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• Another Day...

  by Maleghast 1 day ago

  George rested the mop against his brow and fought back his gag reflex. It was, and always had been, his worst fear that one d…

• Squeekers Finds A Snack

  by OrangeOreos 2 days ago

  Squeekers tumbled down the hill with his ill-begotten prize: a small chunk of swiss cheese.

  The flowers bent and broke under…

• Laine's List (favorite book challenge)

  by Laine P. Grey 5 days ago

  Hmm, I have a lot of books (see “bookshelf challenge” entry), so it’s very hard for me to decide on my favorite book.

  I hav…

• Luxurious cocoon

  by PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA) 10 days ago

  Raine steps onto the cold shower tiles and turns on the hot faucet. _I have to let it run hot first otherwise I’ll freeze my …

• Prospects

  by Labsettings about 1 month ago

  She knew that one day… one day soon, she would grow to be a clownfish.

• Toys Are Friends, Not Food (Fast Food Adventure Challenge)

  by paper flowers about 1 month ago

  Just my luck! Here I thought I’d be on my way to a large and elaborate toy story, where children of all ages would stare in a…

• Wendell The Parrot

  by Apostrophe about 1 month ago

  Wendell the parrot sat prominently on his perch. He was basking in the afternoon sun. The rays gently warmed his vibrantly c…

• Monologue in stereo: Children

  by Ridcully Calvert 2 months ago

  I remember the first time that I held my son, looked in his eyes, and he smiled at me. This was when he was maybe two and a h…

• If Only It Were Pickles

  by hyperbolation 2 months ago

  “Does this smell OK to you?” Jack asked.

  Sam recoiled. “I dunno what it’s supposed to smell like. It looks…OK. I guess.”

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• Numbered Beers With a Blue Collar Moebius

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  “You never let me do anything!” she shouted, stamping her foot with as much drama as her slight frame could muster. Her fathe…