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• Some Kind of Introduction

  by RainDance 2 months ago

  Mama beckons me toward her with a wiggle of a finger. I kiss the relatives and pat the cousins until they part and allow me a…

• Accursed Resistance

  by OrangeOreos about 1 month ago

  “Henry! Listen to me! You can’t keep going the way you are now, or the Secretists are doomed, and I will NOT let my own son d…

• Blessed Welcome Kiss

  by OrangeOreos about 1 month ago

  I promptly put my cap back on, with the little flourish I had practiced in my spare time.

  “Now then,” I began, “I believe an…

• Detective Keen Learns Not To Buy Energy Pills Anymore

  by OrangeOreos 2 months ago

  “I’m so excited to see that the public has taken some interest in this little lab!” At this, the scientist giggled a bit too …

• Beyond Insanity

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 3 months ago

  We walked out into the bright Beijing twilight to a roaring crowd. I looked nervously to Cricket, who gave me an encouraging …

• The Doctor (Introduction)

  by Bartimaeus 3 months ago

  Dr. Telesfore was working vigorously at his desk on a lengthy crossword puzzle in the daily newspaper. His room was dimly l…

• Dummkopf

  by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

  The woman with the stained glass eyes repeated herself. “Yes?” and when Arnst could only stare at her stupidly in reply, beco…

• If I wish it?

  by Punkin 4 months ago

  If I wish it? Faith mused to herself as she turned the book over in her hands. The leather cover seemed newer more supple tha…

• The Rules

  by Punkin 4 months ago

  Written in bold print across the top of the page was the word Introduction.

  I am The Book it read. My function is not to be …

• The Comprehensive (Compressed) Guide to Middle School Life, No. 1: Introduction

  by Stovohobo 6 months ago

  So. You’re a middle schooler. Perhaps you’re even a middle-aged man, despondent about your addiction to ficlets and that nast…