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• Don't Ask Me Why

  by Laine P. Grey 15 days ago

  Leyna smiled pleasantly at her reflection in the glass. Without hesitation, she unlocked the door and turned on the lights.
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• Ferdinand Forgotten [Twisted History Challenge]

  by OrangeOreos 25 days ago

  “Your highness, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, please, step this way.”

  I stood behind the large gardens on Apple Quay, waiting fo…

• No Trouble

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 26 days ago

  She knew she shouldn’t have seen that psychic in the Village; the lady in dingy shawl, on a corner outside a shady cafe. But …

• The Story Begins

  by Laine P. Grey about 1 month ago

  Zooey Musgrave sat at the window of the small shop sipping chamomile tea and occasionally turning a page of his book. His bla…

• The Typewriter

  by Stovohobo about 1 month ago

  The rains fell like little teardrops, spattering on the pavement and bouncing off the cafe umbrellas.

  The old man’s arthri…

• "Want" is a Very Powerful Word

  by NightMaiden 2 months ago

  Happiness…

  Melania looked out into the world from inside of the warm cafe she was sitting in. One pale hand was wrapped ar…

• A Series of Unlikely Events

  by Fyora Cartagan 2 months ago

  A woman suddenly fell from the sky, crashing onto the sidewalk directly outside the cafe. Neither Clicker or Lighter was star…

• The Meeting in the Sun

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  Despite the sunny day Lighter wore no sunglasses as he basked in the glory of an edge table at the sidewalk cafe. Flimsy as i…

• Not Just Something I Ate

  by Throat Wolf 3 months ago

  We stood in my bedroom, facing each other. She was undoing the buttons on her shirt, not looking at me. I was trying not to l…

• An Evening on the Town

  by Throat Wolf 3 months ago

  Since she was out, she got dressed and we went and saw a movie. I don’t even remember which one. I think it had Ben Affleck i…