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• a trip to the park

  by Lavoisx99 about 1 month ago

  “oh jeez… i totally need some exercise. ” looking at his image from a mirror in his bedroom wall.
  “it’s been so long since…

• Trot Your Way to Glory [100th Ficlet Writing Exercise]

  by NightMaiden 3 months ago

  I fidgeted, and my coach looked over to me, his face creased into a frown.

  “Calm down; you’re going to rub your jitters off …

• Live Fire Test

  by THX 0477 5 months ago

  On the fourth station, pattern and expectation went out the window. The metal plate target was half obscured by a female serg…

• Sometimes Working Out Just Doesn't Work Out

  by uselessness 7 months ago

  I’ve never understood the appeal of gyms. Every machine under that roof is designed to crush, bend, or fling you in awkward d…

• Six Words

  by sleepychameleon 8 months ago

  Her headstone:

  DUTIFUL
  DAUGHTER,
  NOT
  DOORMAT.

  ...........................

• Literature 101: An Apology to My Students {part 4}

  by Alexa ♥ about 1 year ago

  In the back of the class, a young lady behind W. B. Yeats whispered, “Psst. Don’t tell her I paid you to write it.”

  Yeats no…

• Literature 101: An Apology to My Students {part 2}

  by Alexa ♥ about 1 year ago

  The teacher placed a C- paper in front of a demur woman wearing a white gown. “Miss Dickinson, the em dash is not a user-frie…

• Literature 101: An Apology to My Students {a fun little exercise}

  by Alexa ♥ about 1 year ago

  “Mr. Shakespeare – or is it ‘Ms.’? I’m never really sure. If I could give higher than an A+ on this sonnet, I would. I don’t …

• Eccentricities of the Early Morning

  by Yeah Write! about 1 year ago

  Beep… Beep… Beep… Beep!

  That damn alarm clock’s going nuts again! It’s on a table halfway across the room. Coverin…

• Tell Me a Story About...Quarters!

  by Stovohobo about 1 year ago

  I sneezed. This greasepit of a pocket was starting to stink worse than ever. I mean, come on! I was with all of my buddies, w…