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• Howls

  by ficus 10 days ago

  I listened to the loud howls outside my door. They sounded very desperate. They could hear the pulse of my veins all the way …

• Seeking Forgiveness

  by Steve Fairweather 2 months ago

  Each day that passed after that fateful moment was an empty void where once such beauty could have filled. It was hard for hi…

• Sorry

  by John Perkins 2 months ago

  His eyes moved slowly up from his drink. The smoke filled room could not hide the sadness and disappointment in her eyes. Her…

• Nobody Ate the Plums [The Apology Challenge]

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  Another long night of fending off the walking dead and my own sense of foreshortened future had left me bereft of hope and in…

• Look, I'm a Jerk

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  What Den meant to say was, “Why no, you’ve always seemed to me a down-to-earth sort of girl, always approachable with an ines…

• A Ruse Revealed

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  The door being unlocked, the two men had no trouble entering the dimly lit flat. As they crossed the threshold of the living …

• Izzy Needs A Drink

  by Nouvelle Bardot 5 months ago

  “Vamos Ricardo,” Izzy said impatiently as Renard blankly stared at his reflection in the pistol. She rummaged around in the c…

• A Fight & A Flashback

  by Freedom 5 months ago

  She excused herself from the table and then there were three. Owen’s face was completely red and Jacob stared on with anger. ...

• What a difference an 'e' makes.

  by Kimball Kinnison 5 months ago

  He relaxed into the chair, sinking into the timeworn padding, the cushions forming into their familiar shape. He swirled the …

• D.U.I.

  by NightMaiden 5 months ago

  The ER was quiet. Eerily so. The only sound resounding through the room was the monotonous and continued beeping of the track…