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A place where everything and nothing makes sense is a sentence I've kept with me for a lot of years. Here lately it's making a lot of sense. I tend to go off on rants easily, and find it hard why others don't do the same.

You could say I'm eccentric.. without

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Fate: 1 of 41
It was happening in front of him again. Night after night he watched through his dream eyes and see it. Fragments at first, then full eye pictures. Someone being dragged. A woman screaming. Looking up to see a man. Blackness. Another scream. Looking up again to see the man now with a gun. Blackness.. then the gun goes off.. ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The house in the forest: 2 of 59
Most people in the small village of Reznen knew to stay out of the woods at almost any time. Even with a group of men and armed, some have said, wouldn't protect you from her. The stories they told were almost as unbelievable as the claim, or so Sam Belt thought."This is complete nonsense," Sam says putting shirts in his over... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Writing: 2 of 54
The first time Matt picked up a writing instrument was when he was five years old. He wanted to show his Mommy he could spell out some of the words Daddy would say when they would argue. Unfortunately Daddy found it first and gave him his first and last whipping. Afterward he hugged they crying, and sore ended, boy. "I don't ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Is the Bible the word of God: 2 of 42
When we hear the word Bible, most automatically assume you're speaking about the Holy Bible. A holy book written through men and the Holy Spirit, dictated by God, and said to have a twofold part of "knowledge," in that the first part contains parts from the Jewish Torah, while the latter was written and put together over a fe... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Exploring the concept of free will: 3 of 44
The concept of free will is simply that.. a concept. If you believe in God, any God because they're all one, you realize the concept of free will goes against God's will, a divine plan as it were. Sure, you might have plans or ideas. Might even "exercise" your will from time to time.. but what about accidents? Floods, collisi... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Aliens: 2 of 25
People have always heard of aliens, and whether it be in a book, magazine, or television.. they weren't always friendly. Danny Lipscome had read about them all. Mostly read about them in Detective Comics. His folks were too poor to buy a television set like most houses had, but his friend Larry's parents had one. He remembere... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Is the Devil entirely an enemy of God?: 2 of 23
Most people see the Devil as an enemy because of their upbringing. Being told what is as a child and what isn't is what parents do, because their parents did the same thing. I remember going to church as a child and hearing how evil and nasty that old Devil was, until I hit the age of reason.. or the point to where I began qu... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Saying goodbye: 5 of 51
"This has to be done," the young man says packing a few shirts into an old Army duffle bag. He moves quickly around the room, grabbing articles of clothing and a few extra items for the road. The road, he kept thinking to himself. He didn't even know where the hell he was going, but here he was. "No," says the young girl foll... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The detective meets the murderer: 4 of 39
The murder scene was like something out of a horror movie. Like every time before it. Blood sprayed on the walls and pooled on the bed and floor. Parts of the victims bodies arrayed in a twisted work of art nailed to the wall, and his signature.. a single W. One of the new officers takes one look at the scene and runs out pas... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Time: 5 of 39
Randolph Walker was a quiet man. 45 years old. No wife. No kids. Lived a pretty listless life, except for his very ridged time schedule. He would wake up at 6 am, and stretch for about a minute. The coffee maker was set to turn on at 6:05, at which time he knew it would take about five minutes, so he'd get a quick shower, get... More..