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• Too Late

  by Lizzio19 7 days ago

  In the shadows I hide
  Cautious and anxious, I fritter away my time
  Then a glimmer of valor finally rises within me
  I prepare …

• Where Fluffy goes at Night

  by Oy 5 months ago

  I first noticed Fluffy was acting quierly a couple of days ago. She was meowing and meowing late at night, scratching the do…

• Coiled Ready To Strike

  by thebetweenspace 5 months ago

  Jameson unloaded his heart as Old Bess filled two shot glasses with Patron Silver. As she poured the shots, the snake tattoo …

• Somebody Told Me (READY SET GO LYRICS Challenge)

  by OrangeOreos 5 months ago

  “Don’t blink! You might miss!” she laughed.

  Her smile had no effect on his hidden expression.

  He took aim with the small gu…

• Sizzler Steakhouse Story (Tad Winslow's 80th Comment Ficlet Challenge)

  by MRay 11 months ago

  Sammy saw a simple solution to his problem: Sizzler Steakhouses. Like a lightning strike from a storm in Seattle, it struck h…

• Vampire

  by User 5484 about 1 year ago

  My entire life I wanted to be a vampire. I was dark and cold. Even when I was in pre-school, I would try to bite my fellow cl…

• Snakes and Serpents: A Guide to Telling the Difference

  by Fyora Cartagan about 1 year ago

  There is only one real difference between a serpent and a snake. They’re both scaly, have menacing teeth, and have long bodie…

• Consumption and Calamity

  by uselessness about 1 year ago

• 50 Doors

  by SeekGround about 1 year ago

  I released the knob as if it was a snake ready to strike out at me. I released it so quickly that I stumbled backwards. Fear …

• Delihla

  by Mask By The Moon about 1 year ago

  The rough hand was actually of a woman. Her face was kind, but it was easy to tell that she’d been living here for a while. ”...