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• Remind Me Again, Please? [Cross Gendered Challenge]

  by NightMaiden 23 days ago

  “Give me the plate, Williams.”

  Why does she call me by my last name?

  “Get it yourself.”

  “I SWEAR, one of these days—”...

• Haleakala

  by BARomero about 1 month ago

  I had just arrived from the mainland, so it felt like nine when the phone rang at 3 AM. It was the front desk, telling me tha…

• Wood Bike, Brick Bike?

  by Holdini 2 months ago

  George looked down at the rickety wooden bike. Should he buy it? Sure he didn’t have much luck with the straw motorcycle but …

• I Was Mature For My Age Then [When I Grow Up challenge]

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 3 months ago

  My sister and I grabbed ALL of the stuffed animals and dolls that lined the headboard of each of our beds. We both had 5 or 6…

• You Betcha

  by More Ways Than One 4 months ago

  Here goes the first push on my Dad’s ten year old ten speed bike. _Oh honey, there is no reason to get you a new bike, see th…

• Cape of Perception

  by ChrisWDP 4 months ago

  I’m waiting at the light and riding up to the crosswalk is someone wearing a cape.

  Wait, a cape?

  The street lights do not…

• No Bones About It

  by Robotech_Master 5 months ago

  “Hey, Barry. I heard about your Dad. Tough break.”

  “Thanks, Carl. But you know, it was just his time to go. At least he was …

• Sweet!

  by NightMaiden 6 months ago

  Coco yelped.
  I yelped.
  He smiled.

  “Well?” he said, smug.
  “No way, Jose,” I said firmly, planting my hands on my hips.
  “B…

• Favor! (More Like Blackmail)

  by NightMaiden 6 months ago

  I looked at him, hoping my face would look like I felt; A mixture of disbelief and comical feeling.
  “Two BIG differences betw…