Tag: stories
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April 24, 2008 12:40 AM EDT --
Cole tossed a handful of dirt. It landed in Myra's hair, and she slapped his hand. His squeals made her head throb. "Shut up!" Myra fell back on the grass. She flung an arm over her face. . . . more
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May 29, 2007 01:53 PM EDT --
What is everyone's most embarrassing moment?! Don't be shy!
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September 26, 2007 06:04 PM EDT --
So my sweet teenager kindly informed me yesterday that I have "rustic hair." Huh? Rustic? Like log-cabin-in-the-wilderness rustic? She continued with "Mom, really, . . . more
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April 14, 2008 06:51 PM EDT --
This is an index of some of the stories I have posted on Gather. I've chosen my favorites or ones that seem relevant. These are not nearly all of the stories I've posted here, but it would . . . more
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May 07, 2006 01:06 PM EDT --
She had to go to a meeting. The company she worked for had several offices downtown, some of which were connected through underground tunnels. Unfortunately, her office was not connected. . . . more
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February 19, 2007 01:15 PM EST --
I propose to publish a series of pieces that together I will call Guidelines for Writing Fiction. In this, the first in the series, I will discuss point of view (POV).
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February 08, 2008 07:21 PM EST --
Pat heard the tornado siren and ran for the church basement across the road, dragging her terrified kids behind her.
The roar of the storm could be heard as it set its path on the side . . . more
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February 17, 2008 04:09 PM EST --
So, I told you already how independent ma was inclined to be. When I first got involved, she was still not only staying home alone while R was off at his store (8 - 10 hours a day, 7 days a . . . more
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March 02, 2008 10:30 PM EST --
"There was music, the kind that never went away: the Stones and the Doors, Janis Joplin, very early Pink Floyd. It was one of those evenings."
The music soaked into the deck, tickling . . . more
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March 12, 2008 08:43 PM EDT --
Journal Entry 109...
Destiny. Been hearing a lot about it lately. Don't know if I believe anymore. Still undecided. I think mine's was stolen!
Journal Entry 237...
August 28, . . . more
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April 02, 2008 06:05 AM EDT --
Ingrid Jonker, a shining star among South African poetesses, she was known as the Queen of metaphor, imagery and heartfelt emotions.
Denied by a father, resented by her step-mother, Ingrid went to stay . . . more
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April 09, 2008 12:20 PM EDT --
For eight years I have been forewarned of tragedies. Call it premonitions or intuitions; I've come to dread 8:08 p.m.
At first I was oblivious to the signs. I glanced . . . more
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May 20, 2008 03:24 PM EDT --
It was a clear bright sunny day on September-11th, 2001.It started as any ordinary day, but led to a change that would affect Molly's whole life forever.
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June 09, 2008 08:59 PM EDT --
This week's prompt is the photo of the old shoe stuck in the mud and we are to tell the shoe's story from the shoe's perspective.
My partner and I lived happily . . . more
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August 02, 2008 07:15 PM EDT --
I didn't start this battle.
I thought you were my partner, the one who would never betray me. You had my trust, and you tossed it aside.
I will survive. Oh, . . . more
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August 25, 2008 07:23 PM EDT --
This week's prompt:
Charlie Chaplin once said, ""To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it!" For this week, keep that quote in mind and give this . . . more
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August 26, 2008 09:48 AM EDT --
This is my mother-in-law's story, which I promised to write. It's a story about how governments decide to start wars, and people suffer for it. In this case, the government was Japan and the Japanese . . . more
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October 05, 2007 09:33 PM EDT --
Little Feather is starting to remember what happened she sees many things but tries to block them out because they are much too painful for her. She knows that her parents and Grandmother are gone. There's . . . more
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April 17, 2008 08:59 AM EDT --
Lou buried his head in the pillow. The mosquito wasn't so easily fooled. The buzz sliced back and accelerated into his right ear this time. He slapped at it, hammering his ear. He tried to shake out . . . more
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May 03, 2008 05:20 PM EDT --
I don't have any food stories for this pregnancy as of yet, but my last pregnancy...
I didn't eat one day till like 3pm-4pm after my OB/GYN pregnancy appt and I was extremely hungry and . . . more
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