Stories posted 4/7/2008
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Chapter Unknown -- Kiley's Wrath

Sarah ran in the front door, calling, “Kiley? Are you here?” She paused, and she could hear doors slamming in Kiley’s bedroom…
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Defenses are so up

“Hey, what’s with the Terminator look? You know I don’t know John Connor, right?” She had her hair covering her left eye in a…
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Chapter Unknown -- A Surprising Summit

Kiley sighed, she’d just spent all day color correcting prints, and there was Marisol, waiting in the restaurant lounge.
It…
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Athanas And Molger Go To Desolace.
The Burning Blade orc grunted with boredom. Today was his day on patrol, but then every day was a day on patrol for an orc at…
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So Speak
Here I am
I’m here
What do you have to say?
You called me here
So speakI’ll leave
It will be easier
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The Last To Bet
Wasn’t it a cold March morning when she called? She had been obsessing over the headlines and needed someone to listen. The p…
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Chapter Unknown -- Stranded On Interstate 15

Two hours later Sarah’s situation hadn’t changed, except that she had progressed from worry to full-blown panic. Her plan to …
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Chapter Unknown -- Tailspin

Kiley felt sick. She was going to throw up. Sarah had done it this time. Something that Kiley couldn’t fix for her, something…
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i dont call this living.

perhaps…
perhaps there is a chance
for life
penned up here-
in this cagelike the ones
you use for
breeding domesticated
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Graduation
Hal straightened his collar in the mirror and felt his stomach sink. In 19 minutes exactly, his happy easy lifestyle was goin…
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Terminal Behavior
What is that? Do you smell that? Is someone eating in line?
>> No; it’s that woman with the green suitcase. She’s got a ja… -
Message In A Bottle

Boys! I lobbed a pillow at Charlie’s head.
In a way, he kinda had a point though. My Dylan-angst needed some feminine unders…
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debris
There had been no warning this time.
The towns folk stared as the streets began to fill with thick grey smoke, blocking out…
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Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear [Elsha's Mirror Challenge]

The needle on the speedometer rose sharply as I floored the pedal. Speed limit signs flashed past, but I ignored them; the po…
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Castle of Night 5: An Assistant

“I need… an assistant,” he said, lacking for better words.
“An assistant? Hmmm…” I said, thinking it over. It would giv…
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kayla
omg…
it’s leslie from coventry
kayla guess what April 11th is the formal im so existed are you? -
Squinting Mistake

“Alright.” I get up slowly and adjust my dress. Marnie scurries off, probably to find someone else to dance with now that he…
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Hex Conversion

What did she say?, I head Beta say.
Okay, don’t get too excited yet.
Right, stay calm.
Sunday, Sunday. What am I doing…
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Putting Things Off in Mirror Land [Elsha's Mirror Challenge]

Zoned out, I stare at myself in the bathroom mirror. I don’t like looking at me. Honestly, I don’t even like me period. The f…
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Condom Conundrum
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choices
defying our own mortality
making choices we shouldnt make.
Slowly losing our sanity
making our own mistakes.
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The Princess Bride's Kingly Confusion

In Florin, the king’s word has always been taken seriously. Even when the king was at his most insane, the people respected h…
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(Dragon Protectors) Glad We Agree

“After this is all over, I get to keep half the dragons,” The Feared One said firmly.
“But, but,” Han spluttered.
“It’s …
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A Slightly Different First-day-of-School Story
How many stories start on the first day of school? Far too many. “As Julie waited for the bus, she twisted a strand of pale b…
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The Princess Bride's Jittery Giant

Fezzik stared straight ahead, trying to focus on the figure of the man in black as he trudged into the Fire Swamp with overwh…
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How To Talk About Wikihow (Wikihow Challenge)

As I was looking around online, I decided to go on one of my fav websites: wikihow.
Bored as I usually am, I decided to lea… -
Silence (64k challenge)

After 16 years of silence, I’ve forgotten how to say I love you.
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Out of the dark
It’s dark. I open my eyes groggily. Why is it so dark? I try to put my arms out in front of me, but I can’t, there’s somethin…
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Nerves of Steel

New life rushes into my veins. The air is alive and electric, pulsing with preternatural force. I stretch my arms out and fee…
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A view of the city

The young man sat on the roof of his apartment block, looking towards the city. He’d started going up there as soon as he mov…
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Mirror Image

I check my tie in the mirror and realise that I’ve put the red tie on instead of the blue one. I should pay more attention in…
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forever? you wish
So I fell in love with him and he fell in love with me. There’s only one problem…
We fell in love online. We fell in love …
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upsidewards chapter 1
It all started backwards and upside down. If thats even possible i mean. see, i never wanted trouble. not once.I wasnt like t…
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leslie
hey im kayla and my 3 best friends in the world are leslie, valerie and lexi
i luv you guys<3
kayla
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Upsidewards Chapter 2
i tried to tell my parents abou tthe whole stalker thing, but the conversations didnt exatly work. i love my parents and all,...
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Just A Little Hospital Room

I can hear Drew talking quietly on the phone down the hall.I can’t tell exactly what he’s saying but he looks really annoyed….
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Considering

The calm of the park seems to calm me.My tears are drying, the pressing on my throat lessening, the taste of bile in my mouth…
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Barely There [Elsha's Mirror Challenge]

A crisp wind pierced my skin as I strode down a narrow side road, quickly so I wouldn’t miss the bus. I closed my eyes, tryin…
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An Encounter Of Ice
We sprinted down the hallway, panting and heaving as we darted through the corridors. We came upon the pub in the building an…
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Smell

Nobody smelled it but me,but then again,no one ever can smell it but me.
Vampires.
And they were close.I think Phoenix can … -
An Encounter with Knowledge

Patrick and Ryan sprinted out of the gymasium, constantly looking behind them hoping to avoid her gaze. As they ran up the hi…
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Upsidewards Chapter 3

Its harder then you think to scream with a wet rag shoved down your throat. i was gagged and then thudded into the plush leat…
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I Don't Like Mondays

Claire –
I’m sorry. I still think we need to talk, so this is me talking. I hope you’re still listening. I don’t really know … -
I am Vaughn (Nerd)

I have always been the nerd. Ever since 2nd grade when I accidently memorized all my times tables in one month. I just liked …
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Into the Harem
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He Just Didn't Love Me

I saw his face, he frowned, and then he turned his back on me…
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Some Faith

Can you be anything but negative? Have some faith would you!jeez
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Okay...

Life here is still pretty boring, I’ve made a few friends by now. We aren’t close, but everyone needs someone to hang out wit…
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Into the Harem, Pt. 2

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It's Funny How They Automatically Think That

It’s funny how people just think that, since I’m adopted, I want to go back to China. I don’t. I want to go to London, or som…
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Into the Harem, Pt. 3

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Hi,Bye
Hi
Hello
Howdy
What’s Up
Hey
How are youBye
See ya
Later
Farewell
Goodbye
So Long -
Upsiderwards Chapter 4

James Brown Middle school.
MY middle school.
the only question was, why the heck was i kidnapped and taken to my middle schoo… -
Into the Harem, Pt. 4

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Never learned how to wink
She couldn’t help but be drawn in by his eyes. They were just so warm and brown and inviting. She tried to focus on her hand …
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Into the Harem, Pt. 5

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The Wolf and the Lion
The wolf stepped towards Rachel, slowly, deliberately. He was beautiful; almost entirely silver except for his face, which w…
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Too Quick

_Ask her already! She’s stand right there!! No. I can’t. She wants to go with Warren, and if I asked it would be weird. But t…
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Secret Room (Elisha's Mirror Challenge)

Celia is staying at her grandmothers house for a week. The hot summer sun keeps her inside. She would burn easily if she stay…
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The Pitch
Once upon a time, in the land of Fan T’see Naym, there lived a good and beloved king named Olden Feebell.
_The king ruled …
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Falling Stars (250th Ficlet Challenge)

He looked up. The stars were falling. Actual stars, not meteors.
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Too Bad I Lost My Favorite Pants

Charlie felt his heart pound with fear. He couldn’t pull any farther into the hole. The man now had him by a belt loop of his…
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Macy 19: Hadn't

“Macy, you know it’s true.” Derrick continued in her ear.
“I…I think you should go.” She whispered, looking away. Derrick …
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Helena: Intro. To Music

I smiled and flopped back on his bed, feeling like a newbie, I hadn’t needed an invitation into a man’s bed in a long time.
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Good News

Thora is in the kitchen cleaning up from dinner. Her engagment ring is on her hand. She glances at it every now and then. It …
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Macy 20: So-called Love

It was Shane and some girl, making out in a blue lawn chair. Macy wanted to stop watching, but she couldn’t take her eyes awa…
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Singing (64k Challenge)

Really, you never sing until you have found someone to sing for.
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The Nail That Guided Me

I couldn’t bear to think about being separated with Kitty and the boys anymore. Even Ms. Dodson would be welcome company at t…
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The little one (Elsha's Mirror Challange) (Emily's Pixie Challenge)

The littlest mirror in the room of mirrors never had anyone look into it. Then one day a Pixie came along and looked into the…
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Mirror, Mirror{Elsha's Mirror Challenge}

Marcellus was combing his hair in the mirror like he did everyday of his life. Less and less hair as he approached his fortie…
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Childish, I Suppose

My gloved hands clasped around the metal bar. There must have been about four hundred pounds on each side of the bar. I lifte…
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Macy 21: Standing Up

The following Friday, Macy walked through the school halls avoiding all the people she didn’t want to see. That was mainly ev…
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riding up the rainbows
death is riding up the rainbows.
blood is falling with the rain.
pictures clicking at every pose.
petals falling off every ro… -
Chocolate

Helena seemed mesmerized by the music. I tapped her shoulder.
“Yeah?” She said, still looking off into space.
“You want to …
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A Mirror Image {Elsha's Mirror Challenge}

The faces glared at me, reflecting my image. They were all sad, all bleak. Our grandfather had just died. All us kids were ve…
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Upsidewards Chapter 5
What was Tyler Jones doing here? I had barley said a word to him since our big fight in fifth grade. i had started hanging ou…
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Upsidewards Chapter 5

What was Tyler Jones doing here? I had barley said a word to him since our big fight in fifth grade. i had started hanging ou…
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Always

I walked through yet another hall in this dilapidated house, wanting to get out.
I walked by a yet another mirror. Something…
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The Trip to Live Life to it's Fullest

I walked to the end of my street.
I sat down on the bus stop and set my bag down next to me. A man sat down next to me. I ig…
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Fading

Eight months since this mirror had become her enemy. Eight months since the usual things had ceased to exist, and she had beg…
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The Brink Of Insanity
“The blood on your hands is no longer the blood of the guilty.”
“You have found pleasure in what you do to the people.”
“Yo…
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The Fight

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64k: AuditoryPacific

That timbre was my sequoia, piercing my sky, rooted to my earth.
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Who Knows?

“Whoa! She accepted that apology quickly!” Sam said.
“Yeah, I know isn’t it great? But you know, even though I like her, I a…
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The Deal is Made

The two of them sat on the bench, an awkward silence streching between them. Shawn was looking out at Turtle Pond, while Ravy…
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Macy 22: Liar

“Yea Macy?” Derrick asked, looking up from his book.
“I uh dumped Shane.”
“Really?”
“Uh huh.”
“Wow, that must have been b…
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Miles Apart (Mirror Challenge)

You’re standing so close I can see myself distorted in the mirror-like finish of your sunglasses. We’re walking side by side …
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Ogres Don't Just Exist in Fairy Tales

Early one morning, Charlie got out of his bed after accoplishing a body-length stretch. He does his bathroom nesecities, he t…
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Yet Another twist

“So we have a deal?” Shawn asked, standing up. He streched out a hand to help Ravyn help.
“Yes, we do.” Ravyn replied grabbi…
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When Life Gives You Lemons, Throw Them At People (100th Challenge)

Monica sighed and rubbed her tongue across her ring lig. Being a cashier at Wal-Mart was a horrible choice for a job. Still, ...
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Awful Memories

Eve sat in her fourth hour, doodling. Mrs. Rim was blabing on about Shakespear’s marrage. Eve was fairly good at Engish, so s…
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Old Times
White Head was what they called him. His notoriety forced him to wear a hood, or cap, to get away with his shenanigans.
“It…
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Skin Deep [Elsha's Mirror Challenge]

Every morning she seeks me out. What is she looking for in my depths? Her eyes reflect back at her, two black holes vacant of…
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All Creatures Great and Small [Part of "Five Years Later: A Simon Story"]

In the world-within-a-world, Simon felt the rush as his creatures heard his call. And they came. All things bright and beauti…