Short Story Archives –
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J. R. Nichols is the author of each story, unless otherwise indicated. Some stories are reprints. If a story is a reprint, its original publication medium, if known, is indicated within the newsletter.
Stay-At-Home Mom – Featured Short Story, March, 2022
Jackpot – Featured Short Story, February, 2022
Blue Bloods – Featured Short Story, January, 2022
Frosty The Teenager – Featured Short Story, December, 2021
Surface Tension – Featured Short Story, October, 2021
Old Sailor – Featured Short Story, August, 2021
The Audition – Featured Short Story, August, 2021 Extra! Edition
When Pigs Fly – Featured Short Story, July, 2021
Friend Zone – Featured Drabble, June, 2021
Rabbit Pause – Featured Short Story, June, 2021
Come Dancing – Featured Short Story, May, 2021
Bonita and Snow – Featured Short Story, April, 2021
Peanut Scare – Featured Short Story, March, 2021
Sisters – Featured Short Story, February, 2021
Slow, No Wake – Featured Drabble, January, 2021 Extra! Edition
Last Supper – Featured Short Story, January, 2021
Time Travel – Featured Drabble, December, 2020 Extra! Edition
Drive-By – Featured Short Story, December, 2020
Goat Drabble – Featured (Drabble), November, 2020 Extra! Edition
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General Interest Articles
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LIVE Writing Sprints!
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Other “Studio Musings”
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