Number 12
Nazi Germany. 1939. A woman sits alone and in silence. But they are coming...
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A Tale of Grey Man
My dear child, rest today, I know you are tired. Thus lay on grass and sleep a bit, I'll guard you from your foes. And come to me, when story ends. We will together live in peace among the stars, my Son.
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Of Mars And Men
This is a short work I wrote in college. I had misplaced it for awhile and then recently found it again. Then I lost it again for a bit, but located it once more and decided to share it here. It details the first manned mission to Mars and the more or less colossal bungle that's made of it. This story makes refer...
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I Searched for You
A young man and the woman he loves face great danger fleeing from Russia amidst the war between reds and whites, that ravaged the country and followed suit upon the 1917 revolution.
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The Gambler and the Castle
Ian Hawes is an orchestral pianist on the verge of finishing his newest composition for the Sussex Symphony Orchestra. To remain focused on his work he is staying at his wife's recently inherited estate out in the country.
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Pianoforte
How many of you out there have ever taken piano lessons? How many of you out there were nearly driven crazy by them? This is a story of a daughter and her mother. And a little bit about piano lessons. For you writers out there, this is the challenge. How do you write a story wherein of the only two characters in it, o...
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The Upskirt
High School romance. A boy, somewhat shy, but not too shy, dates a girl from his school.
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She Calls
We all lie but some lies are bigger than others. Brian is caught in his lie and he can't escape it. She won't stop calling and he can't stop listening to her. What happens when his wife confronts him with the truth about the woman calling him? Will she believe him, more importantly does he believe his wife? This i...
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The Porch on Which She Sits
"The Porch on Which She Sits" is a dramatic vignette that recounts the life of an elderly widow. Once famous but now nearly forgotten and dying alone, she basks in the sunlight and enjoys the final peaceful moments of her life.
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Terrible Day to Die
Emery is having the worse day of his life. He’s fired from his job, his girlfriend leaves him for a forgotten college roommate, his car was stolen and his incompetent socially awkward neighbor decided to become a serial killer with Emery as his first victim. But Emery believes the plan he hatched to steal millions fro...
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A TALE OF BEAUTY
High School Christian couple Marsha and Tavaine were having the time of their lives when one phone call from a ghost of the past will change everything. Their discovered curiosity will force them into a world of chaos that will make them question faith itself. From a beautiful beginning to a grim and dark continuation...
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Ten Kinds of Crazy
Lily was an accident. That’s what Mom and Dad said, when they broke the news to me and the brothers over second-time-around meatloaf and corn on the cob. An accident, as if they were apologizing for puncturing holes in the inflatable pool with the lawnmower...
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Milk-Carton Faces
Mike disappeared on a clear day. I remember that, at least, though not much else. I was five years old. "Try," the policemen said to me. "Try harder. Remember."
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Old Man
Remember science class and looking at a piece of onion skin under the microscope? It's still onion skin, but it appears completely different when you look it in a different light. People can be like that too. A little boy finds out that his relationship with his grandfather is not exactly what he had thought.
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