Tag: stories
group name: themeltingpot
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October 02, 2008 02:15 PM EDT --
He waited by the door of the taxi as she gathered up her teddy bear.
“Come now,” he coaxed her.
Athena slid across the seat, clutching the bear. She stood obediently by . . . more
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September 19, 2008 02:05 PM EDT --
"So? How's the addiction going?" She's my daughter and she believes that the ripe old age of thirty-eight allows her to tell me what to do. . . . more
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March 19, 2007 12:15 AM EDT --
Here is my first attempt of putting my stuff out there for the world wide web to do with what they will. I used to have a really good writing community--flesh and blood and all that--but life has gotten . . . more
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August 25, 2007 05:02 PM EDT --
yellow birches, red maples, and old old oaks offer their leaves to the rain-soaked road, mourning this august twilight, in camouflage for the palm-sized discs of flattened baby snappers. i continue to . . . more
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September 30, 2007 10:32 AM EDT --
The Woman Afraid of Dogs
I envision her lying in her bed at night, shoulders sharp, clavicles screaming, and her eyes squeezed shut in anger at ambient starlight.
I see her sitting at the kitchen table . . . more
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August 22, 2007 12:27 AM EDT --
My Hero and I thought we had finally reached the end, a conclusion. As we looked at each other in silence, waiting for our bankruptcy attorney to finish talking to that other attorney, we both seemed to . . . more
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April 10, 2007 04:53 PM EDT --
Jobs That My Cats Are Not Qualified To Do...
Tupperware Representative
Autopyrotechnician (firework maker)
Futurist
Prime Minister
Arborist
Nanny
Security Guard
Priest
Mason
Dentist
Nutritionist . . . more
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June 17, 2008 04:38 PM EDT --
Yes, folks, that's really what happened. According to the article on MSN , an Italian man in Rome grabbed his ex-girlfriend out of a pub and took her back to his home, where he forced her to . . . more
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September 23, 2008 01:40 AM EDT --
It was just a little thing.
“Are you certain?” he asked, finally. He had been silent when she had told him.
She nodded, feeling the tears rising up. She didn’t bother trying to stop them from . . . more
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June 28, 2008 08:36 PM EDT --
Everyday the kids would stare at the house when passing by for school. Some say it was haunted. Others would say Mr. Whitley was pure evil. The curtains were always drawn and the sun . . . more
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July 31, 2008 10:20 PM EDT --
I missed the deadline for the drabble, but decided to write one anyway as a non-challenge. The drabble should begin with "If only".
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June 21, 2008 08:22 PM EDT --
Get ready to say, "Eeeeeeewwwwww!" In this article on MSN , a former cook in West Bend, Wis. has been charged with a felony of placing foreign objects in . . . more
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May 21, 2008 02:00 PM EDT --
One whole year after the outbreak and the doctors are still watching us. They live apart, even posting guards. What are they afraid of? Only half of them survived their vaccine. . . . more
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May 10, 2008 04:45 PM EDT --
We had a gas stove in the kitchen. It was almost always on. Good things came from that stove and the best part was that my mother was always there, at the stove, near the stove, using the stove . . . more
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February 24, 2007 11:51 PM EST --
We had a gas stove in the kitchen. It was almost always on. Good things came from that stove and the best part was that my mother was always there, at the stove, near the . . . more
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May 07, 2008 10:38 PM EDT --
Only thirteen were there that day. Was it an omen? All we knew was that there was only enough of the new vaccine for us. No one else besides the doctors would be saved. . . . more
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August 11, 2008 06:12 AM EDT --
"There! There she is, honey!"
"I see her! Look, she's waving at us! 'Hi, sweetie!' Ooohhh, she's gorgeous, don't you think?"
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June 08, 2008 11:56 AM EDT --
In recent months, I've grumbled about paying ridiculous prices for produce, but this tops anything I've seen. According to this article on MSN , a 17-pound "Densuke" . . . more
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June 08, 2008 02:38 PM EDT --
I've seen shows in which people were too drunk to realize they went through a marriage ceremony, but this article is a new one for me. According to the Times of India, a couple has been legally . . . more
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June 11, 2008 06:58 AM EDT --
Yes, that really is the truth! A man in Shawnee, Kansas was working an a project in his backyard last Friday with a friend. According to the article , the nailgun hose became tangled and . . . more
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