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• Mission Mummy Gains Entry

  by OrangeOreos 3 months ago

  Maria snatched the grappling hook from Alice’s hands.

  “I’ll show you,” she said, “It works perfectly well.”

  She walked up t…

• Mission Mummy Gains Entry

  by OrangeOreos 3 months ago

  Maria snatched the grappling hook from Alice’s hands.

  “I’ll show you,” she said, “It works perfectly well.”

  She walked up t…

• Mummy in Motion

  by OrangeOreos 3 months ago

  The two girls almost giggled as they watched the man with the beer belly lean back and instantly start snoring.

  “Ready, Alic…

• What You Don't Know Hurts Others

  by NightMaiden 4 months ago

  “This is supposedly art?” Elaine asked, pointing to a canvas in front of her.

  “Supposedly,” her companion said, checking …

• Une boussole interne

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

  I found my way easily back to the Musée d’Orsay, despite the fact that I’d only been there once before, my first day in Paris…

• Slipping Away

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

  It was Wednesday and the days were slipping away from me. As I stood in line to enter the Louvre, I thought about what I’d be…

• New York to Paris

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

  “You’re so young, though. How long have you been working here?”

  “This is my fifth year working for this museum. I am 28, sur…

• Deeper Than Words

  by Terminus about 1 year ago

  She looked at me, but her stare had fled. Motionless once more, her face was still carved as though from maple or cherry. I s…

• Portrait

  by someday_93 about 1 year ago

  The sounds of our feet hit the tile floors, echoing as the guide drones on, telling us about each painting. But I am not list…

• The Art

  by uselessness about 1 year ago

  “Hey, here’s the Baroque room.”

  “You’re really happy to be here, aren’t you?”

  “What’s wrong with museums? My dad always sai…