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• The Writer Grows Compassionate

  by NightMaiden 3 months ago

  I frowned and clicked my tongue when I recognized the chilling burn of fever underneath my palm.

  “What now, Scooter?” _I w…

• The Writer Finds A Fever

  by NightMaiden 3 months ago

  _I sighed, taking a look at the phone. I set it back down on its base, shrugging off the fact that Emma might not call back f…

• The Writer Observes

  by NightMaiden 3 months ago

  Many a times, Mama had commented on how she missed Ireland and the rains. I’d seen the ‘Emerald Island’ myself, and I can saf…

• The Writer Finds a Companion...Well, Somewhat.

  by NightMaiden 3 months ago

  What possessed me to drive into the Godforsaken desert, I’ll never know. It was horribly hot, and I would much have rather st…

• The Disjointed Writings of a Loner

  by NightMaiden 3 months ago

  The afternoon is dry. Dry like a desert. Well, that’s a lie, since this place practically is a desert.

  Overhead, the sky …

• Office Building

  by Never Explain 4 months ago

  I was walking down my block, browsing on my MP3 player, when I noticed a new business development being furnished down the st…

• The 3rd Circle

  by atllta 5 months ago

  They were slowly puttering over tarmac, an AMC movie theater at the far right end, and a pressing concern about the quality o…

• Summertime Memories (unexpected twist challenge)

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 5 months ago

  In mid-July at the end of long dusty country lane sat a small white clapboard farmhouse. The grass was beginning to turn brow…

• A Sudden Warmth

  by Ana Cristina 5 months ago

  De Grave was at Isabella’s side within moments of our arrival. Louisa accepted Izzie’s reticule with a fond smile and they sw…