Stories tagged with "runaway"

  • Famous (in 189 words) Inspired by a photo

    He ran as fast as he could, charging through the crowds of people in their colorful winter coats. The city lights reflected o…

  • Alone, Still and Again

    The night air is cold, and I am alone.

    Wind tosses my hair, and blows right through my thin jacket, but I’m too numb to care…

  • The Runaway Challenge

    Okay. So, I just got back from searching the woods for my cousin, who we thought had gone in them. See, my other cousin w…

  • Cold Rain Inspired by text

    Grasshopper coughed. The rain had started up again, and he was soaked through. The ground was sludge beneath his feet, pullin…

  • This is what it's come to

    I shut off the television and looked out the window of the Motel 6 hotel room. It was about the size of a bedroom in a townho…

  • A path chosen for me Inspired by text

    I never had a chance to tell Debbi I was sorry. 10 months passed by in the blink of an eye, a blurr of activity all leading u…

  • The Traveling Freak Show Inspired by text

    Atlanta’s not a stellar place, but it had been livable with its cheap rent, a job that didn’t require human interaction, and …