Stories tagged “breakfast”
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one-night stand (part 1 of 3)
Peter opens his yes. White roof. He looks to his left, then to his right and recognizes his nightstand and the closed door that leads to the corridor. The sound of pots banging stoves comes from beyond. He closes his eyes, tries to remember. A club, fu...
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one-night stand (part 2 of 3)
Peter caresses the white fluff in his head. He opens the cupboard. Pots, pans and a lonely spatula. He grabs two pans and the spatula falls. He glances through the door, towards the room. Silence. He picks up the spatula and lights up two stoves. He op...
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one-night stand (part 3 of 3)
Peter will sign the contract and pay. He will be guided to a cubicle full of wires, little lights and small clocks. He will ask if there is any risk and the employee will answer that no, everything is perfectly controlled. He will be asked the date and...
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Dreams in a Dead World
Navigating her way through the hatch, Ren went for the proto-goo dispenser. It wasn’t much of a breakfast, but it kept the hunger at bay. She sighed and replayed her night. It wasn’t much, but it beat the harsh, gray world out the porthole....
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Toast at an unexpected breakfast
“Oh…” she murmured, coaxed out of sleep by the unfamiliar presence. “You’re still here?” “I am, aren’t I?” he replied, far more awake and aware than her. “Breakfast?” He hadn’t all...
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Sunday Worst
“Benton!” cried the nanny, rushing at once to his side. The man had fallen facedown like a corpse across his breakfast, one hand in his lap and the other stretched across the table, contorted painfully as if clutching the throat of an invis...
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STEVE
“Steve…” As every morning went, Aria was trying to wake me up. It was only a matter of time before… WHAM. Yep. She hit me with a cast iron frying pan. “I’m up, I’m up.” “Good, now make me breakfast....
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A Study in Contrasts
There were two men sitting at the wooden restaurant table. The bulk of one eclipsed the deep cocoa leather of his chair, replacing it with orange and green cotton stripes. The other was a lean beige gesticulation. The fat one moved slowly, sipping his ...
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The Strip of Delight
A breakfast of pure immeasurable bliss, An eggy delight, a sweet sizzling kiss, it’s laid out before me, my tired eyes still glazed, With this fair meal my spirits doth be raised! but ah, I can hear it, smell it and more the King of All Breakfast...
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The Start of a Good Day
I smiled as I lay in bed with eyes still closed. The odd light told me that my dream had come true, but I was scared to look lest I jinx it. At long last, I peeked with one eye. It was just as I’d hoped: the first snow of the year! It fell all ni...
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Finish Your Dew
“Daddy, are you going to work today?” “Yes, Berry.” “But fall doesn’t start for another month!” “I know, but we’ve got lots of planning to do. It’s an El Nino year. There’s extra work.&#...
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Reflections While Dangling Over a River Gorge
Here I was, dangling from a flimsy rope bridge above a chasm. I could see the foaming rapids and cruel rock shards a hundred feet below. One of the strands of rope holding the bridge together was in the process of slowly twisting apart. The wooden plan...
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Begin What You Finish
Leon picked up the plate and brought it into the kitchen. He looked around and turned the stove on. He took the toast and carefully scraped the butter off it. It was warm and he almost burned his fingers as he placed the two perfectly brown slices into...
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Horror Story Part 1
The door bell rang, interrupting the horror movie that was playing on the big TV in the lounge. Her heart pumped fast as she picked up a baseball bat and headed for the door. The bell kept on ringing and ringing. She continued moving slowly through the...
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More Than Just Friends...
I met Zac freshman year when I moved from Sydney, Australia to New York City. I met Zac and he helped me with my books and getting used to the school, my heart beated hard when he came and shook my hand,electricity shot up and down my back. We were fri...
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Remember me?
I knew the moment I saw him I loved him. I was at a friends party and I was standing alone with my drink. Everyone around me was coupled up and were making out around me. I felt like my efforts of dressing up were for nothing. Until I spotted him acros...
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Company for Breakfast
The island was slightly larger than it looked from the shore, and consisted of a beach around a small copse of trees. In the middle of the trees was a picnic table, and someone had laid out a breakfast consisting of assorted pastries and a pitcher of o...
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Breaking Bread
That small, brief squeeze from behind. It was a small detail, but one that sparked a pleasant, tingly rush at the base of my spine, one that radiated up to the back of my neck. I inhaled sharply, letting the breath out in a sigh, trying to reach back q...
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Into the Blue Again
“So what happens now?” I asked, after we’d finished with breakfast and put everything away. “Well, I could keep you here forever,” Jackie admitted. “It would be nice to have someone there whenever I daydreamed…R...
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The Headmaster
Have you ever waited in a principals office? It’s the most boring thing in the world! The principals assistant sits in front of you, sometimes looking up from her computer screen to give you a disapproving look. This time I’d finally done s...
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Rules Were Made To Be Broken
“Rules Were Made To Be Broken Baby” Rick slurred He was drunk and I could smell the strong smell of whiskey everytime he pushed himself onto me and stuck his slobbery tongue down my throat. I was sober, which was a first for me. I was alway...
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It Will Be Ok
“He texted me Bridgette!You want to hear what he wrote?! He wrote to me: “Hey Demi, You want to catch up sometime soon? Your addictive babe ;)” She squeals through the phone I can feel my heart breaking. I know I should be ecstatic fo...
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The Rain
I’ve always loved the rain.Especially the fact that when it pores you can’t tell if I’m crying. It’s the night of the prom. We finally graduated!I slow danced with my boyfriend Daniel. Soon he disappeared and I found him “...
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Young Love Part 1
Ben and Mia were the longest lasting couple in their pre-school classroom. The other kids were sure that they were going to get married, they had been together for 2 whole weeks. One day before nap time,Ben got down on one knee and announced in front o...
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Young Love Part 2
Mia stood in line at starbucks, imaptiently, waiting to order a steaming caramel hot chocolate before she went to work. “Excuse me?” The man said, tapping Mia on the shoulder “Yes” she said, turning around to look at the man. &...