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The online literary journal for Bethlehem Writers Group, LLC. The submission window will reopen on January 1, 2027, for our Summer 2027 issue. The theme for that issue is Tried and True. https://bwgwritersroundtable.com/submissions-contacts/

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SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Book Deal in Australia and who is that girl in the photo? I'm excited to announce SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Australia Book Deal. A story about 2 sisters and how sexual violence during wartime (Occupied Paris WW2) changes their lives. SISTERS AT WAR is a novel inspired…

jinabacarr.wordpress.comSISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Book Deal in Australia and who is that girl in the photo?I'm excited to announce SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Australia Book Deal. A story about 2 sisters and how sexual violence during wartime (Occupied Paris WW2) changes their lives. SISTERS AT WAR is a novel inspired by my own story. The girl in the photo is me. AU $2.69 Book 1 (Book 2 Sisters of the Resistance)AU

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Who is the cute doll w/ the freckles? Her name is Pola fr Book 2 Lia’s Story ‘Flight of the Stolen Children’ coming this Fall Danger, intrigue, romance, Pola & I love #BoldAudio inc Book 1 The Stolen Children of War Occupied Paris 1943 #ReadBoldly #GoAllIn #BoldAudioMonth @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social

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Method for Murder  Carol L. Wright Originally published in the Malice Domestic 15: Murder Most Theatrical (2020) “You know, I really never could stand the woman,” she said, fumbling to pull a cigarette out of the pack I’d brought her and lighting up. “It’s been that way since college. Me versus…

bwgwritersroundtable.comMethod for Murder Carol L. Wright Originally published in the Malice Domestic 15: Murder Most Theatrical (2020) “You know, I really never could stand the woman,” she said, fumbling to pull a cigarette out of the pack I’d brought her and lighting up. “It’s been that way since college. Me versus Ivy Mason, as she was known then. She only became ‘Kara Alexander’ after graduation.” She waved her arm in grandiose fashion.
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Earl’s Lake  Peter J Barbour “Joey, I thought you liked fishing. What’s the problem?” Nick fidgeted. His patience had worn thin. I enjoyed fishing, I still do. Growing up, I liked to fish with Nick, not just for the fishing, but also for adventure. “I heard about this place . . . ” Always a story…

bwgwritersroundtable.comEarl’s Lake Peter J Barbour “Joey, I thought you liked fishing. What’s the problem?” Nick fidgeted. His patience had worn thin. I enjoyed fishing, I still do. Growing up, I liked to fish with Nick, not just for the fishing, but also for adventure. “I heard about this place . . . ” Always a story about a hidden, secret location, that only a select few were privy to.
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(Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award) Alto was not having a good day, though not many had been since his Master forced him to work for a magic delivery app to get some “perspective.” Alto felt the entire thing was dumb and frankly beneath him.

bwgwritersroundtable.comDelivering A New Perspective(Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award) Alto was not having a good day, though not many had been since his Master forced him to work for a magic delivery app to get some “perspective.” Alto felt the entire thing was dumb and frankly beneath him. When Alto found out he had magic, he thought he would be working at a high-end Mage Academy, or a major firm, like Merlin’s Mastery. His Master had other ideas. Apparently, Alto was “not ready” and “too immature.” So here he was, doing gig work for tips like a street magician.
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(Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award) The Kind Who Soar and The Kind Who Weave weren’t always so different. Before there were legs for climbing and wings for flying, there were just thoughts for thinking. Therein dichotomy commenced. We developed eight tiny eyes, well-suited for scrutiny

bwgwritersroundtable.comPeaches(Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award) The Kind Who Soar and The Kind Who Weave weren’t always so different. Before there were legs for climbing and wings for flying, there were just thoughts for thinking. Therein dichotomy commenced. We developed eight tiny eyes, well-suited for scrutiny. The other kind couldn’t resist attempting to take everything in, all at once. Their greed earned them two enormous eyes instead. Just like that, two different thoughts evolved into two opposing worldviews. Over many lifetimes, our differences and animosities grew. But The Kind Who Soar went too far when they claimed the skies on incandescent wings, and we never forgave them.
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(Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award)  Milt Wurtzman didn’t think anything of it when he saw Larry Gaines’ boat missing from the dock the day he disappeared. It was just past dawn on a Sunday morning in September, when the trout in Mahoney Creek were revving up to spawn and ready . . .

bwgwritersroundtable.comThe Fish Man of Mahoney Creek (Honorable Mention, 2025 BWR Short Story Award)  Milt Wurtzman didn’t think anything of it when he saw Larry Gaines’ boat missing from the dock the day he disappeared. It was just past dawn on a Sunday morning in September, when the trout in Mahoney Creek were revving up to spawn and ready to lunge for anything that looked like food. And this particular morning was perfect for fishing—air crisp but not too cold, a low overhang of clouds threatening rain, and the Steelers didn’t play until four. Plenty of time to get in a few hours on the water and get anything he caught ready to throw on the grill at Donnie Puett’s house when he went over to watch the game.
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Featured Story By Any Other Name Kilmeny MacMichael Irina’s roses should cascade over her garden wall. Only, while she was out, someone came and tore the flowers to pieces. When Irina reached to rescue what remained, a hidden thorn pierced her finger. Still, she gathered a bouquet from the savaged…

bwgwritersroundtable.comFeatured StoryBy Any Other Name Kilmeny MacMichael Irina’s roses should cascade over her garden wall. Only, while she was out, someone came and tore the flowers to pieces. When Irina reached to rescue what remained, a hidden thorn pierced her finger. Still, she gathered a bouquet from the savaged vines, took them inside. Her mother claimed to know nothing about their destructive visitors.
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Blurred Details by Andrew Rucker Jones In an upscale Chinese restaurant—the kind with two stone lions flanking the entrance, dragons weaving up the columns, and a decorative fish tank bubbling insinuations of wealth—in the private function room before twenty pairs of eyes, the guests of honor…

bwgwritersroundtable.comBlurred Detailsby Andrew Rucker Jones In an upscale Chinese restaurant—the kind with two stone lions flanking the entrance, dragons weaving up the columns, and a decorative fish tank bubbling insinuations of wealth—in the private function room before twenty pairs of eyes, the guests of honor called the Hispanic waiter, who called the Chinese owner. The guests of honor, Finlay and Eloise, spoke their wedding vows twenty-five years ago today, and Finlay would not celebrate his wife with beer.

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First Loves… What books kicked off your love of reading? Welcome to my Quarter Day's post! If you're a fan of A Slice of Orange, I have to assume you love books and you love reading. How did your romance with books get started? This topic came up in a recent discussion in the Belles Brigade…

asliceoforange.netFirst Loves…What books kicked off your love of reading? Welcome to my Quarter Day's post! If you're a fan of A Slice of Orange, I have to assume you love books and you love reading. How did your romance with books get started? This topic came up in a recent discussion in the Belles Brigade Facebook Group. My first book binge was the…
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BWG member Peter J Barbour’s FIFTEEN KEYS is an Amazon #1 hot new release. Congratulations Pete, we are thrilled for you.

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In the year 1890, from a remote village in the Pacific Northwest, three teen-aged boys undertake a challenge, a rite of passage, to find fifteen "keys" that will help them grow into responsible adults and enable them to return home to become leaders in their community.

asliceoforange.netNew Release: Fifteen Keys by Peter J BarbourIn the year 1890, from a remote village in the Pacific Northwest, three teen-aged boys undertake a challenge, a rite of passage, to find fifteen "keys" that will help them grow into responsible adults and enable them to return home to become leaders in their community.
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bwgwritersroundtable.com/short-story-... @nataliewriteson.bsky.social & @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social are friends. We get to celebrate this amazing win together! This is a big first for me, so a huge THANK YOU to @bwgroundtable.bsky.social and judge @aptshadow.bsky.social ! (Yes, HIM! Holy shit! 😱🤩)

bwgwritersroundtable.com2025 BWR Short Story Award winners!We’re happy to announce the winners, chosen by our terrific guest judge, Adrian Tchaikovsky. We express our thanks to all who entered and permitted us to read their excellent and interesting …

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The painter stares at the canvas waiting for an image to appear. Patiently, he waits until a faint imprint of a landscape or a face emerges. He then grabs a brush and dabs it into the paint on his palette, making haste to reach the canvas with his brush to capture the image.

asliceoforange.netMIRROR, MIRROR: A WRITER’S REFLECTION BY VERONICA JORGEThe painter stares at the canvas waiting for an image to appear. Patiently, he waits until a faint imprint of a landscape or a face emerges. He then grabs a brush and dabs it into the paint on his palette, making haste to reach the canvas with his brush to capture the image.

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I can’t think of a better way to welcome Spring and celebrate Earth Day than with a new book, especially one about nature and the earth, and following after Women’s History Month.

asliceoforange.netGREEN PROMISES: GIRLS WHO LOVED THE EARTH by JEANNINE ATKINS—A REVIEW BY VERONICA JORGEI can’t think of a better way to welcome Spring and celebrate Earth Day than with a new book, especially one about nature and the earth, and following after Women’s History Month.

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The accountant opened the folder and skimmed the stack of documents it contained. A W-2, 1099s, receipts, investment summaries, it was all there, Annie hoped.

asliceoforange.netFinancial Fore-castThe accountant opened the folder and skimmed the stack of documents it contained. A W-2, 1099s, receipts, investment summaries, it was all there, Annie hoped. Matt always left it up to her to compile the papers needed before they sat down with Tom, their CPA. Her business was laden with supply orders, customer invoices, and back-end pay-outs. Matt worked in analytical statistics for a pharma company: salary, health insurance, 401(K), easy-peasy.

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“Why don’t you write about it?” my therapist said. It sounded cliche. Trying to process what had just happened through writing felt like trying to bail out a sinking cruise ship with a thimble.

asliceoforange.netWHY DON’T YOU WRITE ABOUT IT?“Why don’t you write about it?” my therapist said. It sounded cliche. Trying to process what had just happened through writing felt like trying to bail out a sinking cruise ship with a thimble.
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As the Jeep made its way up Route 402 just above Marshall’s Creek on the way to our grandparents’ home in the Pocono. . . Read "Dad Stories" by Peter J Barbour the Featured Story on Roundtable: bwgwritersroundtable.com/featured-sto...

bwgwritersroundtable.comFeatured StoryDad Stories by Peter J Barbour As the Jeep made its way up Route 402 just above Marshall’s Creek on the way to our grandparents’ home in the Pocono Mountains, we’d pass Resica Falls, the Boy Scout …
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Distant Cousins by Carol L. Wright When I got the email from an unknown “attorney,” addressed “Dear Samuel Giffords,” I didn’t give it a second thought. Next to Nigerian princes, a fake inheritance from a long-lost relative was among the most popular scams out there. But when I took another look,…

bwgwritersroundtable.comDistant Cousinsby Carol L. Wright When I got the email from an unknown “attorney,” addressed “Dear Samuel Giffords,” I didn’t give it a second thought. Next to Nigerian princes, a fake inheritance from a long-lost relative was among the most popular scams out there. But when I took another look, I realized that “Henry Giffords of Johnstown, Pennsylvania” rang a distant bell.

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The conversations murmuring around her provided white noise for Erica as she sat at her laptop in the busy coffeeshop. One more chapter to finish. Then a scrap of an exchange broke through her deep concentration.

asliceoforange.netPlans Best LaidThe conversations murmuring around her provided white noise for Erica as she sat at her laptop in the busy coffeeshop. One more chapter to finish. Then a scrap of an exchange broke through her deep concentration.

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Neetu Malik’s poetry is an expression of life’s rhythms and the beat of the human spirit. She draws upon diverse multicultural experiences and observations across three continents in which she has lived.

asliceoforange.netNeetu Malik: Featured AuthorNeetu Malik’s poetry is an expression of life’s rhythms and the beat of the human spirit. She draws upon diverse multicultural experiences and observations across three continents in which she has lived.

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Lynette M. Burrows is an author, blogger, creativity advocate, writing coach, and Yorkie wrangler. She survived moving seventeen times between kindergarten and her high school graduation.

asliceoforange.netSpotlight on Lynette M. BurrowsLynette M. Burrows is an author, blogger, creativity advocate, writing coach, and Yorkie wrangler. She survived moving seventeen times between kindergarten and her high school graduation. Her stories weave her experiences into speculative fiction worlds that capture your attention, characters you root for, and action that keeps you turning pages.

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Neetu Malik’s poetry is an expression of life’s rhythms and the beat of the human spirit. She draws upon diverse multicultural experiences and observations across three continents in which she has lived.

asliceoforange.netNeetu Malik: Featured AuthorNeetu Malik’s poetry is an expression of life’s rhythms and the beat of the human spirit. She draws upon diverse multicultural experiences and observations across three continents in which she has lived.