Stories tagged “message”
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The Truth Comes Out
After much deliberation, I decided to talk to John about how I felt. I figured there wasn’t much to lose, seeing as he lives in Kentucky while I’m hours away in West Virginia. It wasn’t like I was going to have to face him every day i...
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Did You Get My Message?
He dialed the old number, hoping she’d actually pick up this time. Ring, ring, Click “Hey, you’ve reached this number…” “Aw, not again,” Jason muttered sadly. “…Leave a message & I’ll get ...
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And Another Thing...
Message One. BEEP Hey Jay, it’s Patrick. Look, I’ve been trying t’get a hold of you for two days now, and every time I’ve called the line’s been busy. I’ve tried the cell, and it’s either busy or you won’...
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Is This Seat Taken?
I got back to my room with fresh bruises and a couple of scratches. One of my mother’s heels had made contact and slashed my wrist. It wasn’t deep, but it was bleeding. I cleaned it up and put a bandaid over it before I passed out on my bed...
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A Message To A Shaken Country
As the president entered the vault, the president told the agents to get the cameras rolling. His agents quickly began booting up all the cameras, and alerting all the news networks. Soon, the cameras were ready, and the lighting was perfect. The Presi...
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Slow Children (signs challenge)
I would pull over and watch for them. I wanted to know who they were before I continued on. Often, they were like squirrels, they would turn and dart back the wrong way, the longer way, and you could squash them flat on accident. It was best to stop an...
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My Message To Her
Hey, I know you’ve dated a lot of jerks before, and I just want to say that I’ll do my best to NOT be on that list of assholes you’re dated. I really can’t explain it, but I feel really good about this. I’ll do my best to ...
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Edna Doesn't Get the Message
Joanne listened with hesitant ear as the voice on her phone said, “Um, hullo, this is Dave. Is this Joanne, Edna’s friend?” “Um, yes,” she answered. Meanwhile, Edna was bouncing in front of her and mouthing, “Is that...
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Buried Message
I had stepped on a bottle. After studying it closely I noticed the paper inside. Breaking it, I carefully unfolded the delicate paper. “We are being forced rather pertinently to discard all our beloved belongings and hastily depart from aboard th...
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You came at a bad time
“What the hell?” Tucker was angry, he felt like this “thing” was violating his wife by appearing just like her. “We do apologize Tucker, we thought being in this form would be easier for you,” Fake Brenda said. ̶...
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Angels Don't Cry
My mother once told me, “Angels don’t cry.” I was never quite sure what she meant, though it probably had something to do with not blubbering and causing a scene at dad’s funeral. She was proper like that, most of the time. I al...
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Body Language
Instinct is Ancient and alive; Our hands trace the faces We give our traits to: to survive. You, love, and I; la ménage à trois Shape shifting laws; Housed like clouds in the sky.
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Dominion: Gray Space
The line between good and evil had blurred. I had killed men. My reasons were sound but that didn’t make them any less dead. The fact that it was either them or me didn’t change the anything either, nor did the fact that I had noble goals. ...
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The Room: Alone in the Dark
“Hello? Is anyone here? Where am I?” My voice sounded loud in the darkness. I felt claustrophic, smothered by the unknown. Anything could be hiding out there. I was blind. Maybe I was alone. I didn’t know which was worse. Panic set in...