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• Discoveries [Unexpected Twist Challenge]

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) about 1 month ago

  “Jack! Look what I found!” Lars called, half-running half-skipping down the dirt path to his friend’s house. Jack slouched in…

• Nobody Expects It (Unexpected Twist Challenge)

  by John Perkins about 1 month ago

  “Can you pass the butter?”

  “Dad, you know you’re not supposed to have any butter.”

  “Aw, come on, just a little. You know I …

• An Outline of a Plan

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) about 1 month ago

  Emily remembered Chris’ story with perfect clarity. She slowly sat down in reverie and sighed. As much as she loathed this _b…

• The Unexpected

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 2 months ago

  I wandered around in the darkness. I noticed that it wasn’t completely dark. It was as if the sky were stained with dark berr…

• Unexpected Arrival

  by Ana Cristina 2 months ago

  “Miss Beatrice Hughley,” the servant announced in a sonorous tone. I looked up, as did many guests, curious to see who the la…

• He Put Two And Two Together

  by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

  Completely terrified wouldn’t do my fit of panic justice. I had, after all, been staring at my completely bare chest like a m…

• The Meat Job

  by duckn 3 months ago

• The Best-Laid Plans

  by Mycroft 10 months ago

  There is one other difference between snakes and serpents. You’d never know it just by looking at them, but serpents have a m…

• Victims of Circumstance

  by uselessness about 1 year ago

  Thirty miles from here is a modest ranch house in the suburbs of Naples. Its walls glow pastel pinks and greens even after su…