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Title:	Who was Miklas Rosa
Author:	Alan May
Dated:	Tuesday, November 01 2011 @ 06:00 AM EDT
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Snowflakes drifted slowly through the leafless branches as the soft light of late afternoon stole away. The old oak chair creaked as Frank Marshal rocked back and forth watching as the blinking Christmas lights grew brighter, painting the snow in reds and greens.

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Lunch Break

Author:	Levi London
Dated:	Friday, August 05 2011 @ 06:00 AM EDT
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The floor boards moaned a squeaking yelp as the old man lumbered across the floor. A fat, swollen hand shifted from his round side to his lower back where pain played the piano across his spinal cord. The persistent throbs made him grimace, and the few remaining yellow chicklets in his mouth ground upon each other.

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The Others

Author:	Jan McEachen
Dated:	Monday, July 11 2011 @ 06:00 AM EDT
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The tall, sweeping grasses obstructed his vision. Every few strides he’d coil the tensed muscles in his haunches and leap with his tail balancing him like a rudder: head down, ears flat, tail straight, five or six strides then a leap. It had become a rhythm with soft fluid movements and bunched muscles coiling and extending, stretching and flexing. His powerful binocular vision allowed him to see a wide swathe of the horizon and he could see it all: the trees to the west, the quarry partly hidden by the grass and the river quietly disappearing into the valley to the east. Closer and closer he moved as the intoxicating scent of his prey grew stronger, and in front of him the grass parted effortlessly allowing him to choose the path to his quarry.

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Deadline Extended

Author:	Dee Horne
Dated:	Sunday, July 10 2011 @ 04:49 PM EDT
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Scroll in Space is pleased to announce that we have extended our deadline to August 1, 2011. Read on for further details.

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As The Wind Blows

Author:	Liz Albl
Dated:	Friday, July 08 2011 @ 04:10 PM EDT
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“Help! Help!” She tried to turn around but couldn’t. The solid walls pinned both shoulders. A heavy presence began to fill her, starting in her forehead and pouring down into her belly. “Help!” She thrust forward but the walls closed in further. Her face was now compressed between them. She tried to open her mouth and scream again but couldn’t. A balloon was inflating in her throat, smothering her voice behind it. Her heart was beating faster and faster, she tried to coil and flex against the growing pressure but the density continued to crush her small body. With everything she had she struggled to call out.

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It Takes One to Know One

Author:	Deborah Poff
Dated:	Monday, May 09 2011 @ 03:05 PM EDT
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Henry was in a rage. To be more accurate, Henry was in a raging depression. Sometimes Henry was just in a depression and plodded through his own little hell by putting one foot in front of the other until the depression dissipated and he could once more experience the muted satisfaction that passed for happy in his life.

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One Last Chance

Author:	Holly E.C. Durocher
Dated:	Thursday, April 14 2011 @ 09:00 PM EDT
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Leighton was immediately greeted by security personal. Before he had even turned off his SUV at the psychiatric hospital, he was met by two armed guards, one on each side of his vehicle. They checked his identification, and made numerous calls before he was allowed to proceed. After he had been deemed worthy, two more armed guards came from inside the building to escort him.

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