Stories tagged “realistic fiction”
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Asp
Warmth floods in and I start to seize Muscle quakes and tremors cease My eyelids shoot about, trapeze For a second I don’t even pant. For this, made from the strangest trees Can take away the hours to please My deepest, dark infirmities And all t...
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Repeat Upender
The rain stuck to the wide, school window like guilt. Charlie leaned against it, his head kneaded into the pane. His long frame was hunched like a cave. Huddles buzzing with afterschool relief distanced themselves from Charlie. He glanced back at a g...
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Admitting
“Are you,” Charlie paused. His dad finished for him. “Angry? Do you want me to be?” “I don’t know. You’re the dad.” This emptied the car. The temperature chilled. The whistling of highway cars was nullified i...
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Fast Forward
“The rain soaked my bones. It’s been a long time since I’ve been caught outside. Did me some good though. I will say what did me a lot of good, that cooking. France’s best and brightest cooks didn’t shine a light to Momma&...
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Minivan
Charlie’s mother slapped the white table cloth, “Ah, You’re reaching! Use the manners I raised you with!” She giggled at herself. “Mom, please pass the salad.” “Love to, sugar lumps.” Charlie groaned and bus...
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Haven
The morning sunlight washed the bedroom in white. Charlie blinked awake and cringed when he thought of the evening before. Gotta get out. Charlie untangled himself from sheets and incomplete assignments, crept around to stuff his bag, found some clothe...
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Charlie's Gone
The morning reluctance clamped to the activities of the waking house. Charlie’s mom and dad rolled out of bed. When showers were done and breakfast was eaten, when every sleepy excuse to not start the day had been used, a yell barraged Charlie...