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• The Local Jerk

  by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

  “This place,” I say taking a seat across the gaping center aisle, “is not as magical as you might think.” This earns me a dir…

• The Kind That Hate Was Bred In

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  The man’s limousine was obsidian black and sleek, a modern thing with chrome wheels and lining. He ordered a towel to be thro…

• Human For Sale

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  A rush of fresh, clean air tumbled through my ragged lips as the rough burlap was lifted from my face. I blinked hard, disori…

• American Music Talent Show prt II

  by SKermitgorf 3 months ago

  “So Clarise, what did you think about your performance?,” the host asked.

  “Well, Darren, I thought my version of I Will Alw…

• American Dream Cont'd

  by Stovohobo 4 months ago

  And why does it seem,
  This American Dream,
  That all is governed
  By wealth’s bite, by gold’s gleam?

  And the foreigners sing,
  ...

• La Première Impression

  by Ana Cristina 5 months ago

  At first, I wasn’t impressed; it reminded me of an oil rig. I’d read in the book Mom insisted I take with me, _Paris for Dumm…

• 1865

  by Pearls and Formaldehyde 5 months ago

  Night
  Through forests they march
  Through someone’s unharvested field
  Through their own backyards
  To battle

  Fight
  Rifles aime…

• Anthony: Deep, Deep Thought

  by Stovohobo 6 months ago

  An energetic thrum vibrated about the place, simply reeking of activity. Anthony was sometimes awed by how different people l…

• Learning Curve

  by Ben Paddon 8 months ago

  I didn’t really ask for a conversation with this man, and I certainly wasn’t expecting to be on the receiving end of his own …

• The indian

  by Terminus 8 months ago

  Five feet eight inches, 260lbs, he’s a Cheyenne man leaning on the bar at the coffee shop every morning. He looks over at me,...