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• Quite the Anniversary [Literary Challenge]

  by NightMaiden 11 days ago

  What a day.

  It’s just like every single other one. The green lawn is perfectly cut, shaved half an inch higher than the usu…

• Welcome to the Neighborhood [Willy Wonka Challenge]

  by OrangeOreos about 1 month ago

  Mrs. Jones stared out of her window on to the calm street deep in the Chicago suburbs. Her petunias had begun to wilt in the …

• Exposing The Secret (egnellahC sdrawkcaB)

  by John Perkins 2 months ago

  “Hello?” George answered the phone, not recognizing the number.

  “Mr. Stephens. This is Yugo Svenson. I’m an assistant of Mrs…

• The First Time I Stood ("My First" Challenge)

  by Holdini 2 months ago

  I was crawling down the floor, down the stairs, and then crawling towards the kitchen.

  I was one year old.

  As I scooted my…

• Deep Space Detainee

  by uselessness 2 months ago

  “Ollie, come with me.”

  “Yes sir, captain sir. Where are we going, again?”

  “To the brig.”

  “To visit Lars?”

  “Precisely.”

  ……

• Deep Space Disaster- To the Brig

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 3 months ago

  Up on the Brig…
  “Ow ow ow; that’s one of only 2 ears I get!”
  “An ear is hardly worth payment for what you did.”
  “I told y…

• Deep Space Disaster

  by uselessness 3 months ago

  “There’s a problem.”

  “I know, I checked the stabilizer pods yesterday and they were running a little hot. I’ll look into it….

• The First Time [Make Me Laugh Challenge]

  by JMSquire 3 months ago

  Let me tell you something.

  I was almost 6, my birthday was creeping up on me stoically, devouring my age and mental capacity…

• The Cookie Jar

  by thebetweenspace 5 months ago

  Little Johnny has a ravenous desire for chocolate chip cookies. No obstacle will thwart his quest. The five year old slowly c…

• Special Brand

  by Overlooked_Merchandise 4 months ago

  I was still in a daze until I hit the ground. The last crack of lightening lit up the sky but I was still alive. But once I h…