The prima donna

Lisa was what they call a prima donna. She gets her nails done every two weeks like clockwork, won't go out without her makeup on, always dresses in the latest styles, says "ish" to housework,[…]

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Halloween party

Kaci stood in front of the mirror surveying her appearance. The boom of the bass from the dance floor at the party outside shook her rib cage and resounded inside of her causing her to[…]

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The hitch-hiker

Ted was tooling down the interstate when he saw the girl running as though her life depended on it. Ted hit the brakes hard, stopped near the girl and opened the passenger side door for[…]

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Watching elena

While taking care of the orange groves for a rancher in Visalia, California, I was always running into weird things in the orange groves. Sometimes I'd find evidence of hastily removed drug labs, remnants of[…]

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Rainy days

Standing at the window, watching the traffic pass by. Music playing in the background as I lightly rest my fingers on the icy pane. I am oblivious to the world, hypnotized by the falling rain[…]

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Revenge. chapter 1.

Carmen Fox was sitting in her dark bedroom with the laptop’s glow the only source of light. Her hip-length, straight, jet black hair was splayed around her and she knew her light blue eyes reflected[…]

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Something different

Joanne Thompson, a farmer's wife in her early 30s is worried about her current situation. Her husband Donovan and son Junior were out in the town running errands preparing for the devastating storm coming in.[…]

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Mixed metaphors ix

Mixed Metaphors IX Becky awoke at 3:00am. She was having a difficult time remembering how they got to bed. The last thing she recalled was the smile on Tony’s face when he lay prostrate on[…]

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Dream lover

Dream Lover Somehow your face is in my dreams each night, And thoughts of you come with each morning's light. You haven't done a thing to bring this on, But still I find my heart[…]

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