Stories tagged with "blade"
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Leave Him To Me

The stranger approached me, raising the blade as he did. I squeezed my eyes shut. Maybe I wasn’t going to be gutted, but I wa…
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A pickpocket's life
Barbaduse, with magician’s fingers, lifted the wallet of the fat guy at the end of the train car and, swiftly, got off at the…
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Pressure
Everybody sing, like it’s the last song you will ever sing
The music is pounding. I let it wash over me. It’s easier than …
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The Staff
It was a majestic old staff, reaching to shoulder height, heavy and worn from years of use. The wood was strong and gnarled, ...
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A cold, hard finality

The conference was great, the high point of my career. It’s too bad I had to fly back right away to teach the next morning.
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Work of a Vampire (Vampire Challenge)

The doctor waited praying for his daughter to return home.The following day the doctor reported it to the authorities. Making…
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A Lesson in Pet Care (morbidly true story)
My parents had a dog. She was my dad’s dog, really. My mom didn’t want her. She had broken her chain for the upteenth time an…
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The Others

I sat up my hand raced to retrive my flashlight.
The fog momentarily cleared in front of me;
what was one is now a pack.
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Scene Seventeen, Take One (But There Probably Won't Be a Need For Many More After Take One)

“Hey, Taylor! Is it just me, or is this movie a little more tough than the others?”
Taylor smiled. “Oh, no. It shouldn’t be …
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