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• Chubby Cactus (uselessness's monologue challenge)

  by Nouvelle Bardot 12 months ago

  I think the sun is getting brighter, no, hotter every passing moment.

  I’m pretty sure those chubby little cactus out th…

• Fasting

  by Ana Cristina about 1 year ago

  I still remember the last time I saw you.

  It was during the holy month. We had to wear two veils now instead of just the o…

• Hunger

  by Ana Cristina about 1 year ago

  Sarita adjusted her top and reapplied her lipstick. It was almost noon, when most business men took their lunch hour. It was …

• Flying Lessons (3)

  by Ana Cristina about 1 year ago

  Now Kate is old enough to recognize it for what it was. A transition period, a momentary lapse. It was never love. Not really…

• Remember Karen in Wartime

  by THX 0477 about 1 year ago

  Rockets and mortar whistled overhead as Len and Joe hunkered down in their bunker, wincing as the impacts rocked the ground.
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• Plan A

  by Stovohobo about 1 year ago

  Fond looked down as the shark tank lay silently below him, its contents gracefully slicing through the water. He was suspende…

• Fritz and Zooey: Taking the Bus

  by Nouvelle Bardot about 1 year ago

  Fritz and Zooey mingled on the sidewalks, swinging their arms back and forth in silence.

  “I hope Nasa calls us,” Fritz said …

• The Chef

  by Laine the Grey about 1 year ago

  “Does this smell OK to you?” The man held up a casserole to his wife.
  “Of course it doesn’t! You made it!” She sat up on the…

• Discouraged

  by SeekGround about 1 year ago

  As of 5 PM Thursday, Courtney had survived her 25th job interview since beginning to look for work 7 days before. As of noon …