#1: Red-faced Stranger | By GEORGE McNEILL
#2: The Chauffeurs | By NORMAN BROWN
#3: The Suitcase | By SANDRA A. MILLER

#1: Locker Room Low Jinx | By M.I. CLUBB
#2: Nipple to Nipple | By LAURA BRADY

#1: Elimination at a Triathlon | By JASON JAKSETIC
#2: A Bloody Good Time | By SYLVIA SHAUL

#1: The Streets Were Burning | By MARY GROPP
#2: One Hundred Men Carrying Torches | By GEORGE RAMIREZ

#1: Tall as a Mountain | By CRISTINA MURATET
#2: Moses or Man? | By MICHELE L. TUNE

#1: Twelve Days to Christmas | By CORINNA BARRETT
#2: The Cheer Project | By JENN HOLLOWELL

#1: Thank You, Mr. Hefner | By JOLENE RICE
#2: Kids in the Stall | By ANDREW COOK-FELTZ

#1: The Grand Lady with the Torch | By RENIE BURGHARDT
#2: Where is My Armband? | By WERNER HAAS

#1: Wrong Number | By RICK FOWLER
#2: Running in Circles | By SHAWN HANSEN
#3: Fifth Gear | By MARK CLOUD

Quickies should be 200 words or less and fit into one of these categories: secrets and confessions; moments of extreme euphoria or enlightenment; moments of extreme embarrassment, shame, terror, or despair; biggest makes or regrets; turning points; and random acts of kindness.