Stories tagged “purple socks”
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Purple Wishes
I think about you a lot. Your smile, teeth gleaming, lighting your whole face. Your laugh that inevitably followed, ringing like the bells in the church on main street, calling others to your world. Your eyes, sparkling with fire, consuming all. And yo...
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Sentimentality
One after another, I stuffed my belongings into my suitcase, working efficiently. I had never been the sentimental type; even as a child, I had tried not to assign feelings to inanimate objects. Things got lost, burned in fires, shrank in the laundry. ...
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Party Crashing
It was a night to remember, a party held between Spring and December, and all were welcome regardless of House, station, or gender. Lights shimmered and danced along thin blouses and shiny pants, swirls of bawdy, colorful beauty tailored to entrance. G...
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Purple Socks
There was a man with purple socks. The town idiot, you could say. He would only wear purple socks, as he walked to town each day. The townspeople found him to be a very grotesque, terrible, frightful man. However all he wanted to do, was show of his fa...
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Keep Your Enemies Close
“So, Detective, how’s your latest case going?” I laughed without humor, taking off my hat and crushing it in my hands. “Whaddya think? Got the whole damn police force on the case and we’re still coming up empty.” Kel...
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Sweet betrayal
Zian was thinking about all the ways she could possibly curse or poison her sister Yonda, without getting in trouble. Zian was finally about to win their father’s adoration when Yonda interrupted with news that she was getting married. That’s e...