Short Stories
Nightlights - February 11, 2011
There was really bright light. So bright, that even in my memory I can’t make out the outline of whatever was making the glare. Thinking about it now, I remember being at my back porch and watching (squinting) at him as he made his way across the lawn. Him walking, unaffected by the...
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Dreamer - February 11, 2011
I’m bobbing off. Letting my head sway from side to side. Now floating into the darkness. No, not floating, not anymore. Just falling. A piercing sound fills the air, it’s coming from me. It makes me feel like I’m drowning. That’s when it hits me, I am drowning. I panic, and start swimming for...
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Midnight Adventure - February 10, 2011
Chapter 1:
"Tomorrow at midnight." I confirmed.
"Do you really think this is a good idea, Chloe?" Aaron asked with a shaky voice.
"Yes." I said firmly, and whirled around, running to my house before he could back out.
I looked at the clock for the millionth time. 11:00.
"I'm going to bed." I...
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Doors - January 31, 2011
Chapter 1
This pain ... as if a knacker-magician is sawing me into two parts. I want to scream, but I can not - the sound stucks somewhere inside. Only weak and helpless wheeze escapes from my throat . I'm trying to move. The body does not respond.
A female...
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For Starters... - January 27, 2011
PROLOGUE
For Starters...
"No, please! Don't-" His cries were cut short by a gunshot that rattled my eardrums. I watched as he slunk to the floor gasping for air and...
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Moving On - January 26, 2011
Sarah looked at the boy standing in front of her, who happened to be her current boyfriend of five months. Today was their five month anniversary. She choked back a tear that threatened to fall from her weakening eyes. She was crushed, emotionally and physically. She looked behind her shoulder,...
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Flying - January 20, 2011
I drew in a sharp, cold, breath as I closed my eyes tightly. Adrenaline pulsed through my core making my very essence buzz with excitement. My fingers tapped rhythmically against my side trying to release as much energy they could. My toes wiggled anxiously and my eyelids...
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A Squirrel Story - January 17, 2011
My name is Lizzie short for Elizabeth. My mom calls me Beth. I hate that name. I’m a squirrel, a flying squirrel to be precise. Actually I am a flying squirrel on Noah’s Ark, to be even more precise. I don’t know why I did it. I just did it. I guess I should explain.
Well it was...
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The Way I Am - January 9, 2011
Michael was looking at me through the little window on the door to the art room: my favorite class. He used to be shorter, he used to have to jump to grab my attention through the window. I love the transfer from seventh grade to eight grade when all the boys lose their squeaky voices and grow a...
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Cassie - January 5, 2011
Cassie leaves her kisses everywhere. She paints those lips, which are thin and chapped, with a clean sweep of crimson. Those lips, first, tremble with the slightest wind as she walks, her hair billowing out behind her like a rippling flag. Cassie walks in the wind with the measured...
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Thoughts in Spring - January 5, 2011
It is a normal spring day and I decide to have my lunch break in the local park. I sit on a bench under the shade of a tree with the wind blowing through the leaves, causing shadows to dance on the manicured lawn.The weather is good; warm enough for summer clothes, yet not hot enough to complain...
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Love Is Real - December 31, 2010
"I need to talk to you" said Jeremy, parking in front of an abandoned auto shop. "Yes Jer?" said a frightened Claire. For they had only been dating for a few weeks, but she loved him. Oh, how she loved him. "Claire Bear, before I say anything, I want you to know that I would...
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Santa Baby - December 30, 2010
“It was a white Christmas Eve much to the joy of all the people that lived in the small village SaintVille. Especially for the recently married couple Madison and Luis Blake, who were expecting their first child. Both had been born on a snowy winter day, and now their child would be born on...
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The Dairy of Ebony Rose - December 30, 2010
Back-round: there was a girl named Ebony Rose she was best friends with a chick named Emily Heart since the 1st grade. been through average teenage stuff. but they were growing apart. Ebony loved music and writing Emily loved being popular. she was sleeping with guys left and right. Ebony just let...
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Finding a Family - December 30, 2010
I stare out the window silently. Watching a family stroll the cobblestone street, peeking into shop windows, occasionally going into one. A family, the one thing I want, the one thing I can’t have. Is it really that much to ask for? Someone to give me a warm bed and a bit of food. A place to call...
