Sarai didn’t like my hair ’s much as I did. “But ‘Rye, look! Now I can run like the boys, an’ you won’t have’ta brush it ever…
A sequel to Cornfield
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Campfire Council used:
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Cornfield used:
The kids at school make fun of my dress. And my no-shoes. I told Jeremiah on the playground. “Don’tcha ever wish we looked mo…
A sequel to Dirt 'n Caramel
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Cornfield used:
We had a campfire council that night. That’s when Johnny builds up a big bonfire, an we get to roast veggies. Other kids roas…
A prequel to Campfire Council
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Dirt 'n Caramel used:
The other kids at our public school call us the hippies, but we’re not like the flower children or anything. I mean, we dress…
A sequel to New Hope
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Dirt 'n Caramel used:
Sarai didn’t like my hair ’s much as I did. “But ‘Rye, look! Now I can run like the boys, an’ you won’t have’ta brush it ever…
A prequel to Cornfield
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New Hope used:
The kids at school make fun of my dress. And my no-shoes. I told Jeremiah on the playground. “Don’tcha ever wish we looked mo…
A prequel to Dirt 'n Caramel
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The Kids of New Hope used:
Tepees by Kevin Saff
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Oh, Cassie...[apology challenge] used:
NPR ran a program today about the William Carlos Williams poem, “This Is Just To Say,” and had people reading their own versi…
A sequel to "This Is Just To Say..." [The Apology Challenge]
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Concrete Angel used:
She looks in the mirror, and tries to squint her eyes so that she looks different.
The bruises cover her body, but they don’...
A sequel to And She Flies to a Place Where She's Loved
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And She Flies to a Place Where She's Loved used:
She pretends she’s beautiful.
Closing her eyes and watching the pictures behind it, she tries to be somewhere else. She pret…
A sequel to But Her Dreams Give Her Wings
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And She Flies to a Place Where She's Loved used:
It’s just a small stone—a little angel girl, tucked away in a far corner, where no one will ever see it. There is no funer…
A prequel to Concrete Angel
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But Her Dreams Give Her Wings used:
It doesn’t seem like much, the look on her mother’s face, but there’s a whole other language in faces that few people bother …
A sequel to In a World That She Can't Rise Above
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But Her Dreams Give Her Wings used:
She looks in the mirror, and tries to squint her eyes so that she looks different.
The bruises cover her body, but they don’...
A prequel to And She Flies to a Place Where She's Loved
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In a World That She Can't Rise Above used:
It’s a normal house, on a normal street, in a normal city. The daffodils bloom on the front lawn, although beaten down by the…
A sequel to She Stands Hard as a Stone
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In a World That She Can't Rise Above used:
She pretends she’s beautiful.
Closing her eyes and watching the pictures behind it, she tries to be somewhere else. She pret…
A prequel to But Her Dreams Give Her Wings
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She Stands Hard as a Stone used:
It was raining. All the children flocking from the elementary school had umbrellas—red, blue, pink, duck print. All accept…
A sequel to Through the Wind and the Rain
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She Stands Hard as a Stone used:
It doesn’t seem like much, the look on her mother’s face, but there’s a whole other language in faces that few people bother …
A prequel to In a World That She Can't Rise Above
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Through the Wind and the Rain used:
It’s a normal house, on a normal street, in a normal city. The daffodils bloom on the front lawn, although beaten down by the…
A prequel to She Stands Hard as a Stone
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Me: Blank [defensive challenge] used:
To commemorate my ooh, what could it be? what might be worth commemorating? 3,000th comment _yes, he said comment. So odd, ...
A sequel to The Don't Get Defensive Challenge
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Too Many To Name...But All Loved {nice things} used:
Once, when I was in fifth grade, our class was given an assignment. It was to write one nice thing about each person in the …
A sequel to flute faerie's 1000th Comment Challenge, The Nice Things Challenge!
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Fake-Crayon Words used:
First Day of School by Steve Spinks
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Fake-Crayon Words used:
Imagine… the maker of those posters, or an advertisement person. They can look at other people’s ideas for adds and turn up…
A prequel to Reply to fake crayon words
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Lie used:
Mirrors. Do they reflect what we want to see? Do they reflect only what’s there? Do we want to see what’s there?
I challenge…
A sequel to Mirror: Reflection of what? [Elsha's Mirror challenge]
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Lie used:
poopy poo poooooooooooooooooooooo i like pooooo popopopopopopopopopo
A prequel to Poo
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Her Name is Paige used:
Fact:
1.) Mrs Calvert and I are expecting our second child on the 2nd of April
2.) It is a girl
3.) We do not know what to…
A sequel to [Challenge] Baby Names
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I Absolutely Love Her, When she Smiles used:
The tears continued falling, and this time when I reached out to touch her, she didn’t brush me away. I slid off of the swing…
A sequel to Though She Looked So Sad [in Photographs]
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Though She Looked So Sad [in Photographs] used:
The air was brisk and cool, a perfect fall day. We went to the school playground, as it was the only one in town that was sur…
A sequel to Cried a River & Drowned the Whole World
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Though She Looked So Sad [in Photographs] used:
Mommies and daddies? Oh god… A rush of memories flowed through me, memories of a boy, a boy who always wanted to play hou…
A prequel to I Absolutely Love Her, When she Smiles
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Cried a River & Drowned the Whole World used:
She was very small. Not small as in young, but as in tiny. Ten years old, but she just barely came up to my shoulder…and th…
A sequel to This is the Story of a Girl...
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Cried a River & Drowned the Whole World used:
The tears continued falling, and this time when I reached out to touch her, she didn’t brush me away. I slid off of the swing…
A prequel to Though She Looked So Sad [in Photographs]
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This is the Story of a Girl... used:
In celebration of me reaching the 200 ficlets mark, I propose a challenge.. Since I am such a music nut.. It’s going to be re…
A sequel to Music Challenge (New Challenge)
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This is the Story of a Girl... used:
The air was brisk and cool, a perfect fall day. We went to the school playground, as it was the only one in town that was sur…
A prequel to Cried a River & Drowned the Whole World
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Show Me The Stars used:
Mama,
The world is so beautiful, so blue from up here. I wish you could see it.Mama,
You look so sad and so lost that somet…A prequel to From the Stars*
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Maybe She Knew used:
King of The Castle..:O) by Keven Law
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Maybe She Knew used:
I’d been to libraries, hospitals, and adoption agencies, in cities all over the country. I’d knocked on doors, plastered up s…
A prequel to Locating the Child
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Across the Glass (6) used:
Poetry was the last class of the day, right after Algebra. I’m not sure why I decided to take poetry, but I needed a creative…
A sequel to Across the Glass (5)
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Across the Glass (5) used:
“It’s your fault she’s like this, Mark, you know it is!”
“How can you blame this on me? You’re the one who sent her to that …
A sequel to Across the Glass (4)
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Across the Glass (5) used:
Sometimes, I think they like me better silent. I don’t talk back. I don’t scream. Even when I’m there, they can be alone in t…
A prequel to Across the Glass (6)
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Across the Glass (4) used:
I tell you this to show you that I’m not mute. It’s just that a long time ago, I realized that it was best to keep all of my …
A sequel to Across the Glass (3)
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Across the Glass (4) used:
Poetry was the last class of the day, right after Algebra. I’m not sure why I decided to take poetry, but I needed a creative…
A prequel to Across the Glass (5)
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Across the Glass (3) used:
Someone once told me that eyes were the windows to the soul, but I thought they had it all backwards. Eyes weren’t the window…
A sequel to Across the Glass (2)
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Across the Glass (3) used:
“It’s your fault she’s like this, Mark, you know it is!”
“How can you blame this on me? You’re the one who sent her to that …
A prequel to Across the Glass (4)
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Across the Glass (2) used:
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Prologue: Katy_“Please, please, no!” Her mouth formed the words in desperation, but no sound escaped. He close…
A sequel to Across the Glass (1)
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Across the Glass (2) used:
I tell you this to show you that I’m not mute. It’s just that a long time ago, I realized that it was best to keep all of my …
A prequel to Across the Glass (3)
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Across the Glass (1) used:
Someone once told me that eyes were the windows to the soul, but I thought they had it all backwards. Eyes weren’t the window…
A prequel to Across the Glass (2)
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I Never Asked used:
Photo_110705_011.jpg by Jordan Thevenow-Harrison
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My Stargirl used:
Moon n Venus played hide-and-seek by Vinish K Saini
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To My Ficlets Family used:
I found this site thanks to a real world friend to invited me to join. She im’ed me one night with the link and said it was a…
A prequel to A Letter To My Ficlet Loves
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Running, But Not Fast Enough used:
Drip. Drop. What is that tickle on my numb, unfeeling arm? Rain?
It hasn’t rained in two weeks. I pick the day it rains to …
A prequel to And Then it Rained
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The Tears Come used:
i never met him... by Ed Schipul
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Kaleidoscope Eyes used:
14.8.2005 multicolor 2 by Anonymous
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But Tears Will Ruin the Makeup used:
Hula girls by randy stewart
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The Stuff of Fairy Tales used:
I stood up and looked around. We had landed in the forest. Trees towered around me, leafy and green. Sunlight slanted through…
A sequel to Here Goes Nothing
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The Stuff of Fairy Tales used:
My Fairy Godmother squinted at the pages. “Oh dear,” she muttered, “I’m getting too old for this…Destiny, be a lamb and han…
A prequel to Page Two Thousand, Seven Hundred, and Ninety-Nine
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Someday's Quirks (Pens' Challenge) used:
Whoo-hoo! Two hundred ficlets at long last! I’d like to say that I love this community, and Ficlets has gotten me into the mi…
A sequel to Pens Poses a CHALLENGE!
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I Still Have A Picture used:
Fridge Portraits by Tom Rolfe
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Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ): The Epilogue used:
They are told that they must now go off to fight, in a battalion. Simley will play the drum, while Bobbert will…
..help with …A sequel to Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ): Part Five, The End
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Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ): Part 4 used:
Also, no one will suspect a bishop of a jailbreak. So, once more out in the wide world, they decided to go to the battlefield…
A sequel to Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ): Part 3
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Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ): Part 4 used:
They are told that they must now go off to fight, in a battalion. Simley will play the drum, while Bobbert will…
..help with …A prequel to Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ): Part Five, The End
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Cancer used:
“What is it, Katie?” Ashley’s sitting cross-legged on my bed, facing me, but my tongue is stuck to the inside of my mouth. I …
A sequel to Love Me Always
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Love Me Always used:
And she’ll start to lose her hair. The doctor’s voice echoes through my mind; I knew this was coming, knew it was going to …
A sequel to On My Pillow
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Love Me Always used:
Almost everyone has left the changing room before I get there. Ashley’s still there, though, so I’m not all alone. She’s alre…
A prequel to Cancer
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On My Pillow used:
“Mom! They’re gonna laugh at me!”
“Honey, no one’s going to laugh. And if they do, you just stand up tall and ignore them.”
...A sequel to Stand Up Tall
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On My Pillow used:
“What is it, Katie?” Ashley’s sitting cross-legged on my bed, facing me, but my tongue is stuck to the inside of my mouth. I …
A prequel to Love Me Always
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Stand Up Tall used:
I run to the bathroom at top speed, ignoring my mom’s questions. “I just have to throw up,” I tell myself internally. “No big…
A sequel to Ambulance
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Stand Up Tall used:
And she’ll start to lose her hair. The doctor’s voice echoes through my mind; I knew this was coming, knew it was going to …
A prequel to On My Pillow
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Ambulance used:
White…it’s all white. That’s all I can think of, strangely. The sheets on the bed, the floors, the walls…all of it is whi…
A sequel to It's All White [artistsrunwild's challenge]
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Ambulance used:
“Mom! They’re gonna laugh at me!”
“Honey, no one’s going to laugh. And if they do, you just stand up tall and ignore them.”
...A prequel to Stand Up Tall
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It's All White [artistsrunwild's challenge] used:
I have reached my milestone – well, a milestone. 50 Ficlets!
I believe this calls for another challenge. This one has been b…
A sequel to The Six Ficlet Challenge
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It's All White [artistsrunwild's challenge] used:
I run to the bathroom at top speed, ignoring my mom’s questions. “I just have to throw up,” I tell myself internally. “No big…
A prequel to Ambulance
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A Hidden Kind 2 used:
“What do they know about us? What does anyone know about us? I don’t even know that much about us!”
Lunis yelled as he paced…A sequel to A Hidden Kind
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A Hidden Kind 2 used:
“What would happen, perhaps, if you went back to your family. If they found you in this state? Or worse, if you found them?”...
A prequel to A Hidden Kind 3
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Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ): Part 2 used:
Bobbert grew up in Great Britain in the medivial times, back when the Romans and the Celts and the Anglo-Saxons and the woads…
A sequel to Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { )
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Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ): Part 2 used:
Also, no one will suspect a bishop of a jailbreak. So, once more out in the wide world, they decided to go to the battlefield…
A prequel to Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ): Part 3
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Eight Years Ago used:
Untitled by Jim
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Memory [minimum length challenge] 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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Flying used:
grace in winter by jeff
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Flying used:
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 …
A prequel to Watching her Fly
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Hijabi Girl used:
This Shouldn't Be This Way... by Ikhlasul Amal
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Hijabi Girl used:
My hijab is part of me, no matter what they say. I am proud to be Muslim. I am proud to light the candles on holiday and say …
A prequel to Friends
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Still Smiling used:
oh yes, there will be blood by Daisy Romwall
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Still Smiling used:
Her coffin is made of mahogany, the interior a fresh white cotton. The perfect coffin for the perfect girl. Everyone was shoc…
A prequel to I Love You Anyway
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5 Things I've Never Said used:
1. I’m afraid that everybody hates me, I’m annoying, and dumb, and…
2. I wish that everything in my life could just be “no…
A sequel to A New & Improved 5 things I've Never Told Anyone, with a few touch-ups
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Those Ones used:
Lily leaned into her friend, just basking in the security of it all. “Do I have to go home?” she asked, aware but not caring …
A sequel to Envelope
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Pet French Fry? used:
there was a zookeeper who had a liger and jorgepastalongjohnchickenfingerbuttheadcheesecakemonkeylover is a french fry was hi…
A sequel to jorgepastalongjohnchickenfingerbutheadcheesecakemonkeylover is a french fry {fyora's challenge}
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Needing Each Other used:
“Gracie help me.”
Like that she’s sitting next to me. I have pulled away from the therapist and taken Gracie’s hand. She s…
A sequel to Sisters
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Envelope used:
Somehow, it felt safe at Anna’s house. The two girls curled up on Anna’s bed, surrounding themselves with a barricade of pill…
A sequel to Whenever You're Ready
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Envelope used:
Dear Lily,
_Please forgive me. You know I didn’t mean it, any of it. I swear. You’re so beautiful, I can’t stand seeing yo…
A prequel to Those Ones
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Confused used:
“No, Gracie is my sister. She is my best friend. We lie together at night and talk. We dream the same dreams. I can tell her …
A sequel to Your Angel
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Confused used:
“Gracie help me.”
Like that she’s sitting next to me. I have pulled away from the therapist and taken Gracie’s hand. She s…
A prequel to Sisters
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Gracie used:
“No, Gracie is my sister. She is my best friend. We lie together at night and talk. We dream the same dreams. I can tell her …
A prequel to Your Angel
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Digging used:
Shift a little to the left by Nic McPhee
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Dirt and Love used:
Dirty Headless Barbie by Anonymous
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Someone's Special Girl [Mode for Love Challenge} used:
Writing great comments is an important part of being a great Ficleteer, wouldn’t you agree? In my opinion, nobody gets it bet…
A sequel to [CHALLENGE] I'M IN THE MODE FOR LOVE
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Finding Layla used:
small apple, minature world by Carolynn Eva
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My Own Jailer [Desperate Monologue Challenge] used:
It seems like only last week that I was hosting my first Ficlets challenge. Oh wait, it was last week. How quickly the time…
A sequel to uselessness's DESPERATE MONOLOGUES Challenge!
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For Devon: I Promise used:
nice view by Mel
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Whenever You're Ready used:
I don’t want to see a therapist, Lily thought. I just want this to be over. But everyone was packing up their things, lea…
A sequel to Going Home
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Whenever You're Ready used:
Lily leaned into her friend, just basking in the security of it all. “Do I have to go home?” she asked, aware but not caring …
A prequel to Envelope
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Going Home used:
“What?!” Lily looked at him. “The last thing I want is attention. I just want this to be over!” She began to cry again, to …
A sequel to Believing
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Going Home used:
Somehow, it felt safe at Anna’s house. The two girls curled up on Anna’s bed, surrounding themselves with a barricade of pill…
A prequel to Whenever You're Ready
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Reaching Melanie used:
Her face is pale, and half in a shadow,
her eyes wide and frightened.
She stares at the floor,
her thumb in her mouth,
withdr…A sequel to Into Mental Instability
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Reaching Melanie used:
At some point during the night I must have drifted off into sleep. I remember dreams of poems which explains the English text…
A prequel to Thanks Mia.
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Believing used:
Together they walked back in. “Ready?” Mr. G asked. Anna and Lily nodded simultaneously.
Her hand safely in Anna’s, Lily loo…
A sequel to Just Words, Lily
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Believing used:
I don’t want to see a therapist, Lily thought. I just want this to be over. But everyone was packing up their things, lea…
A prequel to Going Home
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Just Words, Lily used:
Anna whispered something in the counselor’s ear; he nodded. She pulled Lily out of her seat, and said, “Come on, Lil, we need…
A sequel to Used to Know
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Just Words, Lily used:
“What?!” Lily looked at him. “The last thing I want is attention. I just want this to be over!” She began to cry again, to …
A prequel to Believing
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Used to Know used:
Lily shook her head. “No. It was…just rumors or something. I swear, there’s nothing going on!”
“Lily. You’re lying!” Anna’...
A sequel to Liar
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Used to Know used:
Together they walked back in. “Ready?” Mr. G asked. Anna and Lily nodded simultaneously.
Her hand safely in Anna’s, Lily loo…
A prequel to Just Words, Lily
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Used to Know used:
In the counceling office, Lily finally had the courage to tell everyone what happened. She would never be able to thank Anna …
A prequel to In the Open
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Liar used:
Outside the bathroom were a few people. There was Mr. G, Anna, Lily’s mom, and him.
This was going to be intersting.
“I’m r…
A sequel to Sit Around the Table
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Liar used:
Anna whispered something in the counselor’s ear; he nodded. She pulled Lily out of her seat, and said, “Come on, Lil, we need…
A prequel to Used to Know
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Just Breathing used:
Lily’s mom appeared at the door, then withdrew when she saw the two of them in each other’s arms. “No, mom, it’s okay,” she s…
A sequel to Together
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Just Breathing used:
“It’s ok Lily, I can keep everything confidential, he won’t even know you were here…”, the guidence councler pointed out.
...
A prequel to Getting Sick?
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Together used:
And then there he was, standing in the door frame of her bedroom. Maybe she could pretend to be asleep, Lily thought, althoug…
A sequel to Can't Be My Hero
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Together used:
Morning lights hit the sky, and Lily was grateful to finally be alone in her bedroom. Rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, she …
A prequel to Just Breathing
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Can't Be My Hero used:
Ignoring the pounding on the door wasn’t easy. But firm in her resolve, Lily hid her whole body under the blankets, trying to…
A sequel to Resolve
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Can't Be My Hero used:
Lily’s mom appeared at the door, then withdrew when she saw the two of them in each other’s arms. “No, mom, it’s okay,” she s…
A prequel to Together
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Resolve used:
“Could you change the locks or something?” Anna asked.
“No…then my mom would find out, I know she would. And…I’m not rea…
A sequel to Alone at Night
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Resolve used:
And then there he was, standing in the door frame of her bedroom. Maybe she could pretend to be asleep, Lily thought, althoug…
A prequel to Can't Be My Hero
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Alone at Night used:
“Lily, sweetheart, you know I love you, I would never hurt you on purpose....” he tried coaxing her.
“I..uh..”, she though…
A sequel to Exploding
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Alone at Night used:
Ignoring the pounding on the door wasn’t easy. But firm in her resolve, Lily hid her whole body under the blankets, trying to…
A prequel to Resolve
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Promises used:
“Oh!” Lily glanced up at the clock, realizing that her mom would be home within a matter of minutes. _I can’t face her. Not n…
A sequel to Maybe, Just Maybe
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Promises used:
His constant cheating on her was all she could bear. He would leave sometimes for hours at a time and she would be home with …
A sequel to Cheating heart
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Promises used:
“Lily, sweetheart, you know I love you, I would never hurt you on purpose....” he tried coaxing her.
“I..uh..”, she though…
A prequel to Exploding
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Everything Changes used:
WAITING by andrew
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Maybe, Just Maybe used:
“No!” Lily cried, her voice shaking. “No, please! I’m sorry, I really am!”
He ignored her protests.
“I’m just fifteen! Plea…
A sequel to My Fault?
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Maybe, Just Maybe used:
“Lily, are you sure…” Anna’s voice trailed off.
“I need to, Anna. Please.” Lily grabbed the phone, put it up to her ear. ”...
A prequel to Promises
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My Fault? used:
Lilly had no clue what to do. Her mom wasn’t going to be home for hours. In hours, she would be dead. No doubt. Oh why couldn…
A sequel to Hope for a Miracle
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My Fault? used:
“Oh!” Lily glanced up at the clock, realizing that her mom would be home within a matter of minutes. _I can’t face her. Not n…
A prequel to Maybe, Just Maybe
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Keeps Happening used:
The chair was hard, the wooden back pressing into her body. Lily gripped the sides tightly, her knuckles turning white, her b…
A sequel to Not Strong Enough
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Keeps Happening used:
Lilly had no clue what to do. Her mom wasn’t going to be home for hours. In hours, she would be dead. No doubt. Oh why couldn…
A prequel to Hope for a Miracle
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Portrait used:
This is Yukiko by Vanessa 何
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Not Strong Enough used:
“I give up. I just want it to be over. Let it end.” this is what Lily thought to herself almost every night before she fell a…
A sequel to I Give Up
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Not Strong Enough used:
Lily trudged home, feeling disgusted with herself. She had started off with good intentions, so why couldn’t she follow throu…
A prequel to Keeps Happening
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Allyson (uselessness challenge) used:
So I’ve never hosted my own challenge, but seeing how it is all the rage these days, I figured I’d finally take a stab at it …
A sequel to uselessness's SHOCKING DIALOGUES Challenge!
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She Wanted Someone Broken used:
She wants someone broken. She wanted someone that she could hold, someone that she could mend, someone that she could fix, be…
A prequel to She Wanted Someone Who Understood
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Hurting used:
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Inside my hear I’m aching for you , I find myself thinking about you all the time. Your beautiful eyes and charmi…
A sequel to ~untitled~
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Just A Girl used:
Do you see the tears falling, do you even care? Why do you hurt me so bad, then just stare. You say that you love me , shit…..
A prequel to ~untitled~
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I Used to be a High School Student used:
School Bus by Beny Shlevich
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Nothing There [Crossover Challenge] used:
This is only my second challenge but I think it will be more fun than my first! This is my 50th Ficlet! Hurrah! I feel so spe…
A sequel to Lone Writer's 50th Ficlet: Crossover Challenge
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My World is Silent used:
d's ear by Seth Anderson
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My World is Silent used:
In the car my sister and I are passing notes back and forth. She is deaf so we can’t laugh and giggle like regular sisters bu…
A prequel to My World is Colorful
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Falling Without a Parachute used:
parachute by Kris Cohen
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Post-It Notes used:
So I guess I missed the cue to post a challenge at 50 Ficlets…well it’s better late than never right? And God knows how lon…
A sequel to 58 Ficlets: The Post-It Challenge
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Post-It Notes used:
I knew I myself coulnd’t figure it out on my own. I decided to go to Brett. He was my friend and I had liked him, ever since …
A prequel to POST-IT NOTES II
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Origami Stars used:
Lots and lots of stars by Marina Burity
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Dancing on Pointe used:
Bloch by Maria
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DoP used:
And then (what can you do?), my brother came in. Did I know I had a brother? No. But he laughed and he laughed at me noneth…
A prequel to But Who Knew?
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Pieces of Me used:
Pieces of me by Davide Taviani
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Hourglass used:
Time by Alexander Boden
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Cuanto lo deseas? Consigue lo que quieras (someday_93's English version) used:
Hace unos dias mi querida colega me contaba una historia que me encanto.
No me acuerdo bien ni de la propia historia en si ni…A sequel to Cuanto lo deseas? Consigue lo que quieras
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A Classroom Christmas used:
Finally 100 ficlets !! and now for My 1st ever Ficlets challenge. Using the season’s of –
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or …A sequel to My 100th Ficlet!!! and 1st ever ficlet challenge: Funny Holiday story:The Holiday Story
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Joe's Conflict used:
“Cee, Cee, What are you doing here so early,” Lucy said.
“I don;t know how to say this, but, my mom saw your car speed away,...
A sequel to Confrontation
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Joe's Conflict used:
I pulled my arm back, fully intending on hitting Lucy again.
“Wait Cee Cee.” Lucy cried. “Please…”
“What?” I spat vehnime…
A prequel to Explination
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d used:
T by Serena
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What's A Minute? used:
Time For... ? by Alex
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A Letter Not Sent used:
so, i just realized that i had 50 ficlets. which means CHALLENGE!!! and for my 50 ficlet challenge i want to make a mixed-up-...
A sequel to i'm not that girl's FIRST 50 FICLET CHALLENGE
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Repression... used:
We’re not all good at everything; I’ve had to accept that. Me, I’m not good at making up challenges. But, in the spirit of cr…
A sequel to One Bad Challenge Going Over [challenge!]
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Lucy? {OTOC's Challenge} used:
Wiping the tears from her eyes, my mom looked up at me and said, ” Oh Cee Cee, it’s just alwful Cotton is gone. He was hit by…
A sequel to Cotton is Gone
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Lucy? {OTOC's Challenge} used:
_Lucy? But she seemed so sweet. Oviously, it was a mistake. She must not have seen Cotton. But then why did Joe take off like…
A prequel to Running {OTOC challenge}
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Science vs. Sisterhood used:
hojas muertas by ellhoisa
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I Need to Cry used:
Hey little girl....... by Tanja Perić
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Why Not? {OTOC's Challenge} used:
“Wow,” Said Cee Cee after meeting all of Joe’s siblings after the play they performed. “That was the best production of The S…
A sequel to The One and Only Ross Family Traveling Show{ OTOC challenge}
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Why Not? {OTOC's Challenge} used:
He walked me home after that. I couldn’t believe how sweet he was being. I wasn’t use to this. He deffinatly wasn’t like the …
A prequel to Crying {OTOC Challenge}
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Greta's Bruises (On My Body) used:
soft truth by ghedo
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His Question {OTOC's Challenge} used:
O my god, here he comes, I should never have agreed to be his girlfriend. what was I thinking???
I know what I was thinkin…
A sequel to Guys Like Joe{OTOC's Challenge}
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His Question {OTOC's Challenge} used:
“Um, uh, what?” I started to studder.
His cheeks started to get red. “Like I said you don’t have to come…..”
“It’s not tha…A prequel to How I Became Claustrophobic in 3 Minutes
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His Question {OTOC's Challenge} used:
“Sure, I’ll come. It sounds like fun.” I told him. He look relieved and he smiled.
“Okay. I’ll drive you there. Let’s go.”
...A prequel to 5 Brothers and 4 Sisters {OTOC's challenge}
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A New Autobiography used:
Building Four, Room 23 is barren on Miranda’s side, the left one. The bed has been carefully made up with white sheets, but t…
A sequel to A Relic of Home
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A Relic of Home used:
“Miranda Anderson?” The crisply-dressed woman at the desk asks.
Miranda nods, clutching her suitcase.
“Welcome to the Wash…
A sequel to Denial
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A Relic of Home used:
The classes at Wash Academy weren’t at all like the ones Miranda had had at her public school at home. They were small, only …
A prequel to A New Autobiography
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In the Backseat used:
road trip journal by a & k
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Dream Challenge: Lost used:
Well, i know that a lot of people issue challenges when they have done 100 ficlets, but this is for my 20th. Heres the chall…
A sequel to 20 ficlets! Must mean a challenge :]
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Yay! Finally, someday_93's 100 Ficlet Challenge! used:
Lynde looks in the mirror at her slightly toned skin, and pitch black hair. Picking up her brush, she does one hundred stroke…
A prequel to someday_93's Name Challenge: First Day Of A Possible Upcoming Tramatization Of Jr. High Student Mockery
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Yay! Finally, someday_93's 100 Ficlet Challenge! used:
With enough pent up anger to boil an egg, Heather sat in study group, the same group she had bemoaned, rejoiced in, and now l…
A prequel to The Study of Names
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Yay! Finally, someday_93's 100 Ficlet Challenge! used:
Owen Eoghan was born into wealth. His family was ‘old ’ money from Irish immigrants who arrived on American shores richer tha…
A prequel to Owen For President {someday_93's Name challenge}
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Frozen Drops of Light used:
Frozen Drops of Light 2 by Douglas Knisely
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In Every Language used:
I am just by Zara
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Color My World used:
Color my World by Jack
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Crayon Box used:
You know the phrase “Everybody’s doing it!” Almost everybody has used it to get their parents to agree to something. Well, I …
A sequel to My First (and Probably Only) Challenge
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Drowning used:
Underwater Baby by majorvols
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Denial used:
Miranda’s bedroom is empty. The bed has been stripped down, the curtains no longer on the windows. Sarabeth sits on the windo…
A sequel to Starting Over
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Denial used:
Building Four, Room 23 is barren on Miranda’s side, the left one. The bed has been carefully made up with white sheets, but t…
A prequel to A Relic of Home
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Starting Over used:
The three of them, Megan, Miranda, and of course, Sarabeth, sat on the bed that day weeping in sorrow. Megan knew she needed…
A sequel to Finding Help for Miranda
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Starting Over used:
“Miranda Anderson?” The crisply-dressed woman at the desk asks.
Miranda nods, clutching her suitcase.
“Welcome to the Wash…
A prequel to Denial
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What Happened? used:
Back in her rightful place Sarabeth saw everything, felt everything. She was Miranda’s friend and guide. She was the missing …
A sequel to Autobiography.
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What Happened? used:
“Miranda! What’s going on?” Megan stood at the door, her mouth a gape. Megan had intruded on a sacred ritual between Miranda …
A prequel to They Were Together
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The Woman in the Photograph used:
The sun begins to rise over the lake, splitting a bright seam into the total blackness of the night. She is glad to be able t…
A sequel to A Home Across the Water
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Not a Fairy Tale used:
This is a sick challenge due to the fact that i have the flu and have been in bed for two days already and am so dizzy it’s h…
A sequel to Sick Challenge
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Caged used:
Caged sun by Lachlan Hardy
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Write Out Loud Challenge: Waiting used:
Heres a new challenge ! Its not that hard. What i know is that most people out there who like to write stories also like to …
A sequel to The Write Out Loud Challenge: For Any Singer/ Songwriter
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Last Sights of America used:
B747 by Joshua Davis
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The Deep, Dark Fears of someday_93 used:
I only have three fears…. but… they’re either huge or really really embarrasing…. okay.
1. Failure. I don’t know what …
A sequel to MBTM and her very embarrasing fears.
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Whatever Happens Next used:
molly by Michael Titus
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Converse Sneakers used:
snail time by steve mcfarland
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Converse Sneakers used:
College applications. To colleges I am just a number. An SAT score, a GPA. Colleges see me as just another name on a piece of…
A prequel to Lexi.
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The Scent of Innocence used:
Miranda had long ago completed the ritual every teenage girl must get through, the ritual of putting her innocent little girl…
A sequel to Miranda
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The Scent of Innocence used:
Back in her rightful place Sarabeth saw everything, felt everything. She was Miranda’s friend and guide. She was the missing …
A prequel to Autobiography.
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Nightmare used:
Dormi dormi by Massimo Danieli
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Erika's Song used:
Woo-hoo! It’s official: I’ve published 50 ficlets! This means a challenge is in store for you, kids. So here ‘tis…
Pick a …
A sequel to Wow, 50 ficlets! Must mean a challenge is in your future... (Lyric Challenge)
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Unknown Hope used:
Ms. In by Gisela Giardino
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Long Since Forgotten used:
Doll by Seth Tisue
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Long Since Forgotten used:
Miranda had long ago completed the ritual every teenage girl must get through, the ritual of putting her innocent little girl…
A prequel to Miranda
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This Girl used:
YAY! It’s my 100th ficlet, which means it’s time for my own challenge! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (I’ve been waiting for this moment fo…
A sequel to My 100 ficlet challenge! finally!
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Then What Is Love? used:
Kiss boom bang. by Nicholas Manuel
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Then What Is Love? used:
I ran after him ” Mark do you think I wanted this’’
’’ What was I suppose to do let him rape my sister’’
Andrea, all I ever…A prequel to Then What is love 2
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A Hand to Hold used:
hands by Orrin
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I'll Smile for You used:
Camilla by Allegra Ricci
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Kaitlyn's Notebook used:
I’ve always loved a blank notebook. I love to run my hands along the fresh, crisp pages, and I love to fill up those empty pa…
A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Lela's Notebook
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Such A Long Time Ago used:
it just seems like a long time ago by Michael Titus
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A Home Across the Water used:
The Sun Sets on Ch by Eric Hill
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A Home Across the Water used:
Ana docks her boat on the shore, looking up at the intimidating house before her. What it holds, she knows not. She only know…
A prequel to The Woman in the Photograph
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Red Leaves used:
As I walk back home on a brisk, autumn afternoon, I feel my feet veer off the path. I almost drop my books, the motion is so …
A sequel to Sleep
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Lela's Notebook used:
Up and down, up and down. That’s me. I really hate it. Funny, really, because I love the roller coaster—this is my own per…
A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Anabel's Notebook
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Lela's Notebook used:
I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with school, and therefore a love/hate relationship with writing. Mom would always e…
A prequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Kaitlyn's Notebook
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Anabel's Notebook used:
Sometimes I want to write, sometimes I don’t. I used to keep a journal, but I stopped after I found out that my parents were …
A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Olivia's Notebook
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Anabel's Notebook used:
I’ve always loved a blank notebook. I love to run my hands along the fresh, crisp pages, and I love to fill up those empty pa…
A prequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Lela's Notebook
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Olivia's Notebook used:
Kerri said just to write down how I feel. What happened. So that’s what I’m going to do.
I sort of knew him, I guess. I mean…
A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Destiny's Notebook
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Olivia's Notebook used:
Up and down, up and down. That’s me. I really hate it. Funny, really, because I love the roller coaster—this is my own per…
A prequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Anabel's Notebook
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Destiny's Notebook used:
I think I want out of here. I didn’t think there was really anything wrong with me—but apparently these people do. And the…
A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Amanda's Notebook
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Destiny's Notebook used:
Sometimes I want to write, sometimes I don’t. I used to keep a journal, but I stopped after I found out that my parents were …
A prequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Olivia's Notebook
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Amanda's Notebook used:
“The voices can’t hurt you here, hon.” That’s what Kerri said, word for word, after our first group session. “It’s alright.”
...A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Holly's Notebook
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Amanda's Notebook used:
Kerri said just to write down how I feel. What happened. So that’s what I’m going to do.
I sort of knew him, I guess. I mean…
A prequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Destiny's Notebook
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Holly's Notebook used:
Seven girls lounge around in the dayroom of St. Luke’s Hospital. To look at them, you might never think there was anything ou…
A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Some Down Time
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Holly's Notebook used:
I think I want out of here. I didn’t think there was really anything wrong with me—but apparently these people do. And the…
A prequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Amanda's Notebook
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Yellow Ribbon used:
Zoe had gotten home late from school. She had stayed after to hang out with her friends. Time passed and before she knew it t…
A sequel to The Day Before
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A Case Resolved used:
Wendall:
Finally, with my cunning skills, I manage to convince Plunger Boy that we need to go see Uncle Louie. He leads us…
A sequel to A Conversation With Uncle Louie
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A Conversation With Uncle Louie used:
Maya:
So I show up at Wendall’s at the prearranged time, hoping against hope that Perry will have forgotten. But no such l…
A sequel to A Trip Back to the Concert
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A Conversation With Uncle Louie used:
Maya:
And so the case was resolved with our trip back to Mrs. Widmeyer’s place. As it turned out, all Uncle Louie wanted w…
A prequel to A Case Resolved
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A Trip Back to the Concert used:
Wendall:
We sit in my clubhouse, Perry holding his Uncle Louie action figure and Maya holding a notebook and pencil. “So,”...
A sequel to A Discussion in the Clubhouse
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A Trip Back to the Concert used:
Wendall:
Finally, with my cunning skills, I manage to convince Plunger Boy that we need to go see Uncle Louie. He leads us…
A prequel to A Conversation With Uncle Louie
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A Discussion in the Clubhouse used:
Manager of Main Street Books (we’ll call him Bob):
I don’t think these strange three kids were actually doing research f…
A sequel to A Shopkeeper (Perhaps Called Bob)
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A Discussion in the Clubhouse used:
Maya:
So I show up at Wendall’s at the prearranged time, hoping against hope that Perry will have forgotten. But no such l…
A prequel to A Trip Back to the Concert
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A Shopkeeper (Perhaps Called Bob) used:
Maya:
“What in the world…” I don’t finish my sentence. No ending is necessary, not with Wendall standing before me weari…
A sequel to A Strange Trio
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A Shopkeeper (Perhaps Called Bob) used:
Wendall:
We sit in my clubhouse, Perry holding his Uncle Louie action figure and Maya holding a notebook and pencil. “So,”...
A prequel to A Discussion in the Clubhouse
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A Strange Trio used:
Wendall:
“She’s totally not going to believe that he stole her wallaby!” I say to Maya and Perry as soon as we get out of …
A sequel to A Bicycle Trip and A Ski Mask
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A Strange Trio used:
Manager of Main Street Books (we’ll call him Bob):
I don’t think these strange three kids were actually doing research f…
A prequel to A Shopkeeper (Perhaps Called Bob)
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A Bicycle Trip and A Ski Mask used:
Maya:
“Oh my god! We were right!” I cry, staring at the newspaper article.
“Yeah,” Wendall says, looking as though he is…
A sequel to An Romance (Or Perhaps A Bit of Trickery)
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A Bicycle Trip and A Ski Mask used:
Maya:
“What in the world…” I don’t finish my sentence. No ending is necessary, not with Wendall standing before me weari…
A prequel to A Strange Trio
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An Romance (Or Perhaps A Bit of Trickery) used:
Uncle Louie
What a despicable woman that Mrs. Widmeyer is! Bragging about her carpeting and doorbell, it makes me want t…
A sequel to A Weird Plan
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An Romance (Or Perhaps A Bit of Trickery) used:
Wendall:
“She’s totally not going to believe that he stole her wallaby!” I say to Maya and Perry as soon as we get out of …
A prequel to A Bicycle Trip and A Ski Mask
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A Weird Plan used:
Mrs. Widmeyer:
Well, after I had searched the house for Sally and found that she had left, I returned to my room, only to …
A sequel to A Handsome Man (Who is Not What He Seems)
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A Weird Plan used:
Maya:
“Oh my god! We were right!” I cry, staring at the newspaper article.
“Yeah,” Wendall says, looking as though he is…
A prequel to An Romance (Or Perhaps A Bit of Trickery)
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A Handsome Man (Who is Not What He Seems) used:
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Morning Smile: The Baskerville Bandits
There have been several crimes in our small town recently,...
A sequel to A Newspaper Clipping
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A Handsome Man (Who is Not What He Seems) used:
Uncle Louie
What a despicable woman that Mrs. Widmeyer is! Bragging about her carpeting and doorbell, it makes me want t…
A prequel to A Weird Plan
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A Newspaper Clipping used:
Maya:
Yes, I know I’m amazing. No need to tell me about it. For example, no boy could ever have figured out that holding a…
A sequel to An Accidental Discovery
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A Newspaper Clipping used:
Mrs. Widmeyer:
Well, after I had searched the house for Sally and found that she had left, I returned to my room, only to …
A prequel to A Handsome Man (Who is Not What He Seems)
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Some Down Time used:
“I’m Kerri, the nurse today,” I say, as brightly as I can. It’s been a long day; I really need some coffee. Some of the girls…
A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Peer Group
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Some Down Time used:
“The voices can’t hurt you here, hon.” That’s what Kerri said, word for word, after our first group session. “It’s alright.”
...A prequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Holly's Notebook
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An Accidental Discovery used:
Wendall:
So after Maya finally caught on to my brilliant deduction that Perry and I should climb the tree, she disappeared…
A sequel to A Tree-Climbing Escapade
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An Accidental Discovery used:
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Morning Smile: The Baskerville Bandits
There have been several crimes in our small town recently,...
A prequel to A Newspaper Clipping
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A Tree-Climbing Escapade used:
Maya:
As soon as Mrs Widmeyer went to get her checkbook, I ran to the back of the house to open the back door for Wendall …
A sequel to A Nut Job and A Weird Alarm
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A Tree-Climbing Escapade used:
Maya:
Yes, I know I’m amazing. No need to tell me about it. For example, no boy could ever have figured out that holding a…
A prequel to An Accidental Discovery
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A Nut Job and A Weird Alarm used:
Mrs. Widmeyer:
I was innocently trying to get my beauty sleep. I read in my favorite fashion magazine that a well-bred wom…
A sequel to A Girl Scout Caper
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A Nut Job and A Weird Alarm used:
Wendall:
So after Maya finally caught on to my brilliant deduction that Perry and I should climb the tree, she disappeared…
A prequel to A Tree-Climbing Escapade
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someday_93 used:
sorry too long continuation:
so she didn’t just rule it, she totally controlled it. She could invent new worlds, destroy old …A sequel to The Story behind 'Dreamer' continued
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someday_93 used:
Ok, honestly this is going to be the worst story that there could be.
Occasionally I have words that I use more often than n…
A prequel to Officially
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A Girl Scout Caper used:
Uncle Louie:
Well, we called ourselves the Baskerville Bandits. To be more precise, the police were the ones who called …
A sequel to An Alibi and An Unfortunate Burglary
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A Girl Scout Caper used:
Maya:
As soon as Mrs Widmeyer went to get her checkbook, I ran to the back of the house to open the back door for Wendall …
A prequel to asdf
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A Girl Scout Caper used:
Maya:
As soon as Mrs Widmeyer went to get her checkbook, I ran to the back of the house to open the back door for Wendall …
A prequel to A Nut Job and A Weird Alarm
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An Alibi and An Unfortunate Burglary used:
Maya:
“This is totally a new development,” Wendall says to me. We are still hiding in pet food store, but none of us has t…
A sequel to An Unexpected Development
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An Alibi and An Unfortunate Burglary used:
Mrs. Widmeyer:
I was innocently trying to get my beauty sleep. I read in my favorite fashion magazine that a well-bred wom…
A prequel to A Girl Scout Caper
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An Unexpected Development used:
Wendall:
My keen senses tell me that something is off kilter with Uncle Louie and the Polka dots. For one, they play the w…
A sequel to A No-Carb Diet
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An Unexpected Development used:
Uncle Louie:
Well, we called ourselves the Baskerville Bandits. To be more precise, the police were the ones who called …
A prequel to An Alibi and An Unfortunate Burglary
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A No-Carb Diet used:
Maya:
I don’t know how I get into these things. But here I am, at the concert hall, waiting for the performance by Uncle L…
A sequel to A Terrible Concert
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A No-Carb Diet used:
Maya:
“This is totally a new development,” Wendall says to me. We are still hiding in pet food store, but none of us has t…
A prequel to An Unexpected Development
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A Terrible Concert used:
Wendall:
Detective work is my specialty. Which happened to be why I was at the Widmeyer place, around in the backyard. How…
A sequel to A Missing Wallaby
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A Terrible Concert used:
Wendall:
My keen senses tell me that something is off kilter with Uncle Louie and the Polka dots. For one, they play the w…
A prequel to A No-Carb Diet
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A Missing Wallaby used:
Maya:
Okay, a normal Saturday. Relaxed, right? Just hanging around, waiting till the last minute to do homework…now add a …
A sequel to A Normal Saturday
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A Missing Wallaby used:
Maya:
I don’t know how I get into these things. But here I am, at the concert hall, waiting for the performance by Uncle L…
A prequel to A Terrible Concert
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A Normal Saturday used:
Wendall:
Detective work is my specialty. Which happened to be why I was at the Widmeyer place, around in the backyard. How…
A prequel to A Missing Wallaby
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Peer Group used:
If you had asked me, a few weeks ago, if I ever thought I’d land myself in a psychiatric hospital, I would have told you exac…
A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Kaitlyn
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Peer Group used:
Seven girls lounge around in the dayroom of St. Luke’s Hospital. To look at them, you might never think there was anything ou…
A prequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Some Down Time
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Kaitlyn used:
If I was that kind of girl, I would have gone to the hospital admitting room fighting all the way. But I’m not that kind of g…
A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Lela
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Kaitlyn used:
“I’m Kerri, the nurse today,” I say, as brightly as I can. It’s been a long day; I really need some coffee. Some of the girls…
A prequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Peer Group
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I Used to be a Polynesian Dancer used:
Keali'i Reichel Kukahi 2005 by Anonymous
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Lela used:
“How do you feel your moods are doing, Anabel?” The psychiatrist looks at me thoughtfully.
“Like a roller coaster,” I admit….
A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Anabel
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Lela used:
If you had asked me, a few weeks ago, if I ever thought I’d land myself in a psychiatric hospital, I would have told you exac…
A prequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Kaitlyn
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Anabel used:
“I don’t want it.” I push away the tray of hospital food that Kerri, the nurse, has set before me.
“The doctor says, you hav…
A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Olivia
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Anabel used:
If I was that kind of girl, I would have gone to the hospital admitting room fighting all the way. But I’m not that kind of g…
A prequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Lela
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Olivia used:
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet…”
So I’m sitting in my room—psychi…
A sequel to In the Psychiatric Unit -- Destiny
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In the Psychiatric Unit -- Olivia used:
“How do you feel your moods are doing, Anabel?” The psychiatrist looks at me thoughtfully.
“Like a roller coaster,” I