Discarded Prose
Stop looking for new ideas! Learn how to turn your deleted lines, cut scenes, and abandoned prose into the next big story. Unlock the potential of your writing scraps.
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Stop looking for new ideas! Learn how to turn your deleted lines, cut scenes, and abandoned prose into the next big story. Unlock the potential of your writing scraps.

Holly Day doesn't do Christmas, and she certainly doesn't believe in miracles. But when she meets her new neighbor, Steve Claws, she realizes that some names—and some hearts—are destined to collide. Read this award-winning holiday short story by Rebecca E. Schmuck!
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