Stories tagged “inspire”
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The Front
The worried muse watched as the person she was supposed to be inspiring moped around in a manner reminiscent of a very unhappy mop. Sure, she couldn’t be seen, but that didn’t mean that she had absolutely no bearing in the author’s li...
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The First Move
Erika moved before anything irreversible could happen, and promptly ducked underneath the desk. Thanking the heavens that Miss Author wasn’t sitting at the desk, Erika took out what oddly looked like an ancient Greek version of a fly swatter; her...
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To Swat
“Ah, an Inspiration Imp. Why didn’t I guess?” Erika said dryly, observing the burgundy colored creature swinging from her grip. “Your lot’s always causing trouble. What’re you here for this time?” The imp sniff...
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Three Months (Inspiration)
Emberlynn stared at her calendar. She had three full months, 92 glorious days, 2208 hours to fill. Everything that had been going on in her life had just come to abrupt halt. That stuff didn’t matter anymore. What mattered, were the next three mo...
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Soar
My nay-sayers and my neighbors all told me, “You cannot live this dream. Fish may not fly.” “You will burn; just punishment for trying to fly too close to the sun.” But I answered, “I am the caged bird who sets herself fr...
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The Writing on the Walls
Despite the writing on the walls, my future seemed rather large. There were no more wise words of encouragement or enthusiasm for work that was not yours. There were no more words of inqurement. The best thing that had ever happened to us was ending in...