Stories tagged “are”
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Pant Pant Means I Love You
When I was young I knew true camaraderie. Loneliness was an alien concept, and fun was the only word I had more definitions for than the dictionary. My mind invented the games we played with no exhaustion, and the exhilaration of winning was dampened b...
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Event Zero
Screams from the rear duet as they lock, laying down molten rubber. The straps hug my chest. I am a black belt, exhibiting my moves. Clutch pedal in E-brake down heel to brake pedal 3rd to neutral toe to gas steering to right 110 degrees Tinkling noise...
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We Are Lost
A man sat alone, hunched over the counter of a bar in England. As he sipped at his beer, he plunged into thought. He thought of the pressure that had been put on him all his life. Pressure from his parents, his teachers, his bosses. They were expectati...
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There Are Two Kinds of Pain
His smile faded once he noticed a tear run down her face. Her lips began to twitch slightly as if she were talking without sound. When he saw more tears slide down her cheek, he forced himself to sit up. He slowly and painfully moved his body into the ...
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Knight
A shadow streaked across the wide open clearing, bright green orbs twinkling happily in the black of twilight. It was slim, fast, and low to the ground. It came to a stop at the fresh kill pile of the clan he’d been stealing from. He grabbed a mo...
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i wish.
She wraps the scarf around her head tighter, and turns against the wind. She walks a little faster up the path, toward the bridge that overlaps the highway. There’s fencing on the sides of the bridge. She runs her fingers over the metal mesh, st...
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Familiar stranger.
Looking at myself in the mirror Is like looking at someone I know nothing about. But her mouth twitches Just like mine. Her hair curls Just like mine. Her eyebrows raise Just like mine. She stares insolently back Daring me to say somethin...