My mother and my father shared happy looks, nodding enthusiastically.
“We know that it may be hard for you,” my mom began, s…
A sequel to Miracles
Officially's inspiration
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Amazing Big Sister used:
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Miracles used:
“Honey,” my dad began, and I closed my eyes for a moment before waiting for him to break the news.
What was I going to do? M…
A sequel to WHAT?
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Miracles used:
“A baby, Max. That’s what their big surprise was. My mother is pregnant!”
There was a long pause on the other side of the…
A prequel to Amazing Big Sister
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The Wedding that Didn't Happen [SIG 8] used:
a very happy bride by Brooke Raymond
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WHAT? used:
I went home and worked on homework until around noon, finishing an essay for English class.
Then I went to the sandwich plac…
A sequel to Moving
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WHAT? used:
“I said, ‘I’m pregnant’- and close your mouth before something flies into it”.
I was speechless. Pregnant? I could not hav…
A prequel to What? Part II
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WHAT? used:
My mother and my father shared happy looks, nodding enthusiastically.
“We know that it may be hard for you,” my mom began, s…
A prequel to Miracles
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Moving used:
I talked with Max on the phone as I got ready for bed, saying good night when I was just about dozing off.
I was right in m…
A sequel to Lunch
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Moving used:
“Honey,” my dad began, and I closed my eyes for a moment before waiting for him to break the news.
What was I going to do? M…
A prequel to WHAT?
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Lunch used:
Soon after we’d finished our pizza, I was at home again, pulling off my jacket, walking over to the stairs.
A lot had happe…
A sequel to White Square on the Black Counter
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Lunch used:
I went home and worked on homework until around noon, finishing an essay for English class.
Then I went to the sandwich plac…
A prequel to Moving
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White Square on the Black Counter used:
“You can take me home now,” I said coldly, still not looking at him.
Suddenly he stopped short. “What did I-?” He seemed to …
A sequel to Interuptions, Confessions, and Lips
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White Square on the Black Counter used:
I talked with Max on the phone as I got ready for bed, saying good night when I was just about dozing off.
I was right in m…
A prequel to Lunch
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The Most Beautiful Thing in the World [beauty challenge] used:
Note: There is no special occasion for releasing this challenge. But I really wanted to… so there.
I was sitting in the compu…A sequel to Alexis DeHearts 1st Challenge!!! What is Beautiful? NO MORE SUBMISSIONS!!!
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Nothing Better Than... [hardtoexplainmyownfeelings' 100th ficlet challenge/kiss challenge] used:
Who came up with the best kiss scene, you ask???
ok here goes:
wait
wait…...
WAIT!!!!!
IT IS RUNNING WITH SCISSORS ...
A sequel to Never Explain's winner to his 100th ficlet challenge
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Interuptions, Confessions, and Lips used:
My eyes fluttered closed and, as weak and helpless and, yes, infuriating it sounds, I forgot what I was saying and simply l…
A sequel to Jake Laughs
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Interuptions, Confessions, and Lips used:
Later that night, I was contemplating all that had happened to me that day. I wondered if he really liked me, or if it was j…
A prequel to Thinking It Over
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Interuptions, Confessions, and Lips used:
Soon after we’d finished our pizza, I was at home again, pulling off my jacket, walking over to the stairs.
A lot had happe…
A prequel to White Square on the Black Counter
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Shadow Kiss [SIG, 7] used:
ShadowKiss by runfreefall
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Officially answers A Fun But Insane Quiz From Insert Pen Name Here's Very Insane Mind. used:
Fun, insane quiz for the people, by the people (aka Insert Pen Name Here)
1. what color/ pattern is the nearest tissue box t…
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'cause I STOLE it. [profile picture challenge] used:
I am posting a challenge. Why? I’m curious about the other Ficlet-ers out there in this crazy world! Also, it’s almost 3 in t…
A sequel to Challenge: Your Profile Picture!
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Jake Laughs used:
Now he had really crossed the line. I was angry. I was angry, and Jake knew it.
“Like you? You just made fun of my best fr…
A sequel to Kiss
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Jake Laughs used:
“You can take me home now,” I said coldly, still not looking at him.
Suddenly he stopped short. “What did I-?” He seemed to …
A prequel to Interuptions, Confessions, and Lips
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Who is Him? used:
Tim awakes. It is night. He should be asleep, but he does not care. His love lays beside him on the bed. An empty black box l…
A sequel to Silently Slipping Away From Perfection
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Who is Him? used:
tim finally asks her wat she hasent told him. She said that she got a blood test and found out that they r brother and sister…
A prequel to awesomess story ever
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Who is Him? used:
Tim sat their patiently waiting the night away. He paced around the apartment waiting for the reply to come. He stared at his…
A prequel to The Shocking Truth
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Him: Time. used:
They had decided, finally, that it would just be best to get rid of the apartment. They would each go their separate ways, ge…
A sequel to Her: Change
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Her: Change used:
“So what now?” she asked him, looking down at the carpet as she spoke. When she finished, however, she looked up at him, wher…
A sequel to Breaking Up
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Her: Change used:
He was now alone in the apartment, looking around. Quite some time had passed since they’d decided on the split. The apartmen…
A prequel to Him: Time.
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Breaking Up used:
They had decided, finally, that it would just be best to get rid of the apartment. They would each go their separate ways, ge…
A prequel to Her: Change
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Shouting in the Rain used:
and he shouted, “i’m not moving! i don’t care if it’s raining. i love a girl who loves someone else.”
and he sat down on the …A prequel to you're in love with that football jock
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Alphabet Soup [SIG, 6] used:
Buchstabensuppe by Till Westermayer
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Cause of Death: Natural Causes used:
Write a 64 character ficlet that is captivating and imaginative.
And the winner is . . .
WOW the 1st got here really fast -...
A sequel to Exact minimum length ficlet [And the winner is . .]
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Cause of Death: Natural Causes used:
Luckily no one could detect the poison he had recently injested.
A prequel to Cause of Death: Unconfirmed
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The Red Bear [SIG, 5] used:
teddy by daniel zimmel
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Lollipop [SIG 4] used:
Smile :) by Andrew
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Kiss used:
“See? He can’t relate. He was just a friend for you, made to order.”
I looked up at Jake sharply, an expression of curiosit…
A sequel to Max the Flaw
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Kiss used:
My eyes fluttered closed and, as weak and helpless and, yes, infuriating it sounds, I forgot what I was saying and simply l…
A prequel to Jake Laughs
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Max the Flaw used:
“Forever. Since we were little kids, I mean.”
He nodded, thoughfully.
“So I guess you understand each other pretty well,” ...
A sequel to Popular Max
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Max the Flaw used:
Now he had really crossed the line. I was angry. I was angry, and Jake knew it.
“Like you? You just made fun of my best fr…
A prequel to Kiss
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Middle of a Story, end. [phosphate's challenge_ used:
_WOMAN gets out of bed quickly and runs into the bathroom, slamming door behind her. A moment later the sound of a shower run…
A sequel to Middle of a Story, part three. [phosphate's challenge]
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Middle of a Story, part three. [phosphate's challenge] used:
_Music fades out. For a second everything is silent and frozen. Then everything begins to move, and loud city noises are hear…
A sequel to Middle of a Story, part two. [phosphate's challenge]
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Middle of a Story, part three. [phosphate's challenge] used:
Scene is black again, silent. Lights begin to appear in distance.
NARRATOR: Every day a new story begins, another story en…
A prequel to Middle of a Story, end. [phosphate's challenge_
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The Dog. [SIG, 3] used:
Tusca by Alexandre Ferreira
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Middle of a Story, part two. [phosphate's challenge] used:
Scene is darkness. Nothing is visibible. Narrator begins speaking.
NARRATOR: It all begins “in the beginning.” Darkness. N…
A sequel to Middle of a Story [phosphate's challenge]
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Middle of a Story, part two. [phosphate's challenge] used:
_WOMAN gets out of bed quickly and runs into the bathroom, slamming door behind her. A moment later the sound of a shower run…
A prequel to Middle of a Story, part three. [phosphate's challenge]
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Middle of a Story [phosphate's challenge] used:
Okay, I finally did it. For a while I thought I would never get here. But I’ve done it. I have officially, “become of age” an…
A sequel to 50 Ficlets= Phosphate11's Challenge!!!!!
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Middle of a Story [phosphate's challenge] used:
_Music fades out. For a second everything is silent and frozen. Then everything begins to move, and loud city noises are hear…
A prequel to Middle of a Story, part two. [phosphate's challenge]
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Jungle Gym [SIG Series, 2] used:
2005-02-20 17-03-42 by Kyle Flood
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Something, I guess [Something I Guess Series, 1] used:
I am just by Zara
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Popular Max used:
And so we ended up eating out under the stars.
I was quite happy with myself, my grabbing of my jacket at last minute before…
A sequel to Round Pizza/Square Box?
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Popular Max used:
“See? He can’t relate. He was just a friend for you, made to order.”
I looked up at Jake sharply, an expression of curiosit…
A prequel to Max the Flaw
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Out of Gas used:
We ran out of gas ten miles from town...
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Round Pizza/Square Box? used:
Soon enough we were walking out to his car in the parking lot.
The night air had become chillier. Crisper.
But soon enough…
A sequel to Pizza
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Round Pizza/Square Box? used:
“Forever. Since we were little kids, I mean.”
He nodded, thoughfully.
“So I guess you understand each other pretty well,” ...
A prequel to Popular Max
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Stupid Pointless Machine, For Godssakes. used:
Anson, unsure of the impact of his answer, replied softly:
“No?”
A sequel to Short & Sweet.
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Stupid Pointless Machine, For Godssakes. used:
When someone is lost in a computer, the usual procedure is to reboot. The Synthium has rules. In the case of a missing progra…
A prequel to The Synthium
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Pizza used:
The movie ended about an hour later. But not without more scary music, a completely horrible climax that involved the killer,...
A sequel to The Killer, the Main Characters, and Running Through A Dark House
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Pizza used:
And so we ended up eating out under the stars.
I was quite happy with myself, my grabbing of my jacket at last minute before…
A prequel to Round Pizza/Square Box?
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Officially used:
Just ‘cause everyone else is…
Someday I will think of a better screen name.
Someday I will be the girl I want to be.
...A sequel to someday_93
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Officially used:
Before her discovery of weemees from the magical land of weeworld (©, ®, ™, etc.) sponsored by aim (also ©, ®, ™, etc.), the …
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Into the Deep Dark used:
By sequeling this ficlet, you have dared to enter the first annual YodaOnCrack Hellloween Ficlet Challenge from HELL!
Yo…
A sequel to YodaOnCrack Halloween Challenge
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I Cured Myself used:
Now I know it’s common folklore and tradition that when a ficlet writer comes of age: has written 100 ficlets – it is their d…
A sequel to 20 Ficlets: This Calls For A Challenge
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The Killer, the Main Characters, and Running Through A Dark House used:
I was completely surprised by this action of his, to be honest. I flinched a little.
Not because I didn’t want him to do th…
A sequel to Wished it was Back
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The Killer, the Main Characters, and Running Through A Dark House used:
Soon enough we were walking out to his car in the parking lot.
The night air had become chillier. Crisper.
But soon enough…
A prequel to Pizza
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Wished it was Back used:
He found a nice parking space near the theater, just outside of handicap parking. It wasn’t a long walk inside.
We bought th…
A sequel to Arm around Me
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Wished it was Back used:
The movie ended about an hour later. But not without more scary music, a completely horrible climax that involved the killer,...
A prequel to The Killer, the Main Characters, and Running Through A Dark House
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The Dance Changes used:
Anson didn’t want Shelly to realize it, but he was close to panicking now as he searched for Bruce in the computer, fingers f…
A sequel to The Possibilities are Endless!
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The Dance Changes used:
Anson, unsure of the impact of his answer, replied softly:
“No?”
A prequel to Short & Sweet.
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Arm around Me used:
He opened the car door for me and I got in, sitting stiffly. No, of course I wasn’t nervous.
Right.
He got into the driver’...
A sequel to Let's Just Go
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Arm around Me used:
The music got louder and louder in the song. I promised myself not to look. I dug my face into his lap. His arms hugging my …
A prequel to His Eyes
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Arm around Me used:
I was completely surprised by this action of his, to be honest. I flinched a little.
Not because I didn’t want him to do th…
A prequel to Wished it was Back
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Let's Just Go used:
I glanced down at my shoes, then took the flowers before looking over my shoulder back into the house.
“Mom! I’m going out!...
A sequel to First Date
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Let's Just Go used:
He found a nice parking space near the theater, just outside of handicap parking. It wasn’t a long walk inside.
We bought th…
A prequel to Arm around Me
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No Place in Perfection used:
This goes far beyond high school drama. Beyond cheerleaders and jocks and geeks and freaks and the occassional kid-next-door …
A sequel to The "Make Me Hungry for Teen Drama Contest" Contest! {Yeah Write's first ever!!}
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First Date used:
First I sat on the couch and watched some television.
I flipped restlessly through the channels, glancing over my shoulder …
A sequel to Waiting, Panicking, and Flowers
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First Date used:
He opened the car door for me and I got in, sitting stiffly. No, of course I wasn’t nervous.
Right.
He got into the driver’...
A prequel to Let's Just Go
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Bridge's Story: Part 1 used:
The coffee shop was small, but it was nice.
The walls were painted all sorts of wacky colors, polka dots, spirals, simple sp…
A sequel to Fin's Story: Part Four
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Surprise Party used:
I sighed. This place, so mundane, so…human. It reeked of it, as if one of the more powerful gods decided to kill off ever…
A sequel to Just Another Day at the Office
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Waiting, Panicking, and Flowers used:
The rest of the week went by really smoothly.
Jake didn’t talk to me once, didn’t even look at me funny. Maybe most girls …
A sequel to Waiting
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Waiting, Panicking, and Flowers used:
I glanced down at my shoes, then took the flowers before looking over my shoulder back into the house.
“Mom! I’m going out!...
A prequel to First Date
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Pissed Off Deity used:
A prophet’s job is never done. You may think that I’m kidding, but seriously. I’m not.
So the whole hassle of dealing with p…
A sequel to Prophets
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Pissed Off Deity used:
I sighed. This place, so mundane, so…human. It reeked of it, as if one of the more powerful gods decided to kill off ever…
A prequel to Just Another Day at the Office
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Waiting used:
Jake beamed, looking surprised.
“Really?” he asked, looking as if he didn’t believe it. “Really?”
I didn’t say anytihng, si…
A sequel to Why?
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Waiting used:
First I sat on the couch and watched some television.
I flipped restlessly through the channels, glancing over my shoulder …
A prequel to Waiting, Panicking, and Flowers
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Prophets used:
A prophet's job is never done...
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Prophets used:
“Aaereon.” The soft word, drifting off of perfect lips, touched my ear like a spring breeze. “Aaereon.” I sighed. “Aaereon!...
A prequel to Pissed Off Deity
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Why? used:
I began walking slower, hoping that he would just leave.
He saw me, though, so walking slower only made it so that he stared…
A sequel to Fine
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Why? used:
The rest of the week went by really smoothly.
Jake didn’t talk to me once, didn’t even look at me funny. Maybe most girls …
A prequel to Waiting
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Fine used:
English went smoothly (Monica wasn’t there, apparently got sick.)
History went smoothly.
Math class, however, did not.
I h…
A sequel to Math Class and Other Close Calls
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Fine used:
Jake beamed, looking surprised.
“Really?” he asked, looking as if he didn’t believe it. “Really?”
I didn’t say anytihng, si…
A prequel to Why?
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Math Class and Other Close Calls used:
I knew it was her before I even looked up at her.
But I looked up at her anyway, and as soon as I did, I flinched a bit.
“S…
A sequel to Monica, Again
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Math Class and Other Close Calls used:
I began walking slower, hoping that he would just leave.
He saw me, though, so walking slower only made it so that he stared…
A prequel to Fine
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(Genre: Comedy) Cheerleader Chear Leeder's Accident used:
The time has come, the grand milestone of which all who see it shall say “woe is me, for not completing as many ficlets as St…
A sequel to Ficlet the 200th and the DOUBLE CHALLENGE!
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Monica, Again used:
I akwardly looked down at my shoes, feeling the tingly sensation in my cheeks.
I didn’t quite know how to answer. I wanted...
A sequel to Bells and Brats
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Monica, Again used:
English went smoothly (Monica wasn’t there, apparently got sick.)
History went smoothly.
Math class, however, did not.
I h…
A prequel to Math Class and Other Close Calls
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Bells and Brats used:
Max glanced down at me, then over at Jake. I looked up at Max and gave him an extremely pleading look.
“Please, please Max, ...
A sequel to Middle Name
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Bells and Brats used:
I knew it was her before I even looked up at her.
But I looked up at her anyway, and as soon as I did, I flinched a bit.
“S…
A prequel to Monica, Again
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High School Hell used:
Stovohobo did it, and Laine P. Grey did it, and a whole bunch of other people I don’t know probably have, too, so now it’s my…
A sequel to Brick Wall's first ever contest (booyah)
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Middle Name used:
The next day I woke up before my alarm went off.
I glanced over at it, thought that it was rather interesting, and then tri…
A sequel to Going to School
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Middle Name used:
I akwardly looked down at my shoes, feeling the tingly sensation in my cheeks.
I didn’t quite know how to answer. I wanted...
A prequel to Bells and Brats
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Going to School used:
I spent the day in my pajamas, watching kid’s shows on television and eating whatever I felt like eating.
Max called a few m…
A sequel to Beep
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Going to School used:
Max glanced down at me, then over at Jake. I looked up at Max and gave him an extremely pleading look.
“Please, please Max, ...
A prequel to Middle Name
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The Possibilities are Endless! used:
Shelly didn’t want to look stupid, but something wasn’t clicking. How did she get sucked into this?
In a roundabout way, it …
A sequel to Is There Something I Should Know?
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The Possibilities are Endless! used:
Anson ran another search through the computer, searching for Bruce for the umpteenth time. Where was he?
Where was he?
Sh…
A prequel to The Dance Changes
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Lost Sock used:
sea sock by daniel zimmel
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Masterpiece used:
Harry Art by Emily Walker
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On the House used:
pumpkin pie by Paul Goyette
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Watching the Clock Change used:
Still Awake by Anonymous
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The Pipe used:
dangerous elbow by Tom Adams
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The Pipe used:
It was yet another rainy night as he sat at the window with his ear pressed to the cold pipe. Listening to the rush of water …
A prequel to Conversations in the dark
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The Pipe used:
Then one night when he was listening, his mother came in.
“Justen, you’re still awake? It’s WAY past your bedtime!” She the…A prequel to Sequel to "The Pipe"
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The Pipe used:
Today was an ordinary day i came home from work tired and glad to seek the solace of my apartment in Harlem. As soon as I wal…
A sequel to Alone in my apartment
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The Pipe used:
It was the age old story. Boy makes friends, boy had to move. He had argued with his parents many times, but they wouldn’t gi…
A sequel to Prequel to Pipe
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The Pipe used:
it was late at night and his mother said go to bed, so he did, but soon he sat up and listened into THE PIPE he heard the wat…
A prequel to Stories from The Pipe p.1.
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The Pipe used:
The most secret of all conversations are held in private. Sometimes it was the competitive fight for a job at work or the sim…
A prequel to A Discovery
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More like a Daisy used:
Roses and Toses by Nate Vack
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Adventure used:
pg colors III by Naama ym
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Doorknob used:
brass doornob by Mike Bostock
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Cookies used:
Cookies by Pattie
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It was Done used:
All squirrels die by Jakob Lodwick
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To Become a Peacock used:
El Macho by ellhoisa
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Beep used:
I woke up the next morning with a groan. Was my phone destined to wake me up every morning now.
Luckily it was much earlie…
A sequel to Too Early to Call Someone
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Beep used:
The next day I woke up before my alarm went off.
I glanced over at it, thought that it was rather interesting, and then tri…
A prequel to Going to School
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Fin's Story: Part Four used:
So Fin had walked over, clenched his fists, and punched Thomas.
Suddenly the silence was gone. “Fight!” It began in a whisp…
A sequel to Fin's Story: Part Three
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Fin's Story: Part Four used:
Bridge and Marco’s stories were rather alike in their stories. Towards the end, anyway. At the beginning, they were different…
A prequel to Bridge's Story: Part 1
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Fin's Story: Part Three used:
One day he got the chance. And it was nearly perfect.
He and another boy there, a boy by the name of Thomas, did not get alo…
A sequel to Fin's Story: Part Two
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Fin's Story: Part Three used:
The coffee shop was small, but it was nice.
The walls were painted all sorts of wacky colors, polka dots, spirals, simple sp…
A prequel to Fin's Story: Part Four
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Fin's Story: Part Two used:
The next member of the group was Fin. Finnigan was tall as well, though not taller than Sven.
He had red hair similar to Re…
A sequel to Fin's Story
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Fin's Story: Part Two used:
So Fin had walked over, clenched his fists, and punched Thomas.
Suddenly the silence was gone. “Fight!” It began in a whisp…
A prequel to Fin's Story: Part Three
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Fin's Story used:
So for two years she kept to herself. The SOYA wasn’t exactly the perfect place to make friends.
So she got used to not talk…
A sequel to June's Story: Part Four
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Fin's Story used:
One day he got the chance. And it was nearly perfect.
He and another boy there, a boy by the name of Thomas, did not get alo…
A prequel to Fin's Story: Part Two
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June's Story: Part Four used:
It wasn’t as if they hadn’t tried.
But it was hard, especially at the age of 11, to keep up with a friend. Really hard.
An…
A sequel to June's Story: Part Three
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June's Story: Part Four used:
The next member of the group was Fin. Finnigan was tall as well, though not taller than Sven.
He had red hair similar to Re…
A prequel to Fin's Story
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June's Story: Part Three used:
So she was already a rather shy ten year old when her parents had been around, prefering to keep to herself than play with he…
A sequel to June's Story: Part Two
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June's Story: Part Three used:
So for two years she kept to herself. The SOYA wasn’t exactly the perfect place to make friends.
So she got used to not talk…
A prequel to June's Story: Part Four
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June's Story: Part Two used:
June was the next orphan that had joined the group.
She had dark brown hair and even darker brown eyes. Her hair fell down t…
A sequel to June's Story
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June's Story: Part Two used:
It wasn’t as if they hadn’t tried.
But it was hard, especially at the age of 11, to keep up with a friend. Really hard.
An…
A prequel to June's Story: Part Three
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June's Story used:
“N-no. Of course not. If I were, I’d be there now, wouldn’t I?” she asked. Oh God! She’d been found out!
“Hm. I thought as m…
A sequel to Florence's Story: Part Five
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June's Story used:
So she was already a rather shy ten year old when her parents had been around, prefering to keep to herself than play with he…
A prequel to June's Story: Part Two
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Florence's Story: Part Five used:
She ran around and took in the colors, then slept in a corner that night, shivering.
While the part about not staying the ni…
A sequel to Florence's Story: Part Four
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Florence's Story: Part Five used:
When she had at last regained conciousness, Florence noticed how stiff her arm was. Maxine had bandaged it as well as any doc…
A prequel to Florence's Story: Part Six
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Florence's Story: Part Five used:
June was the next orphan that had joined the group.
She had dark brown hair and even darker brown eyes. Her hair fell down t…
A prequel to June's Story
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Florence's Story: Part Four used:
_Dear Headmistress,
Family is coming to visit on tomorrow and they would like to see Florence. Please send her to us. She do…
A sequel to Florence's Story: Part Three
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Florence's Story: Part Four used:
“N-no. Of course not. If I were, I’d be there now, wouldn’t I?” she asked. Oh God! She’d been found out!
“Hm. I thought as m…
A prequel to Florence's Story: Part Five
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Florence's Story: Part Three used:
She hated there, if possible, more than her aunt and uncle’s.
The girls there were never given a chance to be friends, they …
A sequel to Florence's Story: Part Three
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Florence's Story: Part Three used:
She ran around and took in the colors, then slept in a corner that night, shivering.
While the part about not staying the ni…
A prequel to Florence's Story: Part Four
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Florence's Story: Part Three used:
Her parents had died when she was thirteen. It had been pretty horrible, a murder.
The police had come into the house after …
A sequel to Florence's Story: Part Two
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Florence's Story: Part Three used:
_Dear Headmistress,
Family is coming to visit on tomorrow and they would like to see Florence. Please send her to us. She do…
A prequel to Florence's Story: Part Three
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Florence's Story: Part Two used:
Florence was the second orphan taken in, when she was fourteen. She was now fifteen.
She had short blonde hair, pulled tigh…
A sequel to Florence's Story
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Florence's Story: Part Two used:
She hated there, if possible, more than her aunt and uncle’s.
The girls there were never given a chance to be friends, they …
A prequel to Florence's Story: Part Three
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Florence's Story used:
He hadn’t really meant to run as far as he did. Most of the other orphans were flocking around their burning ‘home.’ Home or …
A sequel to Red's Story: Part Two
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Florence's Story used:
Her parents had died when she was thirteen. It had been pretty horrible, a murder.
The police had come into the house after …
A prequel to Florence's Story: Part Two
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Red's Story: Part Two used:
And Oliver was introduced. He met all of them.
Red, the first boy. His name had obviously come from the bright red head of h…
A sequel to Red's Story
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Red's Story: Part Two used:
Florence was the second orphan taken in, when she was fourteen. She was now fifteen.
She had short blonde hair, pulled tigh…
A prequel to Florence's Story
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Red's Story used:
I liked the feeling of helping him. It was nice to know that I could help someone that had escaped from the hell that I’d liv…
A sequel to Sven's Story: Part Three
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Red's Story used:
He hadn’t really meant to run as far as he did. Most of the other orphans were flocking around their burning ‘home.’ Home or …
A prequel to Red's Story: Part Two
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Too Early to Call Someone used:
My face tingled all over. Heck, my whole body tingled and my eyes widened and I completely freaked out.
“Here,” I said, toss…
A sequel to Can I Take a Message?
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Too Early to Call Someone used:
I spent the day in my pajamas, watching kid’s shows on television and eating whatever I felt like eating.
Max called a few m…
A prequel to Beep
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Can I Take a Message? used:
I slammed the phone down, face red with embarassment and anger.
“What?” Max asked nervously. “What did she say?”
“That she’...
A sequel to Monica
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Can I Take a Message? used:
I woke up the next morning with a groan. Was my phone destined to wake me up every morning now.
Luckily it was much earlie…
A prequel to Too Early to Call Someone
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Monica used:
I walked over with a faint frown as well. Who could it be?
I took the phone from him. “Hello?” I asked cautiously.
“Oh, hel…
A sequel to Unbelievably Cruel
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Monica used:
My face tingled all over. Heck, my whole body tingled and my eyes widened and I completely freaked out.
“Here,” I said, toss…
A prequel to Can I Take a Message?
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Unbelievably Cruel used:
Max stayed in my car with me after giving his keys to the guy he’d come with.
When we got home June, by now deaf and half bl…
A sequel to Phone's for You
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Unbelievably Cruel used:
I slammed the phone down, face red with embarassment and anger.
“What?” Max asked nervously. “What did she say?”
“That she’...
A prequel to Monica
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Phone's for You used:
I was sitting in my car, staring down at the steering wheel when the light came on. I looked over to my left and Max was clim…
A sequel to You're More Important
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Phone's for You used:
I walked over with a faint frown as well. Who could it be?
I took the phone from him. “Hello?” I asked cautiously.
“Oh, hel…
A prequel to Unbelievably Cruel
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You're More Important used:
I looked up at him from where I’d been sitting at the bottom of the pool, a bit surprised that he’d come diving in.
When he …
A sequel to Wet Face
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You're More Important used:
Max stayed in my car with me after giving his keys to the guy he’d come with.
When we got home June, by now deaf and half bl…
A prequel to Phone's for You
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Wet Face used:
I looked up above me, feeling my cheeks turn tingly in a blush.
I’d fallen into the pool. How had I fallen into the pool?
I…
A sequel to Under Water
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Wet Face used:
I was sitting in my car, staring down at the steering wheel when the light came on. I looked over to my left and Max was clim…
A prequel to You're More Important
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Sven's Story: Part Three used:
So I met the nurse and fell in love. We went on a few dates, and I’m pretty sure that she thought I was crazy and regretted g…
A sequel to Sven's Story: Part Two
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Sven's Story: Part Three used:
And Oliver was introduced. He met all of them.
Red, the first boy. His name had obviously come from the bright red head of h…
A prequel to Red's Story
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Sven's Story: Part Two used:
Sven stepped forward toward Oliver. “I’m going to tell you what we are before I tell you who we are,” he began slowly, almost…
A sequel to Sven's Story
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Sven's Story: Part Two used:
I liked the feeling of helping him. It was nice to know that I could help someone that had escaped from the hell that I’d liv…
A prequel to Sven's Story: Part Three
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Under Water used:
If it was Max I probably would have said something remarkably sarcastic.
But it wasn’t Max, and so I wouldn’t. I remained si…
A sequel to Falling In
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Under Water used:
I looked up at him from where I’d been sitting at the bottom of the pool, a bit surprised that he’d come diving in.
When he …
A prequel to Wet Face
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Sven's Story used:
The girl grabbed a pair of tweezers and leaned over the totally numbed foot.
“Ok,” she muttered to herself, moving the twee…
A sequel to All Fixed
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Sven's Story used:
So I met the nurse and fell in love. We went on a few dates, and I’m pretty sure that she thought I was crazy and regretted g…
A prequel to Sven's Story: Part Two
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Falling In used:
I whirled around, finding myself facing Jake.
“I didn’t see you come in. I was afraid that you weren’t going to come.” I no…
A sequel to Facing Jake
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Falling In used:
I looked up above me, feeling my cheeks turn tingly in a blush.
I’d fallen into the pool. How had I fallen into the pool?
I…
A prequel to Under Water
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All Fixed used:
The FA soon enough began to move down, turning into less and less used streets until it was away from the busy highway to a s…
A sequel to Numbing Oil
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All Fixed used:
Sven stepped forward toward Oliver. “I’m going to tell you what we are before I tell you who we are,” he began slowly, almost…
A prequel to Sven's Story
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Numbing Oil used:
Marco had set Oliver on the seat so that he was taking up two, his feet on the middle portion. This confused the automated se…
A sequel to Almost There
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Numbing Oil used:
The girl grabbed a pair of tweezers and leaned over the totally numbed foot.
“Ok,” she muttered to herself, moving the twee…
A prequel to All Fixed
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Almost There used:
The next thing Oliver knew, the boy that the girl had called Marco was picking him up and an FA was parked outside of the all…
A sequel to Go!
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Almost There used:
The FA soon enough began to move down, turning into less and less used streets until it was away from the busy highway to a s…
A prequel to Numbing Oil
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Go! used:
It was a girl that was standing there, looking to be in her early-to-mid-teens. She was wearing clothes that looked to be han…
A sequel to C'mon, Kid
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Go! used:
Marco had set Oliver on the seat so that he was taking up two, his feet on the middle portion. This confused the automated se…
A prequel to Almost There
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C'mon, Kid used:
First, however, he would have to be able to walk. He grabbed his ankle again, bringing his foot up and looking at it.
There …
A sequel to Spy
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C'mon, Kid used:
The next thing Oliver knew, the boy that the girl had called Marco was picking him up and an FA was parked outside of the all…
A prequel to Go!
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Spy used:
Oliver set the book down for a moment and thought. The diary was right. He was free. He didn’t know what to do, though, and h…
A sequel to Cinderella Maybe's
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Spy used:
It was a girl that was standing there, looking to be in her early-to-mid-teens. She was wearing clothes that looked to be han…
A prequel to C'mon, Kid
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Cinderella Maybe's used:
The next day the shoutings of gaurds didn’t wake Oliver up, the sounds of the city did.
At first when he woke up he had no i…
A sequel to You're Free
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Cinderella Maybe's used:
First, however, he would have to be able to walk. He grabbed his ankle again, bringing his foot up and looking at it.
There …
A prequel to Spy
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You're Free used:
He made it over the fence and ran. Ran as fast and hard as he could.
His feet began to bleed when he stepped on a piece of …
A sequel to In the City
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You're Free used:
Oliver set the book down for a moment and thought. The diary was right. He was free. He didn’t know what to do, though, and h…
A prequel to Cinderella Maybe's
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Facing Jake used:
I didn’t punch him, though. I wouldn’t. Not here anyway. Maybe after the party. For now, however, I was a good girl.
Monic…
A sequel to Or Maybe I Did
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Facing Jake used:
If it was Max I probably would have said something remarkably sarcastic.
But it wasn’t Max, and so I wouldn’t. I remained si…
A prequel to Falling In
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In the City used:
He landed in a bush. A spikey bush. The leaves all ended in long sharp points.
Oliver fell down onto the first, feeling his …
A sequel to Getting Out
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In the City used:
The next day the shoutings of gaurds didn’t wake Oliver up, the sounds of the city did.
At first when he woke up he had no i…
A prequel to You're Free
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Getting Out used:
Normally Oliver would have no trouble taking the beating for getting out of bed. It would be better than the beating for soil…
A sequel to Run for It
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Getting Out used:
He made it over the fence and ran. Ran as fast and hard as he could.
His feet began to bleed when he stepped on a piece of …
A prequel to In the City
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Run for It used:
Later that night they all didn’t feel that it was the best test ever. The darts brought along many symptoms.
For some there …
A sequel to Symptoms
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Run for It used:
He landed in a bush. A spikey bush. The leaves all ended in long sharp points.
Oliver fell down onto the first, feeling his …
A prequel to Getting Out
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Symptoms used:
The next morning Oliver woke to another rough day. He wasn’t nearly as tired, but the cut on his forehead was still painful a…
A sequel to Free Nap
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Symptoms used:
Normally Oliver would have no trouble taking the beating for getting out of bed. It would be better than the beating for soil…
A prequel to Run for It
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Free Nap used:
How was your day? it asked. The words simply appeared this time, floating up from under the page instead of waiting for Oli…
A sequel to Sleep Well
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Free Nap used:
Later that night they all didn’t feel that it was the best test ever. The darts brought along many symptoms.
For some there …
A prequel to Symptoms
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Sleep Well used:
By the time all the orphans got back that night they were exhausted and in pain. Nothing really new, though Oliver nearly fel…
A sequel to Hello Diary
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Sleep Well used:
The next morning Oliver woke to another rough day. He wasn’t nearly as tired, but the cut on his forehead was still painful a…
A prequel to Free Nap
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Or Maybe I Did used:
I learned the time and place from Max, and he even offered to pick me up. I declined.
He’d offered last time, too, and I wo…
A sequel to The Second Party
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Or Maybe I Did used:
I whirled around, finding myself facing Jake.
“I didn’t see you come in. I was afraid that you weren’t going to come.” I no…
A prequel to Facing Jake
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The Second Party used:
I shouted something profane, I’m sure, and hung up on Max, getting out of bed and walking into my bathroom to take a shower.
...A sequel to Matchmaker Max
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The Second Party used:
I didn’t punch him, though. I wouldn’t. Not here anyway. Maybe after the party. For now, however, I was a good girl.
Monic…
A prequel to Or Maybe I Did
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Hello Diary used:
That day the group that Oliver was in were jostled out to sample some antibiotic spray. The scientists first found kids that …
A sequel to The Orphans Did Not
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Hello Diary used:
How was your day? it asked. The words simply appeared this time, floating up from under the page instead of waiting for Oli…
A prequel to Sleep Well
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The Orphans Did Not used:
Oliver continued reading the strange story of the girl who lost her shoe until he began dozing off. It was amazing, he had to…
A sequel to Late into the Night
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The Orphans Did Not used:
By the time all the orphans got back that night they were exhausted and in pain. Nothing really new, though Oliver nearly fel…
A prequel to Hello Diary
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Matchmaker Max used:
The next morning I woke up with a groan, reaching over and slapping my alarm clock. It was Saturday, why was my alarm clock g…
A sequel to Phone Call
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Matchmaker Max used:
I learned the time and place from Max, and he even offered to pick me up. I declined.
He’d offered last time, too, and I wo…
A prequel to The Second Party
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Late into the Night used:
A boy next to him rolled over, mumbling something in his sleep. Oliver froze, holding his breath. After a few, long seconds t…
A sequel to Cinderella
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Late into the Night used:
That day the group that Oliver was in were jostled out to sample some antibiotic spray. The scientists first found kids that …
A prequel to The Orphans Did Not
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Phone Call used:
“You like me?” he asked, as if hardly believing it. “You like me?”
I flinched but nodded. Couldn’t he see how horribly unc…
A sequel to First Kiss
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Phone Call used:
I shouted something profane, I’m sure, and hung up on Max, getting out of bed and walking into my bathroom to take a shower.
...A prequel to Matchmaker Max
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Cinderella used:
You already wrote that, Oliver. Don’t you have anything else to say?
The small boy gasped. How…? How? He swallowed, then…
A sequel to Magic
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Cinderella used:
Oliver continued reading the strange story of the girl who lost her shoe until he began dozing off. It was amazing, he had to…
A prequel to Late into the Night
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Challenge- On the Starship used:
Now I just thought of another challenge, and I had to write it down before it escaped me. Anyway (and again, if I am woefully…
A sequel to Ficlet the Meaningless Number, Challenge the Second
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Magic used:
Oliver moved on his bed, trying to catch more of the little light coming from the barred window onto the page.
There really…
A sequel to Hi Oliver.
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Magic used:
A boy next to him rolled over, mumbling something in his sleep. Oliver froze, holding his breath. After a few, long seconds t…
A prequel to Cinderella
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Hi Oliver. used:
Oliver paused, unsure of what else to write. His day, he supposed. That’s what diaries were for, right? To record what had ha…
A sequel to Vanished
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Hi Oliver. used:
You already wrote that, Oliver. Don’t you have anything else to say?
The small boy gasped. How…? How? He swallowed, then…
A prequel to Magic
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Ficlet Nirvana, aka, what the ***'s wrong with her head?! used:
This is a challenge for anyone who wants to take me up on it.
Here’s what you do: write down everything that comes into you…
A sequel to Stream of Consciousness Challenge
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A Brief Glimpse into the Mind of Officially used:
It’s 7 AM. The school is filling with hundreds, if not thousands, of students. Some are new, and some are returning. The new …
A sequel to A glimpse into the mind of a Phantomess
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A Brief Glimpse into the Mind of Officially used:
Coming home from work at around 1:00 in the morning, eating my breakfast of a McDonald’s cheesburger, hoping my dad didn’t tu…
A prequel to A Brief Glimpse into the Mind of Amaster
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Vanished used:
Oliver sat in bed, waiting. Waiting, waitng. It took much too long. Normally this time went by too fast, he had no time to ta…
A sequel to Waiting and Writing
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Vanished used:
Oliver moved on his bed, trying to catch more of the little light coming from the barred window onto the page.
There really…
A prequel to Hi Oliver.
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Waiting and Writing used:
The next day was another horrible one. Testing different things, doing work for other companies.
The orphanage was always ho…
A sequel to Waiting for Lights Out
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Waiting and Writing used:
Oliver paused, unsure of what else to write. His day, he supposed. That’s what diaries were for, right? To record what had ha…
A prequel to Vanished
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Waiting for Lights Out used:
His fingers, visibly dirty even in the very low light, ran over these words. They were gold.
His eyes were open wide, clearl…
A sequel to Disappointment
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Waiting for Lights Out used:
Oliver sat in bed, waiting. Waiting, waitng. It took much too long. Normally this time went by too fast, he had no time to ta…
A prequel to Waiting and Writing
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Disappointment used:
A young boy laid in bed, looking up at the ceiling. Around him he heard the breath of others, all sleeping. But he couldn’t s…
A sequel to Dear Diary
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Disappointment used:
The next day was another horrible one. Testing different things, doing work for other companies.
The orphanage was always ho…
A prequel to Waiting for Lights Out
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Dear Diary used:
His fingers, visibly dirty even in the very low light, ran over these words. They were gold.
His eyes were open wide, clearl…
A prequel to Disappointment
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First Kiss used:
I was tired, but couldn’t sleep. I found my thoughts drifting back to Jake, and then Max.
Once, when we were younger, back …
A sequel to Crush on Max
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First Kiss used:
The next morning I woke up with a groan, reaching over and slapping my alarm clock. It was Saturday, why was my alarm clock g…
A prequel to Phone Call
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Crush on Max used:
Max and I finished watching the movie, and I went home, thinking.
I’d had several crushes on boys over the years. If they we…
A sequel to The Note
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Crush on Max used:
“You like me?” he asked, as if hardly believing it. “You like me?”
I flinched but nodded. Couldn’t he see how horribly unc…
A prequel to First Kiss
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The Note used:
“One of the people there…a guy, he noticed me,” I began slowly.
At jus these words Max broke into a grin. Always wanting …
A sequel to Start the Movie
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The Note used:
I was tired, but couldn’t sleep. I found my thoughts drifting back to Jake, and then Max.
Once, when we were younger, back …
A prequel to Crush on Max
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Start the Movie used:
Max walked me out to my car, leaning against it as I got inside. I was looking at the windows of the house, seeing snatches o…
A sequel to Movie Night
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Start the Movie used:
Max and I finished watching the movie, and I went home, thinking.
I’d had several crushes on boys over the years. If they we…
A prequel to The Note
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Movie Night used:
“I was afraid that you’d left,” he said.
“Hm. I thought you were too preoccupied with Monica to notice.”
Max shrugged at …
A sequel to Leaving the Party
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Movie Night used:
“One of the people there…a guy, he noticed me,” I began slowly.
At jus these words Max broke into a grin. Always wanting …
A prequel to Start the Movie
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Leaving the Party used:
I felt my cheeks get all tingly, the way that they did when I was blushing. They didn’t feel hot, just tingly.
I nodded agai…
A sequel to No Talking, Please
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Leaving the Party used:
Max walked me out to my car, leaning against it as I got inside. I was looking at the windows of the house, seeing snatches o…
A prequel to Movie Night
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No Talking, Please used:
Jake looked relieved that I wasn’t just standing there and staring at him anymore. He relaxed a little, reaching over to the …
A sequel to Jake
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No Talking, Please used:
“I was afraid that you’d left,” he said.
“Hm. I thought you were too preoccupied with Monica to notice.”
Max shrugged at …
A prequel to Leaving the Party
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Jake used:
I looked up at him quickly. Yeah, he was in my math class. Sat two rows in front of me, three seats to the right.
Max often …
A sequel to Smiles
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Jake used:
I felt my cheeks get all tingly, the way that they did when I was blushing. They didn’t feel hot, just tingly.
I nodded agai…
A prequel to No Talking, Please
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Smiles used:
I reluctantly walked down the hall, avoiding people like the plague. Max was across the room, talking to Monica again. Flirti…
A sequel to Recognized
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Smiles used:
Jake looked relieved that I wasn’t just standing there and staring at him anymore. He relaxed a little, reaching over to the …
A prequel to Jake
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Recognized used:
Max winked at me, pulling more fury out of the other girl. “I’m getting a soda,” I said, and Max nodded, turning to talk to o…
A sequel to Hiding from the 'Monster'
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Recognized used:
I looked up at him quickly. Yeah, he was in my math class. Sat two rows in front of me, three seats to the right.
Max often …
A prequel to Smiles
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Hiding from the 'Monster' used:
“So your Max’s friend?” asked the girl standing in front of me.
No, I wanted to say, I’m not ‘Max’s friend.’ I’m a person. ...
A sequel to 'Meeting' People
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Hiding from the 'Monster' used:
I reluctantly walked down the hall, avoiding people like the plague. Max was across the room, talking to Monica again. Flirti…
A prequel to Recognized
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'Meeting' People used:
“Your adoring fans are missing you,” I said, looking pointedly at the large group of people that he’d been the middle of. The…
A sequel to Back at the Party
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'Meeting' People used:
Max winked at me, pulling more fury out of the other girl. “I’m getting a soda,” I said, and Max nodded, turning to talk to o…
A prequel to Hiding from the 'Monster'
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Back at the Party used:
We were instantly inseparable. We spent as much time at the other’s house as are own, my parents calling him their other chil…
A sequel to Inseparable
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Back at the Party used:
“So your Max’s friend?” asked the girl standing in front of me.
No, I wanted to say, I’m not ‘Max’s friend.’ I’m a person. ...
A prequel to 'Meeting' People
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Inseparable used:
I mumbled back my name, wiping away my tears and looking up at him angrily. Couldn’t this boy see that I was crying? Couldn…
A sequel to Best Friends
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Inseparable used:
“Your adoring fans are missing you,” I said, looking pointedly at the large group of people that he’d been the middle of. The…
A prequel to Back at the Party
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. used:
Max and I met in first grade. Even back then I was a devout worshiper of the Completely Avoid People God. My family and I had…
A sequel to Meeting Max
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Best Friends used:
We were instantly inseparable. We spent as much time at the other’s house as are own, my parents calling him their other chil…
A prequel to Inseparable
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Meeting Max used:
Luckily, he was there when I arrived at the party. If he wasn’t, I might have turned around and walked out. I didn’t like par…
A sequel to At the Party
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Meeting Max used:
I mumbled back my name, wiping away my tears and looking up at him angrily. Couldn’t this boy see that I was crying? Couldn…
A prequel to Best Friends
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Meeting Max used:
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A prequel to .
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At the Party used:
Luckily, he was there when I arrived at the party....
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At the Party used:
Max and I met in first grade. Even back then I was a devout worshiper of the Completely Avoid People God. My family and I had…
A prequel to Meeting Max
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Jack, We're Worried About You used:
Dad about the vette its gone, the wreck on the news earlier I was in it. What how?
I dont understand it myself,she was flyin…A sequel to Still Dont Know Jack *
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Jack, We're Worried About You used:
But Jack didn’t go to the hospital, he had more pressing issues to deal with.
I grabbed my cell to call the only person I co…A prequel to Hiding *
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Another Comet Wish? used:
I wish I could just walk over and talk to him… Just tell him how i feel. i wish i could just ignore what everybody else say…
A sequel to Another Day
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Answering the Wish used:
I always thought comets would look much more significant, or crash into the earth and create a ten million ft hole or somethi…
A sequel to geek
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Answering the Wish used:
Matt trudged out into the rain, his hood covering his headphones so they wouldn’t get wet.
“Crap.” He thought, glancing to h…A prequel to a miracle
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Hungry. used:
As her guests said “goodnight” to each other and went off to bed, Lynne told the house to walk up the beach and find a nice p…
A sequel to Goodnight
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Walking. used:
The boy sat on the bed in the corner. The walls were off-white. The furniture in the room, the cell, was scarce. A bed with p…
A sequel to Prison, maybe.
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Oktar Reading. used:
While Oktar was gripping his white envelope in shaking hands, his wife – Lynne – was sitting on the deck of her new mechanica…
A sequel to Meanwhile, at Lynne's House
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Oktar Reading. used:
As her guests said “goodnight” to each other and went off to bed, Lynne told the house to walk up the beach and find a nice p…
A prequel to Goodnight
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The Letter used:
“HUMAN, DESCRIBE FUNCTIONS,” the smaller robot said through its speaker grille.
“Wha?” she said. She skidded back, burning h…
A sequel to Oktar's Wife
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The Letter used:
While Oktar was gripping his white envelope in shaking hands, his wife – Lynne – was sitting on the deck of her new mechanica…
A prequel to Meanwhile, at Lynne's House
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Prison, maybe. used:
The boy walked out of the house, out of the yard, out onto the street. He kept walking. For a while tears were streaming down…
A prequel to Walking.