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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Escape: 8 of 45

Shots rang out and blasted my eardrums. I pulled the hem of my headscarf over my face to shield the dust from my eyes. We were running, blindly, to my mother's house to hide out. "Come on!" I yelled at my sister, grabbing her arm with my free hand. It was so loud. People running everywhere, animals roaming around, spooked, c...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Suspense: 43 of 188

"We gotta get these tiles packed and get going before they notice that they're missing," I said. I stared at the tiles, not really sure what I was looking at, but nothing could get me to look away. They were ancient, thousands of years old. Each one was about as big as my hand, almost perfectly preserved, and as unique as a ...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Wedding stories: 17 of 41

Tomorrow is my nineteenth birthday. Today is my wedding day. The sun was coming up. I didn't dare shift in my bed. On my left was Ruth, cuddled up a little too close, her mouth open and drool on my pillow. To my right was Naomi, very sweaty and very pregnant. Sweat beaded on her upper lip and forehead. I could see her belly ...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Key issues that lead one to doubt Christianity: 13 of 17

Church and family. Family and church. They go hand in hand. Get married, have kids, raise them up in the church until they do it all over again. Simple, right? It seems that way. But what about the women of today? What about having a great job and being successful? Can I do that and at the same time be a mother? (Gosh that w...