Stories tagged with "mother"

  • My Mother's New House - Part 1

    The house smells a little like cat piss. I don’t mention this though because first of all, it would be rude and second of all…

  • My Mother's New House - Part 3 Inspired by text

    We get lost along the way and have to stop for directions. The middle-aged couple we ask are kind enough to point it out to u…

  • Sailor Inspired by text

    OOOOOOOH! A yo-ho-ho an’ a bottle o’ rum!

    The last notes of the shanty crashed through the bar, and uproarious laughter …

  • Life as Stepmothers Make It Inspired by text

    “CHAR-LOTTE!”

    As the screech rebounded throughout all the rooms in the large house, Charlotte wiped her brow, and threw th…

  • Life, As Charlotte Knows It

    Charlotte hated life.

    More specifically, she hated her life.

    If one wished to delve even deeper into the mystery that surro…

  • Tally [Jailbird Challenge] Inspired by text

    How long has it been?

    I looked to my wall, long mutilated with marks of others and mine, something steady in this world of…

  • Tipping the Scales Inspired by text

    Funny thing it is to be set finely between Heaven and Earth. The whispered prayers of generations and the quiet answers born …

  • My Mother's Homework Inspired by text

    I took the page to my room, along with one of the books. The rest of the things kept their place on the floor in the hall.

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  • Stumbling over Equations

    My mom came home around six that evening. She dropped her books on the kitchen table and immediately went to get dressed for …

  • Possession (a six-word short story) Inspired by text

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    “Is it mine?”
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    “Yes, she is.”
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