THX 0477's Favorites
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The End
by Kevin Lawver about 1 year ago
The end of the world was nigh and we all knew it. It wasn’t something we didn’t see coming. They foretold it for years – we’d…
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Sanctuary
by Colin about 1 year ago
All I could focus on was the sound of the rain. My head became a battleground for the thunderous thuds that the droplets made…
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Good Luck in Liberty Junction
by Kermitgorf 7 months ago
For Cole Talbot good luck more then anything was his greatest asset. He wasn’t particularly adept as a gunfighter. He wasn’t …
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Heap of Trouble in Liberty Junction
by Kermitgorf 7 months ago
I got a sour feeling in the pit of my belly the way that cavalry soldier was looking past Annie at Cole in the saloon.
“You …
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Out of Luck in Liberty Junction
by Kermitgorf 7 months ago
‘You better aim better then I hear ya do marshall, you jes got lucky when you shot and killed my brother Clay, you sonnofadad…
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Prepare the Masses
by FlirtingWithaBrickWall 7 months ago
“Prepare the masses, because this means war.”
“What? What is he talking about? War?”
“This is not a joke. They’re here, and t… -
Pink Miniskirt
by Lone Writer 7 months ago
Ash stared at him a moment. “I was thinking about it.” she answered. “Why?” Jerry opened his mouth to answer, but never got t…
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Storm Cruisers
by Lone Writer 7 months ago
Morgan, Quarry, Seline and Rory stared over the rail of the cruise ship Storm Cruiser. “I thought today would never come.” Se…
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Of Monsters And Munckins
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
It occurred to Reinhardt that he could burn the castle down himself. Which would be stupid. Rebuilding was a pain in the ass …
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A Flock Of Geeks
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
Lorencz threw the door wide. “Y-yes, m-master? Is Gwen here?”
Reinhardt stopped banging his head against the frame and reste…
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The Masked Stranger
by Lone Writer 7 months ago
The Masked Stranger wandered through town aimlessly. Of course she wasn’t wearing her mask, that would have been stupid. With…
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Matty
by blueyedwonder 7 months ago
It took her twenty agonizing minutes to find her charm after the monster called. After she pulled it from under her laundry h…
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That's why
by Insert Pen Name Here 7 months ago
I’m a pshycic, she says
I snort.
No really, she says
Yeah right, I say. No one can see dead people.
I can, she says. Watch, t… -
Stalled And Ran
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
We ran out of gas ten miles from town and Coleman pounded the steering column with his fists and screamed blasphemies. I hear…
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Battle
by blueyedwonder 7 months ago
So it’s you, she said with a fierce strike.
Oh, yes, replied the monster, clearly enjoying himself, _You thought you got…
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First Day of Autumn
by Stovohobo 7 months ago
I survey the lush green landscape, laid out like an overflowing cornucopia. The trees come in blazing shades of auburn and ja…
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Nerds
by blueyedwonder 7 months ago
“You realize what’s on the line here, right?”
“But of course. It is impossible for one to forget the meaning of one’s life.”...
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Room 121
by Stovohobo 7 months ago
Adrien tugged away from Greg’s grasp, sliding towards room 121’s door for some inexplicable reason. He reached out a hand.
”...
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Glayelle
by blueyedwonder 7 months ago
Laurielle nearly cried with relief.
Glayelle, I need you.
_Maybe you should have realized that before you stole Adrastos….
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Leo & Tessa Talk
by Alexa ♥ 7 months ago
At Tessa’s house, the group gathered in her living room, drinking beers and smoking pot. Tessa was beyond fidgety. Leo quietl…
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Bob's Gift
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
She sat in the car and fumed while he loaded the backseat. Then he went and rapped on her window. She cracked it and glared a…
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What Bob Needs
by Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars 7 months ago
What Bob needs is his AA sponsor. Instead, he drove down to the market on the corner of 13th and Central, the one with the ye…
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But that was Ben...
by A Clockwork Apple 7 months ago
In the heat of the moment in movies, when someone gets pushed up against a wall, it’s one fluid, smooth movement. For me, bei…
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Ellie Meets the Superjudge
by Alexa ♥ 7 months ago
Ellie ran behind Gates. This was their usual routine: he’d run just a bit ahead, check it out, and if he got in trouble, she …
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Inter-species Flirting
by Alexa ♥ 7 months ago
“Ellie, love,” Lem turned to her, “it’s not true. I’ve never been on this planet or seen creatures like this.”
“Don’t call …
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{Hard Work} The Carpet Killer
by Alexa ♥ 7 months ago
“Sick,” Det. Gibbs said.
“Doesn’t smell pretty either,” her partner added. Gibbs already wore rubber gloves; Lt. Patrick was…
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What Jerry Wants
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
Jerry went to the cafeteria for a cup and discovered he didn’t want to drink it.
He nodded at a hospital rent-a-cop and chec…
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She Obeyed
by Kermitgorf 7 months ago
The police and S.W.A.T. were outside the restaurant.
An amplified voice was heard,” This is the police, we know you’re in th…
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And Then there were Three
by Kermitgorf 7 months ago
The giant guy dragged Rachelles’ lifeless body into the restaurants’ spacious kitchen.
The Elderly man grabbed at his chest….
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The Social Studies Fuhrer
by Stovohobo 7 months ago
“And can any of you ingrates possibly tell me the capital of Turkey, of Old Earth?” she said, thwipping her thin rod against …
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Finally! 50th Ficlet! Brought to You By: Yeah Write!
by Yeah Write! 7 months ago
It has become ficlets tradition to make a challenge upon reaching your 50th, 100th, etc. ficlet, however, I say “screw tradit…
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All hail THX 0477!
by Yeah Write! 7 months ago
All hail the winner of my{Yeah Write} very first ficlet challenge, THX 0477! THX’s Remember Karen in Wartime was great! It …
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Little Sally's Faster
by blueyedwonder 7 months ago
It always sort of reminded him of the H.M.S. Dauntless from the Pirates of the Carribean movies, if you looked at it from t…
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An Indiana Farm: 1/25/1978
by YodaOnCrack 7 months ago
Robin limped down the wooden staircase in the dark. When she reached the kitchen, she removed the lid of a stainless steel co…
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Pop Culture Challenge: I Can Has Emmy in Box?
by Fyora Cartagan 7 months ago
It was Christmas time and everything was perfect. Jenna was curled up in her husband’s La-Z-Boy recliner. He had insisted she…
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Highschool Never Ends
by FlirtingWithaBrickWall 7 months ago
“Four years, you think for sure that’s all you’ve got to endure.” Over and over, Bowling For Soup played in her head. _No kid…
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Farm House: 5:45 A.M.
by YodaOnCrack 7 months ago
The alarm clock flashed the numbers 5:45 like little hazard
lights as Robin reached over quilted blankets to turn it off.
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The Decision
by artistsrunwild 7 months ago
They have tried before – to hurt me, to take me in. They don’t realise how strong I really am.
I have been here longer than …
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Zombie Ant
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
They were in the rainforest before they were in Jude, before he went there for the college. Now they were inside his head, th…
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Sworn to Secrecy
by Yeah Write! 7 months ago
It was all just a charade, one that I participated in daily how ever tedius and futile it may have been. This was just anothe…
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Pounding At The Door
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
Reinhardt cursed and fumed. Lorencz was so fired once Reinhardt got up the nerve, and that was ironic, eh? A man who mocked…
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Arrival At The Dark Castle
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
Reinhardt was almost disappointed by the absence of torches and farm implements. The only people at the door were a motley gr…
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Gwen
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
“Nice place,” she added. “I don’t normally LARP, but you could totally do a cool session up here.”
“Much better than doing i…
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Dork Entries
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
Reinhardt’s brain caught up with what Gwen just said.
“I’m Lorencz’s boss,” he announced, drawing to his full height with …
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{Hard Work} Blondes Aren't Safe
by Alexa ♥ 7 months ago
I knew she was happy to be a brunette, but I asked anyway. The world isn’t safe for blondes. But then, blondes aren’t safe fo…
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Mrs. St. Paul
by Stovohobo 7 months ago
The waiting room woman knelt down beside the hospital bed, clutching the frail mother’s hand in hers.
“Mom,” she sobbed. “I …
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The Burning Fire of Hatred
by Mask By The Moon 7 months ago
“I refuse to be ignored, Jamie!” Tabitha called after him. “You won’t hear the end of this!”
Not alive, she added silently….
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Solitude (Fifteen Years Later)
by Kara 7 months ago
Bradley had ruined his own life. He had betrayed his sister, whom he loved dearly; he had lost contact with his two best frie…
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Worse Things Than Murder
by Kermitgorf 7 months ago
Mrs. Learella Kingston had spent three weeks holed up in a tiny filthy, putrid smelling, bathroom.
The walls were gritty and … -
my mark
by ○○♥Promises Broken & Backs Turned♥○○ 7 months ago
floating,
that’s what i feel like right now.As I look out into the horizon,
I listen to the crashing waves hit the rocks....
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FICLET THE 26th! LONE WRITER'S 1st CONTEST
by Lone Writer 7 months ago
Yes this is my 1st attempt at a Ficlet contest, so please don’t kill me if it’s horrible. Your challenge is this, you must se…
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Her name was Lola
by jesithepoet 7 months ago
Monkeys make horrible spouses but James has seen uglier woman. This deal, if he survived the first year of marriage, would le…
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Drip..Drip..Drip:My Three Sons
by Kermitgorf 7 months ago
Only that one time when the man yelled at her through the door, had Mrs. Learella Kingston heard any sounds from outside the …
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The Song of the Pitchforked Children
by artistsrunwild 7 months ago
Her lantern flickered and went out.
_Hear the little children,
summoned from below.
They beckon and they beg,
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Drifting Melodies
by Stovohobo 7 months ago
The first time she had heard the song, she thought someone had turned the radio too loud. She had been on a bus, and bus driv…
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Biological Warfare: The Shocking Story of the Dawson Family
by blueyedwonder 7 months ago
MIDDLE-CLASS AMERICAN FAMILY DIES OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE ATTACK
2 days ago, the Dawson family was found dead in their house…
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Every Night
by Laine P. Grey 7 months ago
Henri ran through the streets. Why did that girl think I knew them? Who do I reminds her of? The only way to get his questi…
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Lies
by Laine P. Grey 7 months ago
Beau shook Jolie awake. “Hey, time for soup!” Jolie’s eyes opened wide, and she flung back her covers.
“Don’t eat it, Beau!”... -
Janet Willoughby
by Stovohobo 7 months ago
Salvador Ct. was a truly unusual suburban empire. Though spanning only one cul-de-sac, it packed more oddities than any forei…
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Ali G Interviews YodaOnCrack
by YodaOnCrack 7 months ago
Ali G: Booyakeshah, Big Up Yaself! I iz here with
my main man tha’ master of jedi masters, Mr. YodaOnCrack.
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From the Perspective of What I Believe is Called "Normality"
by Charlotte Scriversi 7 months ago
A dismal, intimidating manor that looked like it was ripped straight from a crappy horror movie, my Uncle Isman’s house rose …
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Hypocrisy Abounds
by blueyedwonder 7 months ago
“Lauri?” he pressured desperately, looking worried and disconsolate.
“Matt…I guess I have something to say too, then,” she…
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The (Boring) View from My Window
by Charlotte Scriversi 7 months ago
He had put me in a bedroom that had a view of an open field that looked like it hadn’t seen a lawn mower since the Civil War….
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Broken
by Lupinsmyman 7 months ago
He fell. His wings were useless and he knew it. The air was whipping through his feathers and his hair. Sure, it felt like fl…
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Revoked
by Laine P. Grey 7 months ago
Scarlet’s eyes were swollen from crying. She had packed her few belongings and left a note on the table. _I cannot bring this…
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Confrontation
by Laine P. Grey 7 months ago
Holden took a deep breath before running his fingers through his hair. “I know, Mom. I’ve known for a long time, but it hasn’...
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Statue
by blueyedwonder 7 months ago
His childlike face was bowed with adult despair. Tears trickled down like tributaries off the river of sorrow inside him. For…
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Before
by blueyedwonder 7 months ago
Before the affair, before the child, before the murder…
What had there been, come to think of it? Her life had been comp…
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Rememberance
by blueyedwonder 7 months ago
In that star-struck world between life and death, she remembered Acantheus. The floodgates opened; she remembered his chestnu…
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Eight Thousand Feet
by Lupinsmyman 7 months ago
After the nothingness came the light. Not the Omnipotent light he was used to. This light was cold, hard, unforgiving. It pie…
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Golden
by Lupinsmyman 7 months ago
“Is it necessary to keep him strapped to the seats?” President asked. The angel’s eyes had adjusted to the light now and he c…
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Completely Inhuman
by Reverie 7 months ago
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Mole
by Laine P. Grey 7 months ago
“It’s a method of measurement…” Nicòle shook her head. “It’s all very confusing. It is said that when used properly, one ca…
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Float On
by Daisy Miller 7 months ago
Does the duration of an event signify its worth? If love lasted a rain storm or a light summer breeze, would it be any less m…
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Waves of Dreaming
by [pens&feathers] 7 months ago
Wake me up from waves of dreaming
Where I’m stuck inside your mind
Drifting off in clouds of consciousness
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The Forest
by Leave Me A Note 7 months ago
A boy named Charlie, at the young age of nine, was walking through the forest trees, looking for his lost dog. He heard a bar…
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Shark (2)
by Music-Hearted 7 months ago
My walk home was uneventful, though the adrenaline still pumped madly in my veins. A lone streetlamp loomed nearby, flickerin…
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What's That You Say? Althaiophobia? That Sounds Absurd!
by artistsrunwild 7 months ago
I’m afraid, so far, I have been very unlucky in love.
It’s not that I’m not pretty or that I don’t have a good personality – ... -
All That Glitters Isn't Gold, Mate
by Batak Beatrix 7 months ago
The captain sat heavily on a barrel and pulled out his pipe. As he lit it, the flaring flames cast shadows on his craggy face…
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Giggles the Clown was a Mean Drunk
by YodaOnCrack 7 months ago
“Man that Giggles was funny as hell, but he sure was a mean drunk,” Sam said.
“And he knew it too, which is why he dried ou…
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Really Bad Karma
by Three Gryphon[s] 7 months ago
I know I’m weird, okay?
I mean, it’s not your everyday person that has Clausetrophobia, or whatever, right?
What, there’s a l… -
An Ironic Fear
by someday_93 7 months ago
Fears. Everyone has them, I suppose. But I was never a cliche. I could sleep without a light, I didn’t mind spiders. I could …
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Heroes Don't Always Fly
by someday_93 7 months ago
I remember when I was a little girl, watching Superman on our T.V. on Saturday mornings, always flying off to save Lois Lane….
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White Rose
by User 5484 7 months ago
My heart thumped uncontrollably as I approached Lucien. His eyes were wild with love, I could see the purple in them looking …
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Walking on.....Or not
by Rainbow Sunshine 7 months ago
Introduction
A car whizzes by on main street.There is a girl in a car, her feet resting on the dashboard. The car turns t…
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No Ransom
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
Robert pored over the charts again. The sound of the TV made his teeth grind, but he said nothing. He never said anything. Th…
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Gone, Wandered Away
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
It was gone when Peter returned.
He stood near the dead mare, gallon jug of milk gathering condensation as it hung next to h…
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Victoria St. Paul
by Stovohobo 7 months ago
The girl stared strangely up at Adrien, as if she had never seen a man in a hospital before. Greg was just as confused, wavin…
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"HeadOn! Apply Directly to the Forehead! HeadOn! Apply Directly to the Freaking Forehead! HeadOn!"
by Stovohobo 7 months ago
“HeadOn! Apply directly to the forehead! HeadOn! Apply directly to the forehead! HeadOn! Apply directly to the forehead! Head…
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Music Can (And Will) Save Us All
by Three Gryphon[s] 7 months ago
At the end of the day, Ashley sat down and cried.
She was angry and sad and regretful and confused all at the same time.
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Superheroes
by Reverie 7 months ago
My father is a very hard worker. My mother is very strong willed.
I grew up with these images of them, strong and determined…
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Desperation in the Key of E Minor
by Batak Beatrix 7 months ago
The fan swirled lazily over the small café, circulating the humid Louisiana air that hung like a shroud in the late afternoon…
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An Eclipse of All Reason
by Batak Beatrix 7 months ago
The rain fell down in sheets, drenching Eduardo as he walked down the dark street. His handsomely rugged face revealed soul-r…
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A Time And A Place For Business
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
“You heard that, huh?”
“You telling me it ain’t true?” He never raised his head once. Come to think of it, I’m not sure I’ve…
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This Fall, Only On FOX!
by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago
This Fall, only on FOX, it’s…
SHOTGUN WEDDING
Eight dashing bachelors!
One moderately attractive seventeen year-old!
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The White Order
by Stovohobo 7 months ago
“Why not go after them? The Red Order has been tipped for a while now,” questioned the gangly youth, standing defiantly in hi…
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You Owe Me
by YodaOnCrack 7 months ago
“It’s real, and people have died for knowing too much, Terry. I know too much.”
“Tell me what happened or I’m leaving. I don…
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13
by Stovohobo 7 months ago
“Gosh, I have, like, thirteen mosquito bites!”
“Gah! Don’t say that!”
”...What?”
“Th—thirteen...blegh…”
“Thirteen?...
