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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Mystery

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Play Darts "I don't want to hurt you", said the raspy voice at the bottom of the dark stairway. Elaine didn't have to see the person speaking, or guess his intent. Blind since birth she was an expert at voice recognition and she would have recognized this particular voice whether it was whispering or screaming. It was the... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Domestic violence

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My mother couldn't save me from the beatings, she could barely save herself. I wished for the day the cruelty would end. My wish was granted on my fifteenth birthday. On that afternoon, as my mother prepared my birthday dinner, my father stumbled into the house, stinking of alcohol and violence. He didn't speak; he just glare... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Pets

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"O.K., we'll get a dog. But I'm telling you right now that I am not going to walk the dog, feed the dog, or even talk to the dog, because I don't want to have anything to do with the dog." This quote came from my own mouth on the morning of the day that my wife and son persuaded me to buy a dog. "I need a dog," my ten ye... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Finding bugs in the house

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Bugs My patio is a beautiful shady haven on a hot summer day but when I'm out there the one thing that will annoy me is bugs. Did you ever notice how big and plentiful bugs are in the hot weather? A respected teacher once explained that thes... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Footprints

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Rushing surf scours the sand Footprints swept to sea. Frosty mist on salty lips Ocean beckons me. Whirling gulls squeal against the cold sailing at their ease. Ephemeral life like footprint sand vanishes in the sea. More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Middle-aged weight gain

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The Jacket So seldom do I buy a new suit that I was not even sure of my size, so I asked the salesman to measure me, which he did, and everything was fine up to that point. Then he walked me over to the section for Short Portly men. I know I've put on a fe... More..

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