s New Year’s Eve, and finding a good place to get real drunk is just the beginning...
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Through the Glass by JC Aevaliotis
When he was 18, JC Aevaliotis walked away from religion. Then he got a job at a tiny AM radio station that sold air time to local preachers.
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Drama School by Julie Ganey
In her first excruciating weeks at an acting conservatory, Julie Ganey considers becoming someone else, both onstage and off.
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Breaking Up With Kenny by Ryan Blitstein
A young man shares a New York apartment with a childhood friend who’s grown up to become a self-involved womanizer. But he can’t bring himself to move out.
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Brutus and Portia by Khanisha Foster
First love - break-up sex - and Shakespeare.
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Jacob’s Question by David Peak
Lusty. Perverts. Horny. Words that sound out of place in a public school classroom - especially when spoken by the world’s best social studies teacher. In this story even the simplest things - pop songs on the radio, innocent questions from friends - can unlock dangerous secrets.
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Go Ahead by Sara Kerastas
Sara K had a temporary job as a relay operator once. She facilitated phone calls for the hearing impaired. This is the story of one particular call - a personal call. It was three-and-a-half-hours long. And let’s just say she got a little too in to it.
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How You Do Anything by Larry Kerns
When an overzealous father tries to teach his teenage sons how to chop down a tree with an axe the way Thoreau did, the situation turns life-threatening and the battle between man and nature takes an unexpected turn.
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Rose by Kimberlee Soo by Kimberlee Soo
A chance encounter between strangers in a ladies-room creates a connection that transcends time.
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Broadway Baby by Rosie Forrest
Not your typical father/daughter story. With her dad at the piano, Rosie relives her childhood as a Broadway star. From Annie to Cabaret, this dynamic duo takes their show on the road - and learns the real world isn't as kind as the living room.
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Bust Up by Kim Morris
A fist fight, a gang fight, a car crash. And that’s just a small part of the relationship. “Bust Up’ tells what it takes to finally decide to walk away.
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The Dresden by Nick Ward
Three friends, one busted stereo, and a house full of dickheads. Somebody’s got a secret to share about a destructive final evening of college.
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Mark Fox by Matt Miller
I like to believe that people are born good, that humanity distinguishes itself from the rest of the animal world by our capacity for love and generosity and goodness. That there is no such thing as a “bad seed.’ But when you know a man like Mark Fox, you are forced to re-consider some things you think you know about the world.
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Granny's Leathers by Deb Lewis
A novice leatherdyke holds all things SM sacred and Granny - an old hand in the SM scene - might as well be the Lone Ranger. A decade later, this novice makes a confession, and it has to do with Granny’s leathers...
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Brothers by Doug Whippo
One winter evening, a lonely heartbroken young man receives a surprise visit from his wayword older brother who teaches him that the loss of innocence can lead to unexpected epiphanies.
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Plan B by Molly Each
Through thick and thin, highs and lows, awesome adventures and hideous relationships, Molly Each has always been able to count on her best friend. In addition to solid friendship and hilarious hijinks, the fact that he's a guy means she can count on him to be there in the end if all other relationships have failed. But what happens to their friendship when her Plan B guy joins the married world?
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My First... by J. Adams Oaks
Join Jeffrey, the young budding writer, for one unusual music-filled summer night full of many surprising firsts, beginning with a Parisian-style artist salon populated with drunk poets, dancing painters and... oh, yeah, fighting jugglers too.
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The Girls by Bobby Biedrzycki
The nights are silent, but a bit uncomfortable in Bobby Biedrzycki's eerie Christmas tale The Girls. The story chronicles the experiences of a young boy, and his attempt to make sense of the world around him, as local girls begin to go missing from his small Minnesota town during what is supposed to be an otherwise happy holiday season.
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Birthday Suit by Margot Bordelon
Working overtime on her 26th birthday, Margot receives a surprise visitor: an aging woman dressed in a dingy, pink gorilla suit, who just won’t stop singing.
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Push, Kick, Coast by Ric Walker
Ric Walker remembers friendships and Roller Disco in the dog days of summer in 1980. This story represents the marker between the carefree life of childhood and adult responsibility. Recorded live at Webster’s Wine Bar on November 11, 2007.
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