Amarantine's published ficlets
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Soldier's Baby Girl

_I am a soldier’s baby girl, conceived in pools of tears and abandoned hope. I am dressed in shiny war wounds and broken hea…
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Us Against Time

We stood together at the front of his car, in the midst of a crowded parking lot on the hottest day of the summer. His arms w…
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Us Against Time
We stood together at the front of his car, in the midst of a crowded parking lot on the hottest day of the summer. His arms w…
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Barriers
So many people have so many hardships and obstacles running against them, and somehow they find some kind of hope to hold ont…
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A Few Seconds in Wonderland

This was our haven. We made it up a refuge for our love, a safeguard for what we held dear to each other. We’d drive out ever…
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My Opinion on the Matter
Technology seriously scares the shiitake mushrooms outta me.
You can walk down the street, and see artificial life waves behi… -
Back to School Again

Walking down familiar cobblestoned pathways between stone buildings covered in greenery, I breathed in the fresh cold air and…
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Two Worlds
The waves crashed against sea-drenched rocks, shattering the silence with its morning greeting. The sun rose up slowly into c…
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Waiting For An Apology
I keep waiting for that phone to ring, waiting to hear his deep voice say, “I’m sorry,” with that laugh of his that reassures…
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The Graduate: I Dream

I dream of beaches, and I dream of setting suns.
I dream of laughing friends, and endless fun.I dream of one true loves, an…
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Their Night

His hands trembled, faltered, was unable to hold on. He closed his eyes, willing his heart to return to his chest, wishing th…
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Blood Type

I wasn’t expecting such a sight. My heart thudded hard against my chest, my body buzzed and tingled. I felt dizzy with fear a…