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• Leave Him To Me

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 8 days ago

  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…

• A pickpocket's life

  by Pathfinder about 1 month ago

  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…

• bite

  by music.is.life. 3 months ago

• Pressure

  by wytherwings 6 months ago

  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 …

• The Staff

  by uselessness 9 months ago

  It was a majestic old staff, reaching to shoulder height, heavy and worn from years of use. The wood was strong and gnarled, ...

• A cold, hard finality

  by keelhauler42 9 months ago

  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.

  ...

• Work of a Vampire (Vampire Challenge)

  by Tales From The Script 10 months ago

  The doctor waited praying for his daughter to return home.The following day the doctor reported it to the authorities. Making…

• A Lesson in Pet Care (morbidly true story)

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 10 months ago

  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…

• The Others

  by Tiggerstripn2 11 months ago

  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.
  A…

• Scene Seventeen, Take One (But There Probably Won't Be a Need For Many More After Take One)

  by Stovohobo about 1 year ago

  “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 …