Tag: story
group name: roundtable
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June 25, 2008 02:29 AM EDT --
Today the rhapsody of the gushing water was disturbing him. Sitting in the little wooden summer house, watching those dull breezes; he wasn't surprised at life's hide- and- seeks game.
But . . . more
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May 14, 2008 06:12 PM EDT --
Life is something unpredictable and Julia was still amazed. How does it feel when you are standing among those who are so much different, not only in looks but totally different? But she loved that difference. . . . more
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August 06, 2008 12:36 PM EDT --
Day 1: "Our dog'll ‘ave your cat," said the neighbor. And indeed, their dog did have a reputation--teeth like shrapnel, and eyes as piercing as the air-raid sirens at night. But . . . more
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July 07, 2008 06:58 PM EDT --
Most of you will know me as writer of somewhat dark and speculative works, the following piece is a real departure from that genre. Before you read I would like to give you some insight into my inspiration . . . more
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October 31, 2007 07:07 PM EDT --
I grabbed at the door handle, furious with the weather and even more furious with myself as I desperately want to run out from the house just now. I feel suffocated in this environment.
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April 05, 2008 08:44 PM EDT --
The only sensation was pain.
A bird of golden wings is obsessed down by the gun blast. Still a half-dead seagull, who is recently tattered by the turbine. Life's too exhausting and untouchable. . . . more
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May 28, 2008 09:49 AM EDT --
This wino was dumpster-diving in the alley, brittle and bent like a dead plant. Not unusual.
Mrs. Darcy always goes out before daylight to water her red geraniums. . . . more
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December 15, 2007 03:37 AM EST --
Josie was filled with joyful anticipation. She was pregnant. It was a time of preparation! It was a time of great anxiety! Felt as fat as Santa she looked outside the window. Today she was not looking . . . more
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December 02, 2007 05:23 PM EST --
It was in early December, when the night was first lit by an unexpected beacon. Just beyond the North Star, the light shown with intensity that was ten times the other stars . . . more
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March 18, 2008 10:59 AM EDT --
Once upon a time there was Annie.
Six years old, a pretty face, with eyes that reminded one of the oceans, and lips like rose buds.
Living in the outer house with her mom, Annie took . . . more
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May 24, 2008 06:10 PM EDT --
"John! Look out!"
A Mazda Miata was trying to cut them off at full speed. Celia's little Ford Tempo was no match for it. But John was amazing! . . . more
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March 19, 2008 04:43 PM EDT --
A story by Davd Wainland
As I lie here, amidst the rubble of my home and grand experiment a greater sadness than I have ever known has engulfed me. In the moments of life that . . . more
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May 22, 2008 03:55 PM EDT --
The flag d anced in the brisk breeze to the accompaniment of hardware tattooing against the metal pole. Wind whipped through the thin material of Charlotte's coat as she clung to her husband's . . . more
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June 14, 2007 08:15 AM EDT --
The phone company used to give phone books away free. People think I'm kidding when I say they delivered thirty big boxes full of phone books to my apartment door. All four hundred . . . more
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May 27, 2008 09:44 AM EDT --
Lesbian Zombies Are Taking Over The World! is a serialized novel that tells the story of Rachel, a waitress who woke up one day realizing that she didn't know who she was or why she was there. On . . . more
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May 07, 2008 10:38 PM EDT --
Only thirteen were there that day. Was it an omen? All we knew was that there was only enough of the new vaccine for us. No one else besides the doctors would be saved. . . . more
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June 21, 2007 09:01 AM EDT --
Shafts of June sun peeked through the clouds. It was a day created for being outdoors because the wind diminished the heat. The weather had been unspeakably beautiful since my grandmother's funeral, . . . more
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May 14, 2008 05:37 PM EDT --
"Now what I want is, Facts." Dr. Norman said to the team of specialists. "What do we know about this virus?
"Very little Doctor," Selma Young responded. We . . . more
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August 06, 2007 03:53 PM EDT --
Folks,
If you're interested, I have created a website that will eventually contain everything I have written--drafts as well as finished pieces--over my entire writing life. I've . . . more
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July 30, 2008 09:28 PM EDT --
When they tore down the pub next door to school they left one long wall standing. The administration bought the land and set the children the task of painting a mural - angels, they decided, on a blue . . . more
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