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Stories posted 5/19/2008

• Bagman: Someone Else's Problem

  by JLaughter 4 months ago

• After Much needed rest

  by Apostrophe 4 months ago

  Gia opens the door after she retracted the room key. She steps into the room and takes a deep cleansing breath. Joan is step…

• prelude to a quiz

  by PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA) 4 months ago

  Merton slipped into his mother’s brand new shoes, relishing the coolness of the Malono Blahnik label on his soles. He had rem…

• Cry me a river..?

  by Maleghast 4 months ago

  Selena tried very hard to not cry. It is quite hard to explain to people that there is no actual concrete reason for why you …

• Life as We Choose It

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  Indignant didn’t even begin to describe it for Shaun. James must have flipped his gourd, the doofus. Fully a year ago Shaun h…

• Lyrical Lovers

  by JMSquire 4 months ago

  “You’re twisting in my head, leave me” she replied, her eyes were dull and lifeless.

  “Remember your heart” I pointed at my c…

• What a pickle

  by LuckyBuccaneer 4 months ago

  He always considered his wife as kind of funny looking. Not in the slightly squint eyed sort of way, but in the not-quite-abl…

• One Wish [I AM... Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

  I am devastated by your beauty daily—
  I wonder what it will take for you to notice me.
  I hear words of reassurance from my …

• Playmate [Reali(s/z)ation challenge - very late entry]

  by PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA) 4 months ago

• Waiting on Him (I AM... Challenge)

  by Krulltar 4 months ago

  I am yours for the taking
  I wonder if you are interested
  I hear your breath as you start to move
  I see the hesitation in your…

• Wisp of Insecurity(I AM challenge)

  by Mask By The Moon 4 months ago

  I am a faker and a liar.
  I wonder if I’ll be able to tell the truth at all.
  I hear my friend’s personal life, while I make it…

• love

  by ♥Bridget 4 months ago

  new love
  true love.

  real love
  real deal love

  i don’t want this to end
  so stick with me my friend

  i won’t go on without lov…

• The Office Temp: Nervous Introductions

  by Nouvelle Bardot 4 months ago

  The girl looked at James a little funny. “Kelly’s temp? No, I’m Kelly’s replacement. She’s on maternity leave…or somethin…

• The Woman In Black

  by Blondefairy1975 4 months ago

  The bounty hunter chased the woman in black across the valley of death. If she could make it to the sanctuary she would be sa…

• A Rogue Necromancer

  by Melia 4 months ago

  It was almost dawn by the time we finished up in the plaza. I was itching to get out of there and pay a visit to the head of …

• Diary of Hanna. M . E. Banks 2

  by Nissakit 4 months ago

  Dear Diary,
  Houses in the city are so much smaller with tiny backgardens. There is hardly anyroom for afternoon tea!
  What am …

• Diary of Hanna. M . E. Banks 2

  by Nissakit 4 months ago

  Dear Diary,
  Houses in the city are so much smaller with tiny backgardens. There is hardly anyroom for afternoon tea!
  What am …

• Katrina(3)

  by Mask By The Moon 4 months ago

  She woke up, feeling more rested that she had in over a year. She remembered she had to do something, but… what? Something …

• I Envy Chuck

  by Krulltar 4 months ago

  I was dialing 911 before Chuck hit the floor. My girlfriend Susan didn’t miss a beat, and was pounding on the bedroom door wh…

• Katrina(end)

  by Mask By The Moon 4 months ago

  “We’ll get right on that.” He picked up the phone again and started talking extremely fast. She heard something out of the ot…

• Canada's Wonderland

  by Nissakit 4 months ago

  ” Well, we could go to a movie then for dinner,” I said.

  “No, babe, that is way too usual for any girl I date. How about goi…

• January 20, 2009

  by blanx73 4 months ago

  She grabbed the phone, and barked into the receiver.

  “What do the polls show from the north side of Chicago? How are we tren…

• The Office Temp: Echos

  by Nouvelle Bardot 4 months ago

  “Maggie. Maggie…hmm,” James continued to say awkwardly as if he were thinking aloud.

  “Are you okay?” Maggie asked.

  “Sorry…

• The visitor

  by heartbeats echocho 4 months ago

  The sound of banging on the door of the fourthfloor apartment awoke the sole occupent aburbtly.
  ‘WHAT!?’ came the gruff reply…

• History?

  by Nissakit 4 months ago

  “Great, well I’ll see you around and on Thursday outside the school? Sweet deal! Bye!” I said happily.

  _I whipped around and…

• On the Run

  by Hunting Beauty 4 months ago

  “Well, I’m gunna go to bed.” Ally said with a yawn. “It’s been a long day.” John watched her get up and walk towards her make…

• I Am.. ((200somthing Challenge))

  by .:band baby:. 4 months ago

  I am imperfect.
  I wonder what people think of me.
  I hear others talking, laughing and question their loyalty.
  I see how I wan…

• Fight or Flight

  by Krulltar 4 months ago

  John packed their bedrolls in the trunk as Ally carried out what little food they had left.

  “We need to hurry…they’re almos…

• Diary of Hanna M.E. Banks 3

  by Nissakit 4 months ago

  Dear Diary,
  My first school day wasn’t that bad. I met some very nice girls, Miranda, Julia and I met a British teacher who s…

• To Bad

  by penguincaptain18 4 months ago

  I’m glad that my role in your life is so easily filled. So glad that you can easily find a replacement. Is what I do so insig…

• I am Emo

  by Dreamer 4 months ago

  I was slightly annoyed at Anima… ok, I was extremely annoyed at Anima. Why did she have to make me sit next to Tall, Blonde…

• Caught!

  by Ridcully Calvert 4 months ago

  I woke up on a concrete slab, bound head and foot. This was not good. The last thing I remembered was having a coffee at the …

• Copernius Drewberry

  by Stovohobo 4 months ago

  “Copper! Copper!”

  It took a bit, but somehow my dad’s voice penetrated the soundproof headphones clamped to my temples. He c…

• Just Be Careful Part 2

  by I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!! 4 months ago

• Promise (Part 1)

  by RCYHAONI 4 months ago

  I stood outside looking at the stars, covering the skies like no tomorrow. I felt an urge to scream out the joy from watching…

• The Pillar - Prince Protocol

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  Captain Salis watched anxiously as his superiors analyzed the readings and video the boarding party transmitted from The Pill…

• Twilight Allusion

  by Dreamer 4 months ago

  I do most of my thinking on mountain tops. The air clears my thoughts, my mind. It cut through the haze like a knife, making …

• Better Health Care, Better Things, according to men

  by I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!! 4 months ago

• Promise (Part 2)

  by RCYHAONI 4 months ago

  It’s the next day and I am walking toward the shuttle until a few of my friends came by.
  “Good luck out there dude!”
  “Be sure…

• Never Knew

  by Fantasy 4 months ago

  I never knew. Its eyes are glowing in the golden sunlight. The sunlight from heaven, illuminating the creature from hell.

  I…

• Love?

  by RCYHAONI 4 months ago

  He sits there, watching his X-girlfriend as she is letting her new boyfriend holding her in front of everyone. The boy is sta…

• Swimming Into Deep Thoughts

  by JamGrrl 4 months ago

  Toby turned his head slightly, listening for new sounds, but he only heard the echo of dripping water. Pausing just a little …

• Open Your Eyes.

  by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

  In the beginning there was only pain.

  I awoke on a strange bed, excruciating pain radiating from my bandaged eyes to my eve…

• Say It

  by Mr Reeses 4 months ago

• Partition Magic

  by Klapaucius 4 months ago

  Ivan’s life-avatar burrowed frantically into the Mastermage’s. He found a point of weakness (an unsuccessful relationship wit…

• No way...

  by Never Explain 4 months ago

  “This is Mr. Larrier, who’s this?” I heard on the other line.

  I raised an eyebrow. _The teacher must have caught Melanie… ...

• I am... (200something Challenge)

  by Misfit Dreams 4 months ago

  I AM …

  I am alone.
  I wonder if I will always feel this way.
  I hear laughter and wonder at the joke.
  I see the smiles that s…

• Say It (2)

  by Mr Reeses 4 months ago

• Say It (End)

  by Mr Reeses 4 months ago

• The Gambit

  by Klapaucius 4 months ago

  “I think I have an idea,” said Felg, the one that always sort of stood there.
  “Really, now.” Stebbing squinted. “Let me guess…

• Missing 2

  by anna19 4 months ago

  “I need to find my phone! The florists still haven’t shown up and we need our flowers.”
  “Here, use mine.” Claire just wanted …

• I Am... I Think [[I AM Challenge]]

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 4 months ago

  I am watching life go on without me.
  I wonder if time will be merciful and stop.
  I hear the sounds of laughter,
  I see the tea…

• Homecoming in the Castle in the Air

  by kwatz 4 months ago

  “Felipe,” Roland smiled, “it’s good to be back. How long have I been away?”

  “Far too long, Sir Roland,” answered the old man…

• Earth Gazing

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 4 months ago

  I looked out into deep space. It was so vast! It was overwhelming! The darkness went on and on, stars sparkled like little di…

• A Walk In The Park

  by John Perkins 4 months ago

  A slight breeze rustled handfuls of brown and gold leaves from their home in the tree towering above me. Three of the dead th…

• The Comprehensive (Compressed) Guide to Middle School Life, No. 1: Introduction

  by Stovohobo 4 months ago

  So. You’re a middle schooler. Perhaps you’re even a middle-aged man, despondent about your addiction to ficlets and that nast…

• The Comprehensive (Compressed) Guide to Middle School Life, No. 2: Social Classes

  by Stovohobo 4 months ago

  Jocks – can be followed by the suffix “strap.” Need I say more?

  Skater – some can be grouped with emos (though I honestl…

• Rebirth at the Corporation, Inc.

  by Klapaucius 4 months ago

  He woke up in complete darkness, and he did not know it was the second time consecutively. His face was hot, but something co…

• Mr. Higgins and The Witch

  by JamGrrl 4 months ago

  Once upon a time, there was a nice old lady living in a cottage minding her own business. One night there came a loud rapping…

• The Beginnings of Unrest in the Casle in the Air

  by [pens&feathers] 4 months ago

  Vale’s pacing was arrested mid-step by a frantic knocking on the tiny wooden door. He paused as the key turned in the lock an…

• The Painting(Paint a Picture Challenge)

  by SKermitgorf 4 months ago

  It was in the middle of the wall surrounded by other paintings, worth far more money, by better known artists, but there was…

• Hiding in the Sewers

  by i live NYLSC 4 months ago

  “PU what’s that smell?”

  “Just what do you think it is, huh Kathy? We’re wading through a sewer up to our knees.”

  “Sorry i…

• BURN!!!!! (Don't read if your scaried of fire)

  by DARK! 4 months ago

  It was so intents i couldn’t satand and watch it there, it brought so much pain in my eyes. It brings back fear and sorrow in…

• The Comprehensive (Compressed) Guide to Middle School Life, No. 3: Staff Species

  by Stovohobo 4 months ago

  Additionally, there are of course the big shots. The head honchos. The ones who swipe your cell phone in class, discipline, a…

• BURN!!!!! (Don''t read if your scaried of fire) cont.

  by DARK! 4 months ago

  But no i can’t belive it!!

  Why, why didn’t this just happen to me. I looked into the fire hopping my mom and dad was alive. ...

• Confusion in the Castle of the Air

  by kwatz 4 months ago

  Gabrielle left Vale’s rooms, disquieted by the man’s lack of faith in Roland’s return. She wondered what he would say to her,...

• Just a Flower

  by Nissakit 4 months ago

  Petals soft and fragile,
  Plucked out by the little girl playing in the garden,
  After all it’s just a flower.

  Flowers so pre…

• The Duel [Make Me Laugh Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

  “Have at, you sniveling cockerel of a dog!” A short, extremely rotund man, Ludovic Milfois, pulled back the lace-encumbered s…

• Diary of Hanna M.E. BANKS 4

  by Nissakit 4 months ago

  Hello,
  Today was amazing! It turns out that even though Chris is a total jock he doesn’t like to date the cheerleaders and th…

• Gabrielle's Secrets in the Castle in the Air

  by [pens&feathers] 4 months ago

  Jacques pulled her into a small, narrow corridor, shrouded in darkness despite even the blue brilliance of the day. His deep …

• Heaven On Earth

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 4 months ago

  _I wasn’t thinking when I ignored the stop sign on the intersection of Elm St. and Skyway Ave. speeding past houses. But …

• Bagman: A Good Funeral

  by JLaughter 4 months ago

• my close friends suicide note

  by moonlight_girl 4 months ago

  she walks into the room
  looking for someone
  but all she found was a note
  its said
  ” this is just to say to everyone out th…

• Natural Phenomenon

  by Apostrophe 4 months ago

  All of us were waiting for this moment. Lying on our backs on blankets, in the cool summer grass. The sky was illuminated in…

• Ordinary

  by OboeTheres 4 months ago

• R.E. you helped me trought this hard time

  by moonlight_girl 4 months ago

  you put a smile on my face
  that hasnt been there for a while
  i’ve been protending on the outside
  so no one would see the in…

• you and me

  by black dog 724 4 months ago

  its just you, and me, under the stairs
  through the door behind us, its either drizzling on a cold overcast day, or its beauti…

• The Office Temp: High Fives

  by Nouvelle Bardot 4 months ago

  James casually walked back to the copy machine, this time with a swagger filled with delight. He liked Maggie, a lot from wha…

• Me and JB 44

  by Writer4Life00nj 4 months ago

  Why did Miley keep showing up where ever I went? Was I having a Miley manse or something? I felt a little angry seeing her al…

• Ryan's Deal

  by lemieuxster 4 months ago

  He was ready. Not a moment went by that Ryan didn’t torture himself with his selfish past. At least, not since he almost drow…

• Ejection

  by OboeTheres 4 months ago

• Me and JB 45

  by Writer4Life00nj 4 months ago

  “Miley! Just stop it!” I’ve had enough!” I said. I was really done. This was my turning point.
  “Just shut up already!” said …

• Everyone

  by penguincaptain18 4 months ago

  You know how they say “everyone and their mother”? Well that’s pretty much our case. Pretty much “everyone and their mother” ...

• Me and JB 46

  by Writer4Life00nj 4 months ago

  When Kevin and I got back to the house, Nick and Joey were already inside.
  “What happened?” I asked as Nick wrapped a towel …

• Just A Little Reunion

  by Dreamer 4 months ago

  When Drew drove up, I didn’t even have time to collect myself. Dad burst out of the house.
  Crap. He was so going to kill me.
  ...

• Just A Little Grounded

  by Dreamer 4 months ago

  Cynthia and her dad resolved their differences in a matter of minutes. She was forgiven, he was forgiven, and she they were n…

• Just A Little Walk

  by Dreamer 4 months ago

  Drew’s mom had (finally) let him out of the house so he could do some grocery shopping for her (the suck-up). He picked me up…

• Amnesia of the Castle in the Air

  by kwatz 4 months ago

  After Gabrielle unlocked a bedroom on the ground floor of the keep, Jacques abruptly threw her across the room and quickly pu…

• Vet by Day, Madonna by Night [[If I ever grow up I wanna be...]]

  by Louise Madison 4 months ago

  I sat comfortably in my miniscule purple plastic chair with round chunky legs and a solid back. My mom straightened my bow an…

• My Quiz. Readd It. [[NEW QUIZ!!]]

  by Louise Madison 4 months ago

  1. Have you ever dressed up as a member of the opposite gender for halloween?
  *Yes I have. I’m a girl everyday, and Halloween…

• The Red Button

  by Nouvelle Bardot 4 months ago

  “Paul, this is stupid,” Velvet continued to plea, “We have to do this another way.”

  “Tell me how,” Paul said, “Just how are …