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  • Practical Joke

    February 2019 short story Today… It began as a practical joke. But by the end of the day, nobody was laughing. It seemed innocent enough at first, because Jerry and I have a history of playing practical jokes on one another. He was the one to start the whole thing, if I’m not mistaken. He… Continue reading

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  • February’s Prompt

    Okay fellow writers! It’s time for February’s short story prompt: It began as a practical joke. But by the end of the day, nobody was laughing. It seemed innocent enough at first, because Jerry and I have a history of playing practical jokes on one another. He was the one to start the whole thing,… Continue reading

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  • Traitor Fairy

    January 2019 Short Story She believed in me in a way no one else ever has and no one else ever will, and I betrayed her. The worst part is she doesn’t know. She still thinks I remained neutral. I don’t have the heart to tell her I chose a side. My mother and father… Continue reading

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  • Moving On

    To end the year, a very short story! The music drifted out of the club like a vibrating pulse. I could feel it in my bones. The night was alive with possibility. I could even imagine myself finally moving out. I’d been planning it for so long. My parents probably wouldn’t even notice if I… Continue reading

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  • No Where to Hide

    *This is my November short story. I am running behind because of Nanowrimo, but did I mention I wrote 50,000 words last month?* Until that day, fear had been an idea, a concept. Now it was real: a feeling I would carry inside me for the rest of my life. The day began innocently enough,… Continue reading

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  • Zak: The Unicorn Hunter

    What happened to our world? A few years ago, the veil failed. All the mythical beings that we were so sure were fictional turned out to be real. They have lived alongside us all along. In the past, they would show themselves to someone on rare occasions and another story would be born. What the… Continue reading

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  • Quiet

    Present Day — St. Louis  It flashed through the sky and then was gone. Lucy was sure she had seen a UFO and was equally sure aliens were here to secretly make contact with a human being. Maybe they would choose her. Maybe she would get to visit their ship. Maybe she would finally get… Continue reading

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  • POS

      Looking back, it could have gone either way. It didn’t work out, which makes it look like fate, or a stupid decision, or both. But at the time, I did have a few things in my favor. I had …. my freedom and what I thought was a bright future ahead of me. Instead… Continue reading

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  • Life Happens

    Disclaimer: This month’s prompt and I did not get along. I tried to write two different stories with it, but nothing clicked for me. However, this was actually the better of the two. SIGH. Happy reading and writing!  *********** The yellow lines on the highway sped by in a blur, and we flew through the… Continue reading

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  • July’s Prompt

    So, this month I am actually trying and succeeding at getting things done when I mean to. Starting with getting my short story prompt posted early. Without further ado, here is July’s prompt: “The yellow lines on the highway sped by in a blur, and we flew through the night, and we felt free. But… Continue reading

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