Stories tagged “rules”
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Fear and Loathing in the Classroom
The American flag in Ms. Margaret Kellar’s office was much larger than required. It spanned nearly the entire wall behind her overstuffed chair, looming over the monstrous desk like giant red-and-white-striped prison bars. She decorated so that a...
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Breaking Rules
I’ve been coming here since I was six, and I’ve been riding double blacks since I was ten. I found the trails on accident, and I’ve only run into a couple of people. Of course, ski patrol keeps an eye on it to make sure no one goes back there, bu...
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SWTP News: Jan 1
This is SWTP News! We have footage that shows President Whatsisname kicking kittens. We can only assume that The President has invented a new sport, Kittenball. Only someone with great intelligence could invent such a game. We expect to get the rules i...
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The Perfect Inmate
Mary Sue was gruffly ordered to change out of her orange suit for a clean one and then down to the common room for lunch. As she obeyed the order, this was one of the many times she wondered if this ‘home’ was any better than the one she bu...
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soccer with my sister
My big sister is the soccer star in our family. The only reason I played was because my sister had begged and my parents thought that it was a wonderful idea. After all it made it easier for them: only having to drive back and forth from one place, hav...
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Such Is the Set Up
Rules are for playing games. Real life is lawless— Selfishness breeds Corruption While society bleeds.
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Rules
The “rules” weren’t written on paper, nor computer. I found them out on my own over time. The first was sleeping in my bed, and only my bed. I made the mistake of sleeping on the sofa one night, only to awaken to my arm pinned between...
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The List Goes On
My friend invited himself over, to which I could not turn down. He’d been wanting to see me for a while, so I allowed him in. At first, I was nervous. Scared of his every move, scared a nail would stick him, or a glass would cut him. But after an...
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Fears Abound
I could rebel against the rules. I could start a fire and torch the whole fucking building. But to be honest, I just want to get by. I get the feeling, that up to now I’ve simply been trained. The demonstration of strength, the observation of the...
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Relativity
“… and some people-” said Sam, his discourse on all the evils of the world looking like it was rallying for another offensive. “Please,” said Ian. “Don’t get us chucked out of Borders again. I swear I will deny...