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  • Thud, thump.

    Thud, thump. Thud, thump.Goes the little fast beating heart of a hare. Dodgeing everything Mother Nature throws at his quic…

  • dreaded darkness

    Down farther and farther I fell, kicking my legs and moving my arm while I disapeared out of the light and into the dreaded d…

  • 50th Ficlet Challenge: WWIII Begins Inspired by text

    I guess we always knew it would happen. The president had but one month left in office when he gave the order for Marshall L…

  • Tyrell Goes Out Mature Inspired by text

  • The Juju Bracelet (2) Inspired by text

    Moron, I thought as she handed over the bracelet. _It’s Juju, and she parts with it just because I say I don’t believe her….

  • In the Right Place at the Wrong Time Inspired by text

    “Wait Devon. Don’t go out there. Not yet.” Devon looked up at her tall companion with confusion. her tiny little heart wanted…

  • Out of Nowhere Inspired by text

    After putting her bookbag in her seat on the bus, she ran back out there.
    “Hey Brandi you alright?” Kelsey asked.
    “Fine.”
    Kel…

  • The JuJu Bracelet Inspired by a link

    “So your telling me you believe this little bracelet has powers?” My best friend Elise Case asked me.
    “Its a juju Elise! It h…

  • Helpful Nudge (Muse Challenge) Inspired by text

    I wondered if the lettering on my keyboard had been imprinted on my forehead yet. How long had I been there? An hour? Three h…

  • A Girl Unnoticed

    She sniffled loudly as she got more annoyed with her cold. Only I could get a cold in August. She trudged along to her bus …

  • Have A Nice Weekend! Inspired by text

    “Have a problem with what?” I asked, suspicious. I turned around slowly, only to be pelted by something warm – and fragrant.
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  • No Problem?! Inspired by text

    “Eloise, you do know the saying ‘ignorance is bliss’, do you not?” Mother Hannah’s tone was now soft, and she stroked the bab…

  • A Special Case Inspired by text

    As soon as I walked in, the baby’s attention averted itself to me, and its tail started wagging.

    Its beak open and shut, an…

  • Lebensgefahr Inspired by a photo

    I tilted my head back feeling the sun caress my body. I closed my eyes listening to the wind rummage through my tangled hair …

  • A Short but Drawn Out Journey Inspired by text

    I gathered a few sacks of the special feeding mix for carnivorous animals, and threw it over my shoulder.

    Very ironically, ...

  • To The Barn! Inspired by text

    “Well, don’t stand there gawking like an idiot, Eloise; go out to the barn shed and get food,” Mother Hannah told me, and the…

  • Mother Dearest Inspired by text

    “No,” I whispered, dragging a hand across my face. “I’m not your Mama, for Yolanda’s sake – I’m Eloise. Just Eloise. The stup…

  • A New (Unappreciated) Life

    I was sitting in the hatching room, trying to get my mind off the way it smelled of chamomile in here.

    I can’t stand cham…

  • The Art of Immobility Inspired by a photo

    The surroundings that engulfed the morning were quiet, and the skin of the water upon the lake was unbroken, save for a few b…

  • Pearl Harbor

    Gusts of wind blew gently through the harbor as the sound of faint buzzing grew nearer. If only we knew we would be attacked,...

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