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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)]
Nicotine by SydneyDruckman
SydneyDruckman
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About a boy who smokes, And a girl who doesn't want him to, But mostly about how she seems to save him. © by Sydney Druckman 2022. Early matters subject to change.
Seedling by Rose_Ink
Rose_Ink
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❝plants, just as all things in nature, have hidden personalities❞ (lowercase is intentional)
Condiments by Rose_Ink
Rose_Ink
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In which a Subway worker teaches her customer the real reason why people use condiments
Twelve Ways To Spend One's Christmas Eve by defend
defend
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"Anna dislikes being stuck three-quarters of the way down a chimney. She really does. Not to mention, she's still going round North America, and there's, like, three continents still to get through in about as many hours."
Taxi Service by SydneyDruckman
SydneyDruckman
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"In which a young Earnest Watts drives strangers around New York, only to find that a beautiful Madelyn Moore becomes less of one." Earnest Watts has decided that there are only ten types of people in the world - that is, until the day he meets the exception. After dropping out of his sophomore year of college, Earnest becomes a taxi driver in an attempt to figure out his life's direction. There he encounters a variety of colorful personalities, all of whom prove his theory correct. However, when he unexpectedly meets rising Broadway starlet Madelyn Moore, Earnest begins to question everything he knows - especially when it comes to matters of the heart. Ranked 127 in General Fiction - 6/27/16 Second Place in @breakthecliches Metaphor Heavy Category - 8/19/2016 Full novella available for purchase on Amazon Aug 1st, 2022. © by Sydney Druckman 2022. Early matters subject to change.
Pickup Lines by abated
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in which a silly boy named Niall attempts to ask a girl he adores on a date through cheesy pickup lines.
A Wish Upon a Star by Nanasabae
Nanasabae
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This story's about a fairy who had reincarnated into a star guardian. However, she has no memory of her past life. And only the moon knows about her. Will she find her true self? Cover credit: @Planticipating https://www.instagram.com/planticipating/ https://www.wattpad.com/user/planticipating Thanks for the cover! (^ー^)ノ<3 Not my art
Hold Me by mellifluence
mellifluence
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"just hold me," and he does.
but a dream by timeisnow
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the tale of a love that not even a woman full of mistakes could destroy.