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• Mark has a Plan

  by Wyatt Aapr 2 days ago

  Traffic was light as Mark crossed the street aiming for Granny’s diner. He paused in front of the diner and looked inside. Wi…

• Advice From the Local Diner [H B, L&D Challenge]

  by OrangeOreos 5 days ago

  “Ya are what ya make yourself, honey.”

  I was slumped in my usual stool in the diner, sipping my black coffee. Next to me lay…

• Reputable Sources

  by Brettio73 7 days ago

  Sitting, sipping her coffee and ordering nothing, Lee waited. Ten minutes passed. Then, twenty. Finally, Lee was about to gra…

• There's Nothing Scarier Than A Giant-City-Destroying Ditzie (Action Challenge)

  by Felix 10 days ago

  “Watch out for that truck!”
  I quickly swerved the car, nearly tipping it on it’s side. My partner cried, “Aww MAN!”
  “What!? W…

• Tango 'Til They're Sore

  by Nouvelle Bardot 10 days ago

  When I emerged sometime later, now fully dressed, the living room was eerily cleaner than usual and I could smell the distinc…

• A Typical Morning Commute [Action Challenge]

  by OrangeOreos 11 days ago

  Petunia slowly sipped her ritual morning mug of steaming coffee, taking care not to burn her tongue.

  A sudden earth-shaking …

• Cof fee

  by N555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja (LoA) 12 days ago

  I stepped outside, foggy from last night.

  I felt a complete incompleteness in my life. As i sat down onto my favorite rock…

• The Coffee War [Starbucks Challenge]

  by OrangeOreos 17 days ago

  This was the day.

  The day everything would be decided.

  The green aprons versus the white.

  Two opposing lines stared each o…

• Of Cookies and Staring Baristas [Starbucks Challenge]

  by NightMaiden 17 days ago

  “Let’s go!”

  “Go where, Christie? You’ve been dragging me all over the place like a rag for the past few days. Let’s rest!”

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