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He ran into the room, his heart pounding, and his clothes soaking wet.

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A very rainy day

He ran into the room, his heart pounding and his clothes soaking wet. Just earlier that day, he headed out for the d...

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Dust

Immediately he ripped his dresser draw open. Rummaging through the clothes all neatly packed. Foot steps are heard fr...

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So much for God.

"Damnit Christine, god damnit, call 911!" I shouted, dropping my sisters limp body on the bed. There was froth aroun...

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Welcome

As I walked around town with my boyfriend, I noticed a pound. I walked up to it, looking into through the glass. I no...

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Woof

Woof woof. Woof woof woof woof woof. Woof. Bark woof. Woof. Woof woof woof. Bark bark woof bark. Woof.

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Homecoming

He stood inside the pen, staring out at the approaching truck warily. It was a large vehicle, blood red with a black ...

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The maple leaves will change and fall with a certain grace – November will begin.

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#hashtag condolivin'

#hashtag condo livin. Last year i bought a tiny orange tree to spruce up my tiny patio. #condolife. Over the many m...

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Tree Nymph

The colors bleed into brown, red to rust, green to yellow. The maple leaves will change and fall with a certain grac...

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Winter worship

then the cold A wet cold that moves through you that clings to your insides A cold that whispers soft and true _You ...

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Absent.

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Absent

Absent. The perfect word to describe the situation. Paul and Maria Strickland sat at their kitchen table eating brea...

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Absent

The episodes were getting more frequent. I'd forget where I was. Friends looking at me strangely as I carried on conv...

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Absent Professor

He was absent. Again. The kid would only show up on test days - on which he performed well enough. But that wasn't th...

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My Father

I remember when I was a kid. I sat on the edge of my father's car, waiting for him come home from his walks. I would ...

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Soft Mountain

I remember the smell of wet snow on a blinding morning. Squinting through glare and steam. Battleship twigs wobble in...

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America the Bountiful

The winter of 1970 in the Bay Area was not something I ever expected to experience- especially since I was born in 19...

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Shape.

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Shape

Shape is a thing that comes to you, after you have grown. Breasts. Waist. Arms. Butt. It's a struggle between ...

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Home

The old woman was lying on the park bench underneath layers of musty old coats, pink v-sweaters (four) and thermal u...

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Mainstream music

The large shape of the medical building loomed on the horizon. Vic and I were survivors of a plague tring to get a va...

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Twist.

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Twist

"And now, a nice, juicy twist. That's it. Keep twisting. One final push! Aaaaand release. Other side, now. Raise your...

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Wooing in a Bathroom

Twist. Twist. Twist. The doorknob wouldn't turn. The door wouldn't open. And then Liz would find out why Sebastian wa...

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First Day of School

The first day of school and he was already in a fight. Mark sighed as the three seventh graders approached him from t...

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The New Job

My singing was awful. Didn't matter as the audience were drunk, I could see Lorna sticking her tongue down John's thr...

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In the dark.

The lights dimmed. Mary-Rose, in her black-and-white jail-striped dress entered the stage from the left. My left, not...

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The Circle of Life

She sang. Her beautiful voice rang out through the dense smoke in the room, pushing out into the ears, minds and hear...

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Lola.

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The Old Library

Prompt: Lola “Who’s for another?” it came out as one word. Jack knew it and hid the knowledge with busy bustle. He...

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Lola

The moment she walked into the room, I knew I was in for a wild time. Dressed to the nines, head to toe in the most w...

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Lola

Lola, she was a dancer... something about flowers in her hair or was it her underwear? He couldn't actually remember ...

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City lights

The night had finally come, the date that I have been waiting for all week! My boyfrend was planning to take me out o...

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The Friends' Feeling

While walking in the city, the 2 friends asked each other where they should go for dinner. They decide to go to a fan...

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City Lights

I remember being that young. They seem to be about the same age that I was when I was engaged to my now ex fiance. We...

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