Stories tagged “crowd”
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Rebel Nerd's Life Story
Working toward success, I have fought against the crowd, With only two or three dear friends Who care to help me now. After years of my resistance, I was beaten to my knees, Wondering, with heavy heart, What next awaited me. Mind you, it wasn’t e...
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Encore!
I have never taken a chance like this on just a whim and do something that could make look like an idiot. But, I have to take the chance. Sometimes the best moments in life are those “spur of the moment” type situations. I head down the hal...
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Requests
You ever have that moment where your heart literally skips a beat? You can’t control it, it just happens. I can’t believe I’m doing this! Why am I sitting here on this stool about to play in front of thousands of people by MYSELF?! I ...
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The Fan
I watched her face, it was a deer in headlights, but with a twinge of, “I can’t believe this is happening!” I love that. Not that people should be excited to see me, I could care less. It’s the fact that a song I wrote years ago...
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Violence, Blood, and Money
Thus ushered in, Ryan and Peter followed the lumbering hulk of a figure down a narrow, dimly lit corridor, approaching ever closer to the glowing source of noise and odor. Peter just kept mumbling, “Bad idea, bad idea…” “Shh,...
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New Born
“Jesus Christ am not a doctor, am just a Dentist.” A man shouted in the over crowding lounge inside the theater. The crowd looked on ward in awe as the woman pushed and pushed as she attempted with every breath to push along the baby. “I have no ...
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Something to Feel
All of a sudden the space around me melted away back into the alley through which I was lead. The cloud of dust settled to the ground revealing a crowd of people wrapped in woven fabrics other than the tweed I am used to. The colors were brilliant, and...
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Risin' Up
In a broken warehouse, a make-shift ring stood, enclosed by hundreds of eager watchers. Two figures were paired in a shuffling dance in the middle of the crowd. Moments of patient judgment were interrupted by flurries of punches that struck hard flesh....
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An Unsanctioned Event
“Street fight, street fight!” The chant grew louder, reaching a crescendo. Energy was high and if it wasn’t satisfied or redirected, the ensuing riot would destroy the entire district. Larimar snarled wordlessly at being trapped and a...
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Intermission
I always get too much food. The performance would be resuming soon, so I was wolfing down the snack, wishing for water, and slipping through the crowd of almost-familiar people. It’s difficult to concentrate on staying calm when I feel so self co...
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Ovation
A haircut, new glasses, and updated wardrobe can really change a person. Couple that with an out-of-context environment, and you have the dilemma I’m facing. One brief encounter, and I’m second guessing the last thirty minutes of retrospect...
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Encore
I know why they call it a stab of jealousy. Imagine an instantaneous strike of emotion centered in your chest, the impact enough to make you gasp. Then it diffuses and bleeds outward into the rest of your body. Clenched fists, vision tinted, a dark red...