Stories tagged with "work"
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Philosophizing About Proportions

I watched the Northern Lights whip around the sky above me.
To and fro, back and forth, sinuously moving across the black v…
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Message in Song (theme song challenge)

It had been one of the hardest days of her life! She unlocked her car and climbed behind the wheel. At least here she was alo…
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Distraction

I watched from my windowed corner office as Annette quickly walked to the stairwell, with Jake following shortly after her. I…
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Charlotte

“NO! NO! No! No…”
Charlotte wept in excess over her father’s still form.
She did nothing to stop the tears. She knew wh…
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A House of Madness

With an oppressive cheeriness the sun beat down upon the back garden. Rows of dainty flowers smiled under the light and heat,...
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I'm Found
I used become of everything
I used to know how to leave it alone
I can’t, but notice how it all shifts
And how all my hard wo… -
Thou Hast a Most Wretched Potty-Mouth (Shakespeare's Cursed Grave)

It was a fortnight after the bones were moved that he started to change.
It first showed itself at nine o’clock in the morni…
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First Day at the Office of Invisibility

Perry crossed the wide plaza, his hands in his pockets, and bought a bagel at a stand along the edge. His nervous eyes darted…
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I Need A Vacation!

What I needed was a vacation! I stopped staring at the tree and the sunset and contemplated going back to work tomorrow.
Thi…
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Chain

“Him?” I whispered in shock.
“Me?!” Cricket wondered, equally surprised.
“Yes, you,” the master answered, tilting his head …
