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• Young Girl (Hauntingly Beautiful Challenge)

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 28 days ago

  He sat in a darkened corner, head down and heart heavy. He couldn’t believe she was gone. Not out-of-town gone, but gone fore…

• A story of life in 439 characters (200 challenge)

  by Chgowiz 2 months ago

  I am Life
  I wonder at the colors
  I hear my parents
  I see smiles
  I want love
  I am a child
  ~ ~
  I pretend that I am invincible
  I…

• I Was Mature For My Age Then [When I Grow Up challenge]

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 2 months ago

  My sister and I grabbed ALL of the stuffed animals and dolls that lined the headboard of each of our beds. We both had 5 or 6…

• What I wanted to be when I was seven! (Saint Chuck's Challenge)

  by Blusparrow 2 months ago

  There I was a little girl, about seven. I was a strong, rough and tough girl though and I always thought for myself.

  “Mamma…

• Change Can be Good...Or Bad!

  by NightMaiden 2 months ago

  “Here, Marianne,” her father handed his daughter the toy. “It’s your dolly; the one that I fixed.”

  Marianne looked at the do…

• Defense

  by Never Explain 2 months ago

  I’m not exactly sure what happened, but I was pulled aside and I felt the cold adrenaline form of the gun leave my hand.

  “To…

• Might As Well..

  by Never Explain 3 months ago

  I raised an eyebrow at Young. He never gives me money, he’s cheaper than hell.

  Meh…might as well.

  I slipped the ten int…

• Not the Errand in Mind

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  Aaron shooed me away from the counter with an order to watch the front door. I knew it was crap, and he’s not in charge, but …

• Tampered Software

  by Never Explain 3 months ago

  I got outside and called up Aaron.

  “Talk to me.” I heard him say in a bored tone that he uses while he’s talking to a “custo…

• What We Are And What We Want

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  I tried, honest I did, to settle into my new role and figure out a name for it. Pariah kept coming to mind, but I knew it did…