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Ante Meridiem by cityscape
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A dialogue short story about the things we wake up to that remind us there are still things in this life worth waking up for. ante meridiem - [adv. & adj.] "before noon;" Abbr: A.M. Or a.m. [credit to owner of image (not me)]
5:48 [re-write 2.0] by cityscape
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Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. * * * Being re-written completely as of May 14, 2021
100 Voicemails by BookgirlingMoments
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[You can now purchase 100 Voicemails' paperback on Amazon!] After a car accident, seventeen year old Steve Carlton, goes into a coma. When he does wake up after a few months, he suffers from temporary memory loss. During this time, he starts to go through his messages and voicemails on his cellphone, trying to get a clue of who he used to be. Voicemails sent to him from a girl called Ari might have the answers to his questions. A story told through voicemails.
The Fortune by RubixCube89201
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In which a fortune cookie saves a blind date going down faster than a roller coaster after a steep climb.
Which Half? (Poem) by RubixCube89201
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In which there is a debate between an optimist and a pessimist. If you don't know what either means, don't be embarrassed. An optimist always thinks that the world is full of hope. The pessimist will just shake his head and say, "Nope". So do you think it's right to believe everything is great every day? Or see that everything is more worse than the next in every single way? A poem submitted for the Everything is Awesome Scholarship Slam 2015.
Who's Superman? (Poem) by RubixCube89201
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Who's Superman? Was the question a little kid asked me. And all I could say was that there's no such thing as a Superman. He's just a fictional character with supernatural powers. He's not real, he's made up. But then who will save us when we're in trouble? I didn't have an answer for that.
Draft Messages by trailofwishes
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After getting her heart broken, she decides to email her ex- but she does not send it. Little did she know, he does the same thing. Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved.
Noah and Leigh by colourlessness
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A collection of notes, a public library, two teenagers, and zero spoken communication.
Trapeze by leigh_
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WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION After a devastating accident, trapeze artist Corey Ryder gets stuck living a normal teenage life and attempts to reconnect with the mother she barely knows. ***** As a trapeze artist, Corey Ryder is used to flying high above the rest of the world, but when a tragic accident destroys the only home she's ever known, everything comes crumbling down around her. Forced to stay in the small town of Sherwood, California, she must face the realities of being a normal teenage girl. Attending high school, making friends, and falling in love for the first time are just the beginning, because being back in California means facing a large part of her past she's been trying hard to forget-her mom. Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions of child/domestic abuse
The Kissing Prank by meganlicious
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Noah has never been the type to express his feelings. It isn't that he doesn't want to, the poor guy just can't. He freezes up at the thought of telling his best friend, Emily, he has loved her the moment they met each other. But when he finally gains enough strength to show his feelings, they are definitely not reciprocated. Then suddenly the cliché best friend romance is twisted into the reality of crumbling friendships, surprising revelations, and a certain red head just trying to help Noah through it all. If only life was as simple as clichés.