Metaphoric Spurs' Favorites
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The Black And Churning Sea

As the sea rose, the people of the town tried valiantly to stop it. They raised the breakers and extended the sea walls, but …
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I didn’t didn’t intend to work late that day, but late in the afternoon an urgent order came in. The mysterious customer refu…
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Paper Cuts
Her daughter was achingly beautiful, a delicate loveliness like a paper lantern, illuminated from within. Her long hair separ…
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Watching her Fly

She wanted to fly.
And as the lights dim in the packed theater, I watch as she spreads her wings.
The first few notes fill …
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The Not-So-Great Detective {Minimum Length Challenge}

He realized, a little too late, that his partner was the villain.
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Last Minute [Min. Word Challenge]

She thinks about what her eulogy will say, as she plummets down.
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Sam & Friends: The Distinguished Guest: A Tribute to Kermit The Frog

“He has been a star for 50 years. He’s an author, game show panelist, TV and movie actor, guest host on talk shows, a commenc…
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Little Brother gets a Bird's Eye View

Brandon was watching from the barn with a piece of haystraw hanging from the corner of his mouth. He saw Skyler the second hi…
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9:12 p.m.
Clouds were hanging low and heavy in the sky, as if to block our ascent to an unseen divinity. It was unseasonably warm for t…
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The Inversion
They shot me at dawn for my sins, gave me a pauper’s grave and a bunch of wildflowers plucked from the riverbank. They regret…
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On A Snowy Evening

It took us ten minutes to get the car out of the snowy ditch, but suddenly it rolled free. I didn’t know where this mystery g…