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• Morning realization (Unexpected Twist Challenge)

  by Apostrophe 18 days ago

  Monica wakes up each morning at 8:00. This is when she separates herself from her dreams. It’s at this time that she mentall…

• Fresh Air

  by Hunting Beauty 27 days ago

  John looked at Ally and noticed a green tint to her face. He immediately pulled over. Ally practically jumped out of the car …

• A Hidden Flask of Sangria

  by Nouvelle Bardot about 1 month ago

  Margot froze, vomit dripping down the cheap red vinyl on her heels. He froze with her, a look of utter shock and embarrassmen…

• Movements Beyond Human Control

  by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

  Feeling the churnings of my mind descend to a lower organ, I slipped into the restroom and deposited myself in a stall. My he…

• The Collector

  by The Wait Child 7 months ago

  Hundreds of them lined the walls, molded into the shapes of the glass jars that confined them.

  He stood in shock and in horr…

• The Vomit

  by Jimmy Nebraska about 1 month ago

  Someone vomited in the hallway.

  Several people walked right past it and did nothing. Most of those that did notice it acted …

• A Bathroom Number

  by Nouvelle Bardot 2 months ago

  He finished the song, but nobody in the audience clapped for him except for Margot. Everyone turned to stare at her, so with …

• Not So Fast..

  by Apostrophe 2 months ago

  Danielle looks at Martin.. Are you sure you feel better?
  “Yeah, why?” He asks. “Hold that thought” He suddenly bolts out of …

• Afterthought

  by White Hat 5 months ago

  “Why couldn’t they have just nuked the thing from orbit?” was becoming a personal motto.

  “Orders are orders,” was the inevit…

• Desperate to Find, Desperate to be Found

  by THX 0477 7 months ago

  Perhaps for the first time, perhaps for the hundredth time, you hear the bells. There is something in their ringing, their mo…