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Angelou Inspires: The Suddenlies ~ SNAPS Non-Fiction
\/ The Suddenlies ~ Shonell Bacon 1000 words /\ We all have dreams and hopes and goals. When we witness that dream come true, that hope fulfilled, that goal achieved, we can become blinded by the...
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Angelou Inspires: Beauty Queen ~ SNAPS Story
\/ Beauty Queen ~ Makasha Dorsey 1000 words /\ She didn’t feel beautiful. Standing in the massive dressing room among the crowd of babbling teenage girls, their catty mothers, and overbearing pageant...
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Angelou Inspires: Undefeated ~ SNAPS Story
\/ Undefeated ~ PR Spates 1000 words /\ “Cami, it’s Rick. Listen, I-I’m sorry, but it’s a no go for Broken Promises…” And another book bites the dust. The rest of the voicemail was a blur, but I could...
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Angelou Inspires: Prove It ~ SNAPS Story
\/ Prove It ~ Jennifer Coissiere 1000 words /\ When I was growing up, I went to school and worked really hard to get good grades so I could bring them home to my parents. I wanted to prove to them...
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Life After ~ SNAPS Story
\/ Life After ~ Jennifer Coissiere 1000 words /\ She let the tears fall. It had been six months since he deployed. Three months since they came to her door dressed in their formal military garb to...
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Where You Find It ~ SNAPS Story
\/ Where You Find It ~ Shonell Bacon 1000 words /\ “In about two years, it’ll be inappropriate for you to have children.” I didn’t crumble to the scorching sidewalk and cry in front of morning...
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Not the Only One ~ SNAPS Story
Photo by PrimaDonna \/ Not the Only One ~ PR Spates 1000 words /\ The sweet aroma of coffee was my alarm. I sat up in the bed and looked around. A bright beam of sunlight painted the wooden floor...
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Spanish Guitar ~ SNAPS Story
Photo Credit: Image courtesy of RTP411 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net \/ Spanish Guitar ~ Makasha Dorsey 1000 words /\ Emma Jean’s eyes filled with tears as she took in the devastation around her. Their...
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A Sister’s Love ~ SNAPS Story
A note from Jennifer Coissiere: The story is dedicated to my sister-in-law who is battling cervical cancer. The shirt was designed by my husband, Edwin, the owner of Kwa-See-Air Graphics. To learn...
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Developing Character ~ SNAPS Story
\/ Developing Character ~ Shonell Bacon 1000 words /\ “Where the hell are you, Yvette?” I asked before quickly eating five spoons of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. Yvette was the main...
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A Walk in the Woods ~ SNAPS Story
\/ A Walk in the Woods ~ Makasha Dorsey 1000 words /\ After his Saturday evening walk, Wilson Cox napped in the plaid recliner in his mother’s living room. He was awakened by the ten o’clock news and...
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Latch ~ SNAPS Story
\/ Latch ~ Pachet Spates 1000 words /\ I wanted to scream. Instead, my upper body came to life in the darkness. Surrounded by a sea of bright white down comforters and sheets, I wished him there in...
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The Transition ~ SNAPS Story
Photo by Shonell Bacon \/ The Transition ~ Jennifer Coissiere 1095 words /\ Jeremiah sat still. He didn’t want to wake his sister. She had been sleeping all day, only waking to relieve her bladder and...
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Seeing Red ~ SNAPS Story
Photo by Shonell Bacon \/ Seeing Red ~ Makasha Dorsey 1000 words /\ Paisley leaned against the patio door in the kitchen at her mother’s bungalow. Intent on seeing something that might never be, her...
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Honor ~ SNAPS Story
Photo by Shonell Bacon \/ Honor ~ Pachet Spates 1000 words /\ To an untrained eye, I probably looked like I was headed on a blind date as I stepped onto the wooden bridge. To someone with common...
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Without You ~ SNAPS Story
Photo by Shonell Bacon \/ Without You ~ Shonell Bacon 1000 words /\ Insufficient. I stared at the screen, eyes wide, and tried the card again. Cannot complete transaction. Insufficient funds. The...
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Hallway to Hell ~ SNAPS Scaretober
Photo by Makasha Dorsey \/ Hallway to Hell ~ Makasha Dorsey 1000 words /\ Just another weak-minded high school student who couldn’t deal with a little joking is the only way Darla could remember...
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Family Ties ~ SNAPS Scaretober
Photo by PR Spates \/ Family Ties ~ PR Spates 1000 words /\ Father Ward led the way up toward the church entrance. Small, white crosses decorated the length and width of the lawn, with a few more...
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Autumn’s Gift ~ SNAPS Story
Photo by PR Spates \/ Autumn’s Gift by PR Spates 1000 words /\ One little detour and I was back down memory lane, back down the street paved with secrets, back in my childhood neighborhood. Newly...
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Checkers ~ SNAPS Story
Photo by Jennifer Coissiere \/ Checkers by Jennifer Coissiere 1000 words /\ “Are you ready?” asked Dr. Gordon. Chantelle looked at Ross, her husband of fifteen years. He smiled to reassure her, but...
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