Steve Fairweather's Favorites
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A new job
by Ridcully Calvert about 1 month ago
“You’re late!” she enthused. “Come on, its time for the staff meeting.”
I could not believe how excited this otherwise sophi…
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Sorry
by John Perkins about 1 month ago
His eyes moved slowly up from his drink. The smoke filled room could not hide the sadness and disappointment in her eyes. Her…
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Sending A Message
by John Perkins about 1 month ago
“Good evening Mr. Lawson,” the bust of a man spoke to me through the television. “I will assume that you know who I am, or ra…
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I'm going to be.. (When I grow up challenge)
by Misfit Dreams about 1 month ago
I’m going to be a superhero when I grow up. I don’t know what my super power is going to be but it will be a great super powe…
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Stages (When I Grow Up Challenge)
by Trann about 1 month ago
When I was a toddler, I wanted to be just like my Dad. I loved him this much! I had no idea what he did, but I wanted to be…
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Saint Chuck's When I Grow Up Challenge: Montage
by Browncoatben about 1 month ago
Weigtless, I float into the LEM. The moon is small in the window now. It’s over. Is it really over? Was I really there? Why i…
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There goes that idea
by Ridcully Calvert about 1 month ago
I connected a video conference with my union rep. Bobby DeAngelo was, as usual, the picture of efficiency. He had been my rep…
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Kofi's Wall [When I Grow Up Challenge]
by Eckhouse about 1 month ago
Kofi was building a wall as he had been told. It was approximately thirty yards from where he was told to bury his mother two…
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Where Are All the Groupies? [When I Grow Up Challenge]
by John Perkins about 1 month ago
The phone rings. I force myself to pull away from the monitor and answer.
“Hello, this is John.”
The voice on the other end…
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Sad truth, so get smart
by Matthew Brown about 1 month ago
The noise is deafening, the crowd is ecstatic, flashes and shouts disrupting reality as I step out of the limo. As I stand, ...
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What I wanted to be when I was seven! (Saint Chuck's Challenge)
by Blusparrow about 1 month ago
There I was a little girl, about seven. I was a strong, rough and tough girl though and I always thought for myself.
“Mamma…
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The Hardest Part
by John Perkins about 1 month ago
“I’m not sure what you mean.” Angela closed her copy of Cosmo and laid it on her lap. “What do you mean… steps?”
Staring so…
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The Hardest Part II
by John Perkins about 1 month ago
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It Wasn't Funny [Make Me Laugh Challenge]
by THX 0477 about 1 month ago
“Come on, make me laugh.”
“No.”
“Make me laugh.”
“No.”
After a pause, Derrick repeated, “Make me laugh.”
Wendell sighed,...
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Back to the salt mines
by Ridcully Calvert about 1 month ago
The next morning I turned my Corrola into the alley behind the GlobTrak satellite office, used my remote to open the trap-doo…
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Message in a Basement
by THX 0477 about 1 month ago
Massive chest heaving deep breaths of anticipation, Agent Lefleur stomped out of the interrogation room, away from his quarry…
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Awakening to Dusk
by Apostrophe about 1 month ago
The gentle rocking of the boat wakes me from my slumber. It seems like it has been hours ago that I was lying here falling as…
