The Preservation
Foundation, Inc.
WRITER'S SHOWCASE
FICTION
2018 Stories
August
Duah Francis
The Bees
Eman Khalid
Just A Dream
Onatola Abiodun
Mansion Atop Your Heads
Khulekani Ndlovu
The Waiter
Virginia Strickland
Tongues
R. G. Kaimal
The Silver Lining
Laura Labno
A Ladybird
Melisa Lewis
Oh No Dino
Melisa Lewis
The Darling Little Girl
July
Karima Ait Oufela
The Tree House
June
Swetha Arun
How Blue is my Sapphire?
Mausumi Phukan Baruah
Retreat
Sachin Verma
The Story of a British Lady
May
Vishal Sudarshanwar
A Cigarette Shop
Kathryn Lynch
We Don't Allow No Dopers
Kathryn Lynch
Prisoners
Mason Sickle
The Story of Crazy Antler
Kathryn Lynch
Stupid Old Lady
Kathryn Lynch
The Ice Cream Truck
Kathryn Lynch
Cheese Box Killer
Kathryn Lynch
Rest in Pieces
Kathryn Lynch
PTSD
Kathryn Lynch
Raccoon Poop
Kathryn Lynch
Frankenstein Monsters
Kathryn Lynch
Losses
Kathryn Lynch
The Man in the Old Blue Truck
Kathryn Lynch
Screams in the Night
Kathryn Lynch
D. B.
Kathryn Lynch
Captain Kirk
Kathryn Lynch
Best "Que" in Town
Kathryn Lynch
The Woman in the Computer
Kathryn Lynch
Lost and Found
Kathryn Lynch
Robert Toggenburg
Kathryn Lynch
Sweet Jesus
April
Kathryn Lynch
Bish
Kathryn Lynch
Geezer
Kathryn Lynch
Evan
Kathryn Lynch
Bad to the Bone
Kathryn Lynch
Porch Cat
Kathryn Lynch
Beach Bum
Fractoluminescence
Your Own Statement.
Anne Organista
Of Books and Fighter Planes
Viswanath Rao
Cash For Gas
Priya Florence Shah
Ganymede: The Red Moon
March
Anne Organista
Table For Two
Christopher Mathai
No One Ever Left Behind
Sreya Sarkar
The Heir
February
Chessica Luckett
It's You
Cattibrie Chapin
Brave Knight
January
Jamal Benbrahmi
East of Athenes
Shirin Mulla
The Trustworthy
Odelia Chan
Old Gray
2017 Stories
December
Emily Hart
Elephant man
Hamza Balol
The Sinking Ship
November
Beth Doherty
The Silver Moon
October
Dale Fehinger
Smaller Dreams
August
Eileen Sateriale
Independence Day
Rober Flournoy
Fourth of July: An American Tale
July
Mausumi Phukan Baruah
Illusion
June
Emily Hart
Doing It By The Book
Marion Parks
The Lesson
March
Mausumi Phukan Baruah
Charity
Emily Hart
What Can You Lasso With A Frayed Rope?
Mausumi Phukan Baruah
The Mirror
January
Aaron Davis
Little Johnny Beaman
2016 Stories
September
Emily Hart
Elephant man
Emily Hart
Gallows Flower
August
Marion Parks
Kaleidoscope
Yashi Singh
Yellow: The Leaf Withers Away
July
David Winnie
Angkor and Sophia
May
Emily Hart
The Scent of Roses
Nicole Van Zyl
The Rarest Flower – Part Five
Nicole Van Zyl
The Rarest Flower – Part Four
April
Nicole Van Zyl
The Rarest Flower – Part Three
R. D. Flavin
An Afternoon With Tycho's Toys
Tom Bush
Bad Luck For Johnny
March
Tom Bush
The Gift
Nicole Van Zyl
The Rarest Flower – Part One
Nicole Van Zyl
The Rarest Flower – Part Two
R. D. Flavin
The Alphabetologist
R. D. Flavin
A Good-bye For Soldier
Nick Gerrard
The Powder-Puff's Journey
2015 Stories
December
Nicole Van Zyl
A Christmas Miracle
Andrew Kuzyk
A Christmas Miracle
October
Ryan Hart Soliwoda
There She Stood
Ellie S. Thomas
A Manual for Surviving Life
Emily Hart
Naiads
September
Nicole Van Zyl
There's Always Tomorrow
Nicole Van Zyl
Valley of the Moon
August
Karen Treanor
Green Cheese
Mausumi Phukan Baruah
Suprise
June
Donal Buchanan
Three Mysteries
Donal Buchanan
Death on the Move
Karen Treanor
Poor Emily
May
Donal Buchanan
Digging, 2020
Donal Buchanan
Three Short Stories
Donal Buchanan
Space To Play In
Donal Buchanan
Bugged About Barsoom
Donal Buchanan
Dig You Later
Donal Buchanan
Poor Superman
Donal Buchanan
The Walking Shadow
April
Sheila Bunting
Three Short Stories
Sheila Bunting
A Thanksgiving to Remember
March
Ellie S. Thomas
Binkie Saves The Day
February
Vasili Samsonia
Falling into Dust
Jerry Vilhotti
Miles From Home
2014 Stories
November
Anusha Nichiappan
Toffee-Coated Dreams
June
Jerry Vilhotti
The Bastard Devil Made Me Do It
May
Rachel M. Barker
Cedar Walls
Rachel M. Barker
The Shower
March
James Sclater
Barney's Nose For Trouble
February
Jordan Elizabeth Mierek
Amulet of Nekhbet
2013 Stories
November
Iris Stewart
Pay Forward
Iris Stewart
Broken China
October
Geary Smith
The Persnickety Prize
June
Kristina Benoit
Teenage Assassins :Prophecy and The Disappearance
May
Kristina Benoit
Hide - Part Two
Kristina Benoit
Hide - Part One
January
Kristina Benoit
Run
2012 Stories
December
Eliza Mae Alcaraz
Zerbin
November
Janice M. Crumpton
An Adventure With Susie
October
June Huwa Whiting
The Cooing of a Dove
September
David Norman
Welcome to the Machine
Kristina Benoit
Teenage Assassins
July
Zach Lindsey
Julieta Loses Moiseyev
Kristina Benoit
Midnight Rose
May
Kristina Benoit
Daughter of Spies
March
Mausumi Phukan Baruah
Diary of a Bachelor
January
Flynn Meyers
Star Gazers
December
Ellie S. Thomas
Going For Leeks
November
Kristina Benoit
The Life of Emma Jones
October
Jack Dunne
I'll Tell Her Tomorrow
2011 Stories
July
Debbie Russell
Letting Go
June
April
Ellie S. Thomas
Smoky Strikes Again
James Sclater
Miss Irene
James Sclater
Flyboy
Debbie Russell
Tattered and Torn
Ellie S. Thomas
Smoky Here, Smoky There
James Sclater
Family Planning
Jaclyn Jaeger
Every Player's Dream
March
Ciro T. De Rosa
The Good Samaritan
Judith Nakken
Twilight Cactus
February
Ellie S. Thomas
Life on the Mountain
Jerry Vilhotti
Bone Crusher
Ellie S. Thomas
On A Rainy Day
Ellie S. Thomas
The 50 Cent Horse
January
Darrel (River) Bird
The Year of Our Discontent
2010 Stories
December
L. H. Rhodes
Incident In Kansas
John Sheirer
Faking It
October
Darrel (River) Bird
The Year of Our Discontent
August
Larissa Schippers
Rane
July
June
April
Jerry Vilhotti
Suns Over Canada
March
Peter Newarski
The Anniversary Gift
Harry David Legg
The Chlowlow Journey
February
Lindsey Polski
Sadie's Story
January
Jasmine Marie
A Primitive Encounter
2009 Stories
November
Jerry Vilhotti
Another Place and Time
October
Wrulf Gunkl VonGlashaus-Steinberger
Occupying
July
Jennifer Marchessault
Creativity Without Talent
Flynn Meyers
Exit Thirteen
June
Piper Davenport
An Obligation in Kalamazoo
Piper Davenport
Night Time Babies
Adrien Stricklin
Wampus Cat
Seth Chambers
Pink
Judith Nakken
Jill's Humans
May
Shivaji K. Moitra
The Wrath of Progress
April
Jordan Mierek
Truck of Jim
March
Ryan Bertrand
The Helmet
January
Patrick Hewitt
Holy Desire
Autumn Thompson
The Unexpected Guest
2008 Stories
December
Judith Nakken
Tomorrow, Santa Will Come
Julia Wesson
A Story for the Kids
Flynn Meyers
Time Frame
Shivaji K. Moitra
The Happiest Diwali
Shivaji K. Moitra
The End of a Passion
Jerry Vilhotti
Burywater Fair
November
Piper Davenport
An Average Woman's Story
September
Jacki Erickson
Strange Religion
June
Mystic Goddess
The Proposal
April
Jerry Vilhotti
Paper Moons
January
Dragoness
A Dragon's Tail-Her Story
2007 Stories
October
Margaret G. Rutaquio
Balic-Balic
September
Jerry Vilhotti
Firing Guardian Angels
June
May
James K. South
The Cynic
Seth Chambers
The Physics of Love
April
Fran Dameron
Bunny Ville
Seth Chambers
Crime of the Century
Jerry Vilhotti
East Bronx Kids
2006 Stories
January
Lynford Turner
Why Does A Chicken Cross The Road?
Ilaria Dal Brun
Rosa's Smile
November
Troy Carlyle
2007
September
James Bassett
Quiet Memory of Wonder
August
Ciro T. De Rosa
Carlo Simone: An Unlikely Hero
June
Elizabeth Pettyjohn
The Window of the Past
April
P. S. Gifford
Lady Edith Winslow's Demise
March
Deborah Pass
Betty
February
Jerry Vilhotti
Big Eye Over A Small Table
P. S. Gifford
The Cucumber Man
2005 Stories
December
J. Alan Burdick
The Tree of Life
November
Robert P. Herbst
Fried Chicken Gizzards
J. Alan Burdick
James Takes A Trip
Robert P. Herbst
Return of the Wooly Mammoth
August
P. S. Gifford
A Love Rekindled
Ansley McAllister
No Way Out
Seth Chambers
Messages
July
P. S. Gifford
A Second Chance
Destiny Stock
Island of Terror
April
Brittney Thrasher
The Mystery of Adeem Alpha and the Half-Winged Goddess of Light
Bryan Handley
Eyes
P. S. Gifford
Zed's Adventure
Dante A. Cinelli
A Hush In The Willows
Seth Chambers
Loaner Brain
March
Pearl Watley Mitchell
Miss Julia and the Music Boxes
2004 Stories
January
Pearl Watley Mitchell
Kaci Lee
Pearl Watley Mitchell
Can You Spare a Dime
Pearl Watley Mitchell
Visitor or Resident?
December
Greg Dollarhide
Lucidity
Lois Armstrong
The Priest
Lois Armstrong
Footsteps
November
Marcella O'Malley
Along For The Ride
Dina Bern
Paternal Love In A Dictatorship
Dale E. Sperling
Diary Of A Mad Man (Exerpt)
October
Dina Bern
Melchor's Bounty
Dina Bern
The Interview
Lois Armstorng
Night Hunter
Isra Yousif
Something Special On Thanksgiving Day
Lois Armstorng
Ghost Dog
Dina Bern
Noble Gringo, Dead Gringo
Jesse Mattson
A Silent Revelation
Lois Armstrong
Watcher Of The Night
Richard K. Walker
A Guardian Angel And The Bucket
Michael Gross
Greg Hinge
Dina Bern
Family Secret
Dina Bern
We Have To Sacrifice The Women
Seth Chambers
Morning And Night
Susan Bowmer
You Just Never Know
Adiel Cohen
My First Bathroom Experience
Karen Treanor
A Day At The Beach
La-Trice Thompson
Check Please
Carrie Wilson
The Lost Book Of Odysseus
K. S. Anthony
First Fall
Susan Rippe
White Lace Curtains
Ira Zettler
Blank Walls And High Ceilings
Ira Zettler
The Lament Of The Land
Gregory Jackson
Time For A Killing
Gregory Jackson
Trip2NewJersey
Gregory Jackson
Pay Up
Richard K. Walker
The Seance
Seth Chambers
Symbiosis
Seth Chambers
The Little Brain That Could
Seth Chambers
The Pub Where Death Hangs Out
K. S. Anthony
Room 217
Jason Bickerstaff
Enter The Reaper
2003 Stories
Seth Chambers
Three Twisted Little Love Stories
Seth Chambers
Satan Versus The Surgeon General
Gary Benton
The Learning of Nature
Sheila and Dennis Preisler
The English CafF
Sheila Preisler and Seth Chambers
A Rose By Any Other Name
Seth Chambers
The Ringing Phone
Gary Benton
A Date To Remember
Michael Levy
The Silent Night
Seth Chambers
Look What The Cat Dragged In
Sheila Preisler and Seth Chambers
Dancing On The Edge Of Hell
Sheila Preisler and Seth Chambers
Dancing On The Edge Of Hell: Part 2
Sheila Preisler and Seth Chambers
Dancing On The Edge Of Hell: Part 3
Nicholas Koite
Customer Care, Customer Care Not
Ciro T. De Rosa
A Matter of Style
Ciro T. De Rosa
Niagara Nights
Ciro T. De Rosa
My First Love
Richard K. Walker
Mad Murgatroyd
Richard K. Walker
Old Heaney The Barber
Richard K. Walker
The Evening Class
Richard L. Provencher
When Fathers Cry
Richard L. Provencher
The Sunshine Boy
Rin Stetekee
Hen-ery's Heist
2002 Stories
Judith Nakken
Love Song With Hummingbirds
Juned Ahsan
Life Costs A Penny Here
Richard L. Provencher and Janice "White Feather" Sack
Birch Bark Plate
Kelly Healy
At Least He Doesn't Hit Me
Pam Potter
Pingya And Sammy--A Secret Love
Alex Shapiro
Mending Bad Blood
Teresa P. Thompson
The Get Away
Darrin Blanchette
A Short Travel Story
Pete O'Rourke
Diary October, 29--January 16
Alex Shapiro
Second Chances
Judith Nakken
Tyra's Treatment
Judith Nakken
Early Retirement
Judith Nakken
Smoke And Fire
Alex Shapiro
The Ghost Seeker
Lilia P. Westmore
Shadows In The Snow
Tyrone King
A Time To Remember
Shivaji K. Moitra
God's Will
Shivaji K. Moitra
Sabar's Ambition
Geary Smith
A New World
Carol Stober
The Storm
Carol Stober
Estelle's Christmas
2001 Stories
Rhode Flores Ward
The Shadows Of The Night
John Gomperz
The Cruel Mountain
Ross and Fox
The Curse Of The Bloodmoon's Child
Charles Stanley
Big Princess Fairy Tale
Vow Jan
John Ling
Cat And Mouse
Jennifer Kwiatkowski
You Remind Me Of Angels And Mermaids
Djurica Radmila
The Odyssey Of Change
Travis Humphreys
Attack Of The Grizzley Rabbit
Mike Jeavons
Fun House
Robert P. Herbst
There's A Mouse In Our House
Robert P. Herbst
Alligator Borsch
Lad Moore
The Second Birthing Of Young Tim
Lily Alex
Children's Stories
Lad Moore
Unraveling The Long Embrace
Stephanie Dolly
Billy And The Fly
Brian Flanigan
Blown Away
Cailean Darkwater
My Friend
Tracey Maine
The Keeper
Robert P. Herbst
Rodney The Recluse Rodent
Robert P. Herbst
The Mount Perry Peanut Tree
Michael Snyder
The Ghost Of Connemaroo
2000 Stories
2000 Award Winner
Christina Cimino
The Car Wash (Excerpt)
2000 Award Winner
Ali Hurley
Never Take The Easy Way Out
Ali's Story List
2000 Award Winner
Mike West
A Pound Of Fruit
Mike's Story List
2000 Award Winner
Valerie Ryan Gillis
In The Margins
Jessica Bentch
The Bathroom Murder Mystery
John E. Wynne
Going South
John E. Wynne
The Conversation
Misti Jackson
Blaze
Tripp Horner
Lights, Camera, Santa
Michael Venini
Reality Strike
Cailean Darkwater
Another Day
Lily Alex
Ann's Adventures
C. Lee Finkle
Driven
Lad Moore
The Taking Of A Wooden Nickel
C. Lee Finkle
Ninth Hour Of Any Sunday Night
Cailean Darkwater
Changeling
Danielle Eaton
Daddy Killed Me
Hilary Flanery
The Christmas Walk
M. Sandra Babcock
Private Monty
Cailean Darkwater
#57
Saskia Maartje Tielens
Starting To Live Again
Cailean Darkwater
Broken Chains
Ellie S. Thomas
A New-Fangled Contraption
Cailean Darkwater
Ariadne
Matthew Mercier
The Wolf Story
John E. Wynne
The Day I Saw Elvis
John E. Wynne
Eldorado's Amazine Epicure
Edmund A. Wise, Jr.
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