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• Death Witnesses a Life-Giving Miracle

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 20 days ago

  In a breath we were back in the alley with Mira, the little girl, & the cat. He looked from myself to Samantha, confused. She…

• Special

  by ficus about 1 month ago

  When he peered out the door, he saw me, and threw the door open.
  “Kris!” he yelled.
  “Come on, get your stuff. Let’s get out o…

• The Ride

  by wytherwings about 1 month ago

  Beating. The music is beating. I can feel it beating against my chest, into my very heart. It’s building, rising, going faste…

• I've Never Done This

  by Phil Sporlan 3 months ago

  Ernest smiles, not sure of his next move.
  “Well, I should be going. Where do you want to go?”

  Elisabeth smiles
  “You asked me…

• The Pink Dress

  by Writer4Life00nj 3 months ago

  There she was. Standing in the middle of the dance floor in a pink dress. It was beautiful, really, but all her friends said …

• Discovery

  by emma jo_234 6 months ago

  Lissy had lost interest in the chest.

  The little girl tottered around, trying hopelessly to scale the thick oak. Anna and Er…

• Tyler -- Take My Breath Away

  by Stovohobo 6 months ago

  Black… Dark…

  Then pain, fiery, unrelenting pain. Spreading out through my chest and head like napalm in my veins.

  Then…

• Tyler -- Chest Pains

  by Stovohobo 6 months ago

  I woke up in the morning with a dull throbbing in my chest. It wasn’t unusual for me to wake up with a few aches and pains; i…

• Papa and Gregor Bury The Mysterious Chest

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  Rusty, rickety wheels clattered against the cold cobblestones as the morning damp settled on our working hands.

  “Papa,” the …

• Do Your Job

  by Mask By The Moon 11 months ago

  Death(of Accidental Impalement) walks back, boredly and unhappily, since this was the third one he’d lost, and trudged into t…