Hostage

"I would like to propose a toast," Dean Litton announced, "here's to everyone who made last year one of the best in the history of our company, without all of you, none of this would[…]

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Rhoda

Rhoda is a long time friend and neighbor. I've known her and her husband and her daughter Sharon for more than twenty years. They moved into my neighborhood when I was around seven years old.[…]

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Meeting curtis

It's a Tuesday night, and I'm walking home from a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in the dark. It's about six blocks from my apartment, but it seems like longer. The meeting tonight was the same as[…]

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"mom was so easy"

“Mom was so easy” By Blueheatt ___ He had a lot to drink that night. I assured him that his and his mom’s real names would never be revealed. He closed his eyes, leaned his[…]

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