Woody in the woods

The pool party was still raging on as the afternoon settled into an unforgivable fit of heat. Slip ‘n Slides were strewn out here and there down the hill, the pool, although heavily used, was[…]

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Our story ch.2

Tell me exactly what happened.” My husband began. “I want to know /> He seemed too calm. Still crying, still visibly upset, but yet far too calm for a man in his position. I told[…]

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Family therapy

It was dinner time with my family – dad (Henry), mom (Phyllis), my twin sister (Andrea) and me (Alex). Andrea and I were twins and now 18-years-old. My dad and sister were engaged in a[…]

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Springbreak part 1

Her name was Stephanie and she had been dating her boyfriend for a little over 6 months now. She was a freshman at the local university and he was a senior. Her boyfriend (Josh) was[…]

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Sonya' siren song

It was late summer, on a Friday afternoon, after a long week, as I turned into my driveway, and there was Sonya, playing a solo game of basketball with the hoop over the garage door.[…]

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Last stop

Rain was whipped from the sky by high winds, slamming into the Earth as if trying to beat it into submission. In the dim hours of evening, Mat Parks pushed his 18 wheeler into the[…]

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