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Stories tagged with "old man"

  • Arsonist's Close Call Inspired by text

    by Mistress Elsha Hawk 3 months ago 0 out of 5 stars

    “What are you doing?” I asked, then realized what I had said and regretted it, immediately.
    Wendy looked crushed, on the verg…

  • Eureka! Inspired by text

    by Wyatt Aapr 3 months ago 0 out of 5 stars

    That evening spent with that old man was wonderful. He regaled me with stories of his younger days; the dance contests he and…

  • Why, why, why Inspired by text

    by Wyatt Aapr 3 months ago 0 out of 5 stars

    Suddenly he stopped. He slowly turned around facing the way we’d come.

    “What?” I asked.

    He cast his eyes about, then said, ...

  • A Good Time of Day for Photography Inspired by text

    by Mistress Elsha Hawk 4 months ago 0 out of 5 stars

    I took him to the approximate location of my first conscious moments a few hours ago. The sun was much lower in the sky.

    “T…

  • Cops Inspired by text

    by Wyatt Aapr 4 months ago 0 out of 5 stars

    “Cops”

    Why would this word send chills up my spine. Did I do something to be afraid of the police?

    I stammered, then said, ...

  • Pokemon Destruction with Shouto #2 Mature Inspired by text

    by HolyTurtle GIGANTOR 4 months ago 0 out of 5 stars

  • In the World's Eyes Inspired by text

    by OrangeOreos 4 months ago 0 out of 5 stars

    I wasn’t scared.

    Everyone’s biggest fear is falling through the sky. Nightmares have proved that time and time again.

    But I…

  • Simplicity Inspired by a photo

    by wytherwings 4 months ago 0 out of 5 stars

    The way I see things… seems different somehow. Stranger, more detailed, but simple, in a way.

    You see, everything is laid…

  • So Many Variables, So Few Guns Inspired by text

    by THX 0477 6 months ago 5 out of 5 stars

    Despite his bulk, Agent Lefleur sidestepped gracefully along the porch tracking the movement of the shadowy figure through th…

  • The Bus Stop

    by John Perkins 7 months ago 5 out of 5 stars

    His hands were cracked and dirty, stained from years of manual labor. The tips of his yellowed nails, caked in a greasy black…