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Matthew Rayback in After Hours @ Write On

Nov 16, 2020

Diamond Girl, Paper Boy

“Tell me a story.”

RyanCoons in After Hours @ Write On

Nov 29, 2021

Every Ride Home from School with My Four Year Old

a masterclass in redirection

Jen Jackson in After Hours @ Write On

Nov 29, 2020

Hugging and Kissing

One of my husband’s favorite stories is when I met his dad for the first time and I opted out of the introductory handshake…

Joe Bartenhagen in After Hours @ Write On

Nov 30, 2020

Thank You for This Meaningless Award

Thank you for this award.

Lauren Udwari in After Hours @ Write On

Nov 30, 2020

Gravity Returns Everything

I like it when my hair is wild
and my feet are bare.
I like the lines on my face that speak for me:
“Been…

Matthew Rayback in After Hours @ Write On

Jan 11, 2022

Flies and Oil

Most days, it was obvious that #MeToo hadn’t reached the oil fields. Walking from the rig to her trailer, Locksley could shrug off the…

Dan Fletcher in After Hours @ Write On

Nov 30, 2020

Sunset Motor Lodge

Like the vacancy light shorted out with 40 rooms sitting empty in his chest.
But he didn’t notice.
The cherry gloss Mustangs…

beth lopez in After Hours @ Write On

Nov 30, 2020

Year of If and Then

If 2020
were a poem
it would have
a lot of consonants.
A hit of cognitive dissonance,
a heavy arrhythmic halt.

Kim Smart in After Hours @ Write On

Nov 30, 2020

I’m Sorry Mrs. Gibson

Mrs. Gibson, I hope you’re still gracing this world with your wisdom. Because I owe you an apology.

Diana Kightlinger in After Hours @ Write On

Nov 30, 2020

To Naomi Claire on Turning One

21 February 2011

Dear NeNe,

These were the top 10 stories published by After Hours @ Write On; you can also dive into yearly archives: 2020, 2021, and 2022.

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