Late five

Late Five By Systematic Oh, boy. Practice. My favorite. Physical discomfort, questionable hygiene, pain, shouting. “What? No. No. I don’t even know what that’s supposed to mean.” I snatched the marker out of his hand[…]

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Mountain misery

Twenty year old Kelly Carlquist stood at the bottom of a mountain with her best friend and personal trainer Tom, ready for their hike up. Being an avid hiker, she had scaled the mountain several[…]

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Suzanne 2

This is the sequel to “Suzanne 1” After I had met Suzanne at the conference in Melbourne, I had a strong incentive to make a trip to Adelaide. I had a standing invitation to visit[…]

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Kyle and kat

Before the story begins, let's get to know the characters. Kyle, at age 14, was about 5'7" and weighed around 125 pounds. He had a slightly athletic body, because he spent his weekends playing sports[…]

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Henry's punishment

I entered the bedroom and found Lottie had wrapped herself in the velvet blanket, awkwardly sitting on the edge of the bed, anxiously peering at me. The cold in the room made my own body[…]

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