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Adriana, A Short Story About A Mom Who Feels Ignored -
Fran Larson (23,243)     
Fran Larson   
No, Mother, I don't need you to help me pack. I've called Nadine and she'll be glad to pick up the extra money."
"Nadine?"
"Yes, mother. Remember she cleaned house for me on a regular basis for a while. It turns out that she's between jobs now, so she'll be glad for the extra cash. She... ( added 19 days 1 hour ago.) |
A Caring Gesture -
Marcia Calhoun Forecki (4)  
Marcia Calhoun Forecki
This one is new. Her touch is lighter and she hesitates before she lifts the blanket to look at what is left of me. I can not see her, of course. I haven't seen any of the others, but I can identify them by their touch, their breathing, and the words they whisper without realizing it. Certainly... ( added 21 days 17 hours ago.) |
The Humbled -
Michael Ramzy (829)  
Michael Ramzy
John lives in a very small house on a side street in a mid-size American city. He lives a very unassuming life, by himself, and spends most of his time working on his little garden and his house. He has a vehicle made in America, although to be fair it wasn't so much a buy-American thing as it... ( added 345 days 20 hours ago.) |
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The Wasp and Me -
Gregory Lewis (1,502)   
Gregory Lewis
I think I must be getting lonely. I have a new pet wasp in my bedroom; I call her Hudson, after W.H. Hudson, who wrote a 1905 essay titled Wasps, extolling them as one of the more intelligent insect genus. In the case of Hudson (my wasp) I think it belongs to genus polistes, species fuscatus... ( added 1 year 42 days ago.) |
Life, Death And The Mystery of the Broken Mirror -
Marty RicKard (2,688)  
Marty RicKard
My seven-year-old tiptoed into my study, her hands behind her back. Please dont be angry," she sobbed. Whats wrong, Susan?" She showed her hands. I gasped. She held the antique mirror I had given Carol two years before the accident. The mirror was cracked. A thin line curved across the surface... ( added 1 year 363 days ago.) |
Novel-You'll never know-Part 5 -
Mulaykah (8)
"Huh? I turned the question back on to him." Do you have a woman?
"Actually, I don't, "But I did ask you first.
Well, actually, yes, kind of.
"You kind of ?
"Have a man, I finished his sentence and my own.
"Well what's this kind of thing all about? Andre asked suspiciously.
... ( added 112 days 10 hours ago.) |
Novel-You'll never know-Part 3 -
Mulaykah (8)
I was sitting pretty unlike he had seen me before, my braids were gone replaced by long flowing dark brown hair, and dirty pants replaced by a black fitted dress, that showed all of my glorious curves, and they were glorious to me, seeing how I was so straight up and down for years.
My nails... ( added 112 days 10 hours ago.) |
Novel-You'll never know-Part 2 -
Mulaykah (8)
Andre sat on the beige carpeted floor positioning himself in front of the television and turned to me.
"What do you want to watch?
"Whatever.I shrugged "something good I guess.
He chuckled, "Hmm, that'll be... Nothing today's Saturday, nothing good comes on T.V. All the good cartoons... ( added 112 days 10 hours ago.) |
Novel-You'll Never Know- Part 1 -
Mulaykah (8)
It has been 8 years to the day I last seen my best friend, Andre.
My family moved away from the home that I grew up in until the age of 13.
I had begged that we not move, if we didn't really have to. But I guess they felt we had to, two weeks later we packed our bags and our things that... ( added 112 days 10 hours ago.) |
Building Character (Conclusion) -
Michael Ramzy (829)
Michael Ramzy
Nothing happened. "Oh, come on," Rudy said, reaching up and pushing the button again, this time a little harder.
Still nothing. The door refused to open.
The button on the small wire was rigged to open the door, and if the button was pressed the door would slowly roll open. It did... ( added 170 days 11 hours ago.) |
Building Character (Part Two) -
Michael Ramzy (829)
Michael Ramzy
The loading door, or what could have passed as a loading door, was not very tall, but it was wide. The height was around eight feet, the length more than twice that. The width ran along the wall almost to one white corner, or actually to both white corners since the door was in the exact... ( added 171 days 22 hours ago.) |
Building Character (Part One) -
Michael Ramzy (829)
Michael Ramzy
He stood very still, almost like a statue. There was nothing around him, no clue as to where he was or could be. All he saw was white, not a milky white haze or fog but a real whiteness that blinded him. The room he was in was large, like a rectangular hall. All four walls were white. The... ( added 173 days 13 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 7 -
Ryan Stroud (3,718) 
Ryan Stroud
Jim, now with his back to the hallway, turned and tried to head towards the front door. Murphy moved in his way, knocking Jim down.
"Jim, I'm telling you, just let this happen."
Jim crawled backwards and stood up. He waited for Murphy to come at him a little and then he would strike.... ( added 213 days 18 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 6 -
Ryan Stroud (3,718)
Ryan Stroud
He saw Murphy's back, lowering down as to pick something up. Murphy's sister was there also, the dark figure, and was pointing at the ground. Murphy shouted something at her but Jim couldn't make it out. She lowered her dark, gangly body down as well and when they both rose together, they were... ( added 213 days 18 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 5 -
Ryan Stroud (3,718)
Ryan Stroud
That sounded like McCoy, Jim thought. They two looked at each other with wonder stricken across their faces.
"Dude, what was that?" Jim asked.
"Um, well, I bet it was nothing. Hey, wait here, practice some scales and I'll go check it out, alright?" Murphy put his guitar down and exited... ( added 213 days 18 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 4 -
Ryan Stroud (3,718)
Ryan Stroud
The two exited the room, Jim following Murphy down a small group of stairs into what seemed to be a garage converted into a rehearsal space. The large room was covered in carpets and egg crates, to help produce a better sound in the room. There was a nice 6-piece drum set and a wall of... ( added 213 days 18 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 3 -
Ryan Stroud (3,718)
Ryan Stroud
Jim approached the door to the mysterious house. He looked around for a moment, trying to see through the small windows next to the doorframe. He could see a light on inside and shadows of people in the back living room. He stood straight up, took a deep breath, and rang the doorbell. Jim waited.... ( added 213 days 18 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 2 -
Ryan Stroud (3,718)
Ryan Stroud
Jim climbed into the Beretta, shutting the door behind him. He laid the back of his head up against the headrest and closed his eyes. "This is my ticket out," he thought. "No more cleaning up after wasteful, rude richies. No more disgusted looks from them. No more of their crap." A small smile... ( added 213 days 18 hours ago.) |
The Audition - A Tale of Terror Part 1 -
Ryan Stroud (3,718)
Ryan Stroud
Today was the day for Jim. Everything was finally going to change.
Jim, wrapped in a towel covering his recently showered and cleaned body, was searching through his closet, looking for the perfect shirt to wear. Hung in his closet were rows of button-down work shirts with "Jim" plastered... ( added 213 days 18 hours ago.) |
The Endless Dreams of Youth -
Michael Ramzy (829)
Michael Ramzy
She sat on the swing, the thin metal chains holding it under her small figure. She looked across the playground and saw him coming. He had his baseball cap pulled down over his eyes, as always. She smiled.
He was eight and walked with the unhurried, carefree steps youth allows. He wore a... ( added 235 days 18 hours ago.) |
Territories -
Michael Ramzy (829)
Michael Ramzy
Territory split among us comes between us
All we know, we leave behind.
Leave behind a world where we were
One for all and all for one
For all we know, we'd just begun
Territory come between us and all we've known
All we ever knew, we knew as brothers
Now:
We run side... ( added 284 days 18 hours ago.) |
The New Breed -
Michael Ramzy (829)
Michael Ramzy
Another beautiful day in America and to celebrate I thought it would be interesting to note a new breed of individual I have noticed lately in the news. I have included the profession and then followed it with a quote from this new breed. And yes, this is definitely tongue-in-cheek. I mean, it's... ( added 312 days 4 hours ago.) |
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Meet Joe -
Michael Ramzy (829)
Michael Ramzy
Joe didn't smoke. He didn't drink or swear, either. He lived a simple life and had a simple job and was the happiest person he knew. He drove a simple pickup and drove the same way to and from work every day. On the weekends he went to the lake or worked on his yard. He was as normal and... ( added 317 days 2 hours ago.) |
The Caboose -
Michael Ramzy (829)
Michael Ramzy
He sat on the fence with his small body squatting on the wooden beams. He leaned forward with his face held in his hands and looked at the cleared field across the street from his house. He thought of how he used to come here to play during the summer, how he used to walk down the small trails... ( added 340 days 10 hours ago.) |
The Blue Watermelon -
Michael Ramzy (829)
Michael Ramzy
"Thanks for letting me borrow your car," Alpha said, entering the kitchen with the watermelon under his arm. He noticed Bob and Janet, a woman with an insane fear of knives, sitting quietly drinking coffee. "I really appreciate it."
"You're welcome," Bob said, looking at Alpha. "Any... ( added 354 days 12 hours ago.) |
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