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Stories posted 10/8/2007

• Disappointment Once More

  by Freckled Ear 10 months ago

  I’m sitting here, the bench in the park by that one special tree. My gaze shifts, long eyelashes blinking back tears, to the …

• Just a Memory?

  by Freckled Ear 10 months ago

  You are fading, my fingers outstretched towards your evanescing silhouette. My fingers that are now empty. I saw you hand in …

• Changing Pain

  by Twisted Reality 10 months ago

• Cranes and Crows

  by A Joker 10 months ago

  Robin entered the apartment of Johnathan Crane. It was mostly empty, just a chair and a sociopath. Crane had been diagnosed s…

• His Favorite Thing to Do

  by Twisted Reality 10 months ago

  Sunshine flooded in the room. I hate sunshine. It’s worse than darkness, burning your retinas, and imprinting sillouhettes in…

• Embracing The Pain

  by Twisted Reality 10 months ago

  Shrinks don’t tend to lie, do they? They can see right through weak defenses and poorly built barricades. I would know, becau…

• Fears

  by A Joker 10 months ago

  Robin stumbled down the staircase of the apartment building. He knew he had been poisoned with fear gas. In the archway stood…

• Waiting for strangers

  by ak1808 10 months ago

  John slowly stepped down the hill, he had taken his leather jacket out of his car and had it slung over his arm. The arm stil…

• Mitrius' job

  by ak1808 10 months ago

  Mitrius switched off the engine, stepped out of the stolen truck and went to the trunk. He was lucky with the moonlight. He d…

• A helicopter arrives

  by ak1808 10 months ago

  John put his arm around the girls waist, she leaned against him, appreciating the warmth. He didn’t even know her name, but h…

• Nightfall

  by ak1808 10 months ago

  Mitrius grinned and pushed the button. The rocket shot towards the helicopter.

  John stared at the helicopter, mesmerized, t…

• John's discovery

  by ak1808 10 months ago

  John turned the girl over and stood up halfway. A look confirmed his confused thoughts, burning pieces of the helicopter were…

• How Could You? (The Haven Chapters) LA Series

  by Mr Reeses 10 months ago

  She left the room, leaving him standing still, stopped in his tracks, just dumbfounded of what just happened. He sat on the b…

• I Should Have Told Her (The Haven Series) LA Series

  by Mr Reeses 10 months ago

• Meeting Lessons

  by artistsrunwild 10 months ago

  _Jump from the hook. You’re not obliged to swallow anything you despise. See, those unrepenting buzzards want your life, and …

• Caffeine

  by ItsNotEasy_BeingGreen 10 months ago

  They all know my weakness, and they aren’t afraid to use it against me. I hate it when they do, because, in fact, whenever th…

• Long words

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 10 months ago

  She cringed at the sight of it, almost breaking down in tears. Wow, I thought what’s her problem?
  “She soooo has hippopotomon…

• avoiding him

  by sweetdasha<3 10 months ago

• afterwards

  by sweetdasha<3 10 months ago

  there he was, grinning at me
  i knew i did the right thing
  as we walked out of the room, holding hands and smiling like idiots…

• Rejection

  by Cobweb 10 months ago

  Consume, consume, consume.

  Some days it feels like that’s all I do. Sit back and let the television wash over me, bathing in…

• at home

  by sweetdasha<3 10 months ago

  the boy had been quite the whole journey back to the deep hollows of the wood where we lived. he didn’t seem scared, but happ…

• Towel Monster 2

  by cyclismo 10 months ago

  A large wooden door shuts beside Jack. Jack stands with his backpack filled with winter garb and school books in a long conco…

• So Now You Know The Truth (The Haven Chapters) LA Series

  by Mr Reeses 10 months ago

• Stupid, selfish...

  by THX 0477 10 months ago

• Here Goes

  by Laine P. Grey 10 months ago

  “I’m not moving this car an inch until you tell me what’s going on!” Mrs. Thompson replied.
  “Oh, you see, there really _isn’t…

• Another Victory for Our "Heroes"

  by THX 0477 10 months ago

  The “scarecrow” rolled onto his back and groaned, “Dude, why’d you have to kick so ha-a-a-ard?”
  Robin chuckled and patted him…

• Confusion

  by Laine P. Grey 10 months ago

  “Who’s there?” Nicòle called into the light. A tall figure revealed himself to them.
  “Terribly busy. Terribly busy. Formulat…

• Not The Best Therapeutic Alliance

  by THX 0477 10 months ago

  Rolling his eyes and adopting a condescending tone, Gil explained, “That’s why I have to talk, tell you what’s on my mind. Th…

• A Trip Back to the Concert

  by someday_93 10 months ago

  Maya:

  So I show up at Wendall’s at the prearranged time, hoping against hope that Perry will have forgotten. But no such l…

• Fritz and Zooey: The Truth About Reid

  by Nouvelle Bardot 10 months ago

  Zooey nervously looked around, and returned her gaze to the mysterious stranger. Reid had a pallid complexion, cheekbones suc…

• A Conversation With Uncle Louie

  by someday_93 10 months ago

  Wendall:

  Finally, with my cunning skills, I manage to convince Plunger Boy that we need to go see Uncle Louie. He leads us…

• A Case Resolved

  by someday_93 10 months ago

  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…

• Suspicion

  by Ana Cristina 10 months ago

  Maria sat up in bed suddenly, hugging her knees to her chest.
  “Tell me why you’re leaving me.”
  He sighed and would not look i…

• Yellow Ribbon

  by someday_93 10 months ago

  It was an yellow ribbon, folded around to make a heart-shaped loop. She wore it on a pin, right above her heart. Other kids w…

• Unconditional Love

  by Tiggerstripn2 10 months ago

  Her tiny eye’s blink trying to focus.
  Her wrinkled soft pink skin untouched by sunlight.

  Cast into this world without a ca…

• Welcome to the Biggest Mental Institution ever(earth)

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 10 months ago

  Why do we find ourselves so interested in the insane and out-of-control lives of hmm, let’s see. . .Britney Spears, Nicole Ri…

• Malasomnus

  by Cobweb 10 months ago

  I woke up in darkness. The street light across from my house cast menacing shadows on the bedroom wall, energized by the cool…

• In the Middle of Nowhere on a cold ,rainy,day.How Pathetic!

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 10 months ago

  Great, I thought as I stepped in yet again, a puddle of mud. “There goes my new sneakers,” I say irritated.
  My drenched hair …

• Ending Everything

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 10 months ago

  There was once agirl, she was shy, and very small. But she had big dreams.
  One day, sitting on a wicker chair on the porch o…

• Hands

  by Ana Cristina 10 months ago

  “Your daughter has chirophobia, Mrs. Lang.”

  The doctor’s eyes were green. Sincere. Hateful. His hair was just beginning to…

• A Peruvian Tradition

  by Yeah Write! 10 months ago

  I coddled the warm lump of fur in my arms, holding him so tenderly. I petted his head gingerly as small purring sounds came f…

• Lost

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  Kate blew off the dust of the faded photograph.

  “Look at this…” she said, gesturing at Frederick.

  He crawled over and fro…

• The heart is a reliable organ

  by Ana Cristina 10 months ago

  His breath hung in the air like smoke, its weight minimal. Almost transparent. In an instant it was gone. He smiled at her an…

• On the Mound

  by Batona 10 months ago

  Wondering . . .

  It’s game four of the series and it’s just too easy to root against my team. Despite the millions of dollar…

• You and Me

  by JonasBrothersLova148 10 months ago

  We have first period O.H.H together.
  You don’t notice me.

  I have noticed you more than words could describe. I hope and hope…

• Dan's Awakening

  by m8ryx 10 months ago

  Dan awoke, ears ringing mildly. It was nice to be back in his own bed, warm and snug. What an odd dream he’d been having, wit…

• Feels Like A Shark Attack

  by Leave Me A Note 10 months ago

  I was swimming, swimming away from my fears, away from my troubles, away from all that bothered me. The world was my fear, an…

• My many splended names and why they change so, so very much

  by Sailor Emo 10 months ago

  So here’s the thing.
  I love to write.
  I found the site.
  THought it was cool,
  read the rules,
  and I signed on
  but then a prob…

• MARIA!

  by Mask By The Moon 10 months ago

  He started running again. He had to get distance between him and them before they gained control. He was looking up in every …

• Jearky poop and runaway string beans

  by Sailor Emo 10 months ago

  Molly slathers the weird Jearky/manwich meat on her bread.
  Sammy stares at her with wide eyes and I can see her trying to hol…

• Ode to the School Day

  by emma jo_234 10 months ago

  It’s been an ordinary day
  Everything just feels okay
  The normal quirks
  Ups and downs
  Laughter and smiles
  Groans and frowns.
  S…

• The Captive

  by Ana Cristina 10 months ago

• A Ridiculously Unplausible Love Story, or Why Does his Shirt Keep Coming Off? Part Seven (Don't worry it's almost done)

  by Insert Pen Name Here 10 months ago

  “What’s with this jumping out of airplane trend?” sighed Girl.
  “It’s a desperate ploy by a ficleteer to get some cheap laughs…

• The Sky's Gone Out!- a Bauhaus inspired ficlet

  by Fuchsia Deviant 10 months ago

  I have never wished for darkness with such fervor as I did when the flash of light consumed my entire field of vision.

  My ba…

• Bride To Be ?

  by NikkiC93 10 months ago

  Fool! Don’t you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.

• Sibling Jealousy

  by partysprinkles 10 months ago

• October

  by User 5095 10 months ago

  That whole night we spent together. What is wrong with me you ask? I dont know. Why dont you put yourself in this position?
  W…