First, thank you all for your patience while I’ve been absent this summer. You’re all amazing people and great writers, and I’m happy to be reading your stuff.

Second, at long last, here’s the participants list for July and August. Remember that submissions are open for July/August until the September prompts go live.

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Option One:

1. One Liners: My Shadows, by A~Lotus
2. Seven Shadows, by Leonard
3. Seven Things That Chase the Shadows Away, by Lirone
4. Chasing Shadows, by MissMeliss

Option Two:

1. Eight Words, by Janet
2. Azure Flight, by A~Lotus
3. My Society, by Linda
4. Far Afield, by Linda
5. A Difficult Kind of Dance, by James
6. Alone, by Lissa
7. The Present, by Linda
8. Fondest Imaginings, by MissMeliss

Option Three:

1. Can You Picture That?, by Susana
2. Two Female Moods, by Niebla

Option Four:

1. 6,000 Steps, by Rebecca

Option Five:

1. Muddy Waters, by One More Believer

Option Six:

1. Unopened, by Melissa