| Detective Digger
| | “Digger's his name,"he laughed. "He has a bad habit of digging holes. Tuesday, sniffing out old... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | fiction | | Updated: | 25-07-08 |
| Words: | 100 | | Comments: | 14 | | Status: | Public |
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| Escape (wee challenge 41)
| | Smoke rose from under the door, developing the human form of a man. In her sleep, Shelly felt the... | | Words: | 200 | | Comments: | 2 | | Status: | Public |
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| Fair (wee challenge)
| | Son: Hurry and park; I can’t wait. First let’s go to the freak show.... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | fiction | | Updated: | 14-07-08 |
| Words: | 150 | | Comments: | 14 | | Status: | Public |
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| The Vanishings (Niccole's challenge)
| | The fat faced, fluffy calico kitten played near the pond, in the backyard of our summer lake cottage. She sprinted over several flagstones following a frog. I sat nearby on a concrete bench, half... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | fiction | | Updated: | 30-06-08 |
| Words: | 452 | | Comments: | 8 | | Status: | Public |
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| One Sided Conversation
| | “Honey,thanks for showing up at the hospital. Are you drunk? You know that pisses me off to no end. So, where were you when I had my surgery, with your drunken bum friends? Sometimes I wish you... | | Words: | 371 | | Comments: | 10 | | Status: | Public |
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| Too Many Turtles
| | In a lake between Oklahoma and Texas, there are many kinds of fish. There is a big, long fish called a Carp, a short fat fish called a Perch and a long fish with a flat head called a Catfish. He is... | | Words: | 12146 | | Comments: | 1 | | Status: | Public |
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| Passion's Path
| | Shelly tried avoiding the upcroppings of large rocks in the middle of the gully-washed dirt road she... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | fiction | | Updated: | 25-06-08 |
| Words: | 125 | | Comments: | 14 | | Status: | Public |
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| My Brother, Alvin
| | I saw the macabre, papier-mâché body lying on the gurney,... | | Words: | 107 | | Comments: | 9 | | Status: | Public |
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| Wrong Turn (wee challenge)
| | Sixty dollars and the price of diesel seemed hardly worth the price to mow her new neighbor’s yard... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | fiction | | Updated: | 21-06-08 |
| Words: | 200 | | Comments: | 8 | | Status: | Public |
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| You've Got Mail (wee challenge)
| | Janyce slammed down the phone after gross profanity spilled from her mouth.... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | fiction | | Updated: | 21-06-08 |
| Words: | 200 | | Comments: | 6 | | Status: | Public |
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| In Remembrance of Sylvia Gerson
| | Sylvia's mother and father came from Lithuania as immigrants, looking for a life without the burden of anti-Semitism. Everything they owned fit into a covered wagon, which traveled from their docking... | | Words: | 1691 | | Comments: | 3 | | Status: | Reader |
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| Bill
| | I met this handsome guy who moved in next door to me in 1986. When he was in his twenties, he modeled in Houston and showed me the proofs in a folder. I developed this terrible crush on him; I was... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | narration | | Updated: | 08-06-08 |
| Words: | 541 | | Comments: | 4 | | Status: | Public |
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| A Little Problem
| | “Give me the wheel, you jerk,” Janyce shoved Johnny’s drunken torso to the left, causing the... | | Words: | 125 | | Comments: | 8 | | Status: | Public |
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| Out of Sight (wee challenge 36)
| | The laughter heard from the games shows and sit-coms sounded stupid to Shelly while she stirred hot... | | Words: | 175 | | Comments: | 8 | | Status: | Public |
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| The Dungeon (Excerpt from Katherine of Ryban)
| | Geoff sat unbound on the dirt floor of his prison. When his eyes accustomed to the dimness, he discovered another man chained to the wall. He walked over to talk to him, noticing his eyes were... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | fiction | | Updated: | 20-05-08 |
| Words: | 566 | | Comments: | 5 | | Status: | Public |
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| Interrupted
| | His gentle, loving touch filled an overbearing deep emptiness in her heart. She waited three years... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | fiction | | Updated: | 14-05-08 |
| Words: | 100 | | Comments: | 8 | | Status: | Public |
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| Recall
| | “Raaaaallllllpppphh...”... | | Words: | 100 | | Comments: | 9 | | Status: | Public |
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| Keys
| | Johnny lingered on the New Mexico highway watching for a car or truck. Late-summer heat bubbled... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | fiction | | Updated: | 10-05-08 |
| Words: | 125 | | Comments: | 23 | | Status: | Public |
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| Liquid
| | With jaws wired shut, Eddie hungered for cheeseburgers and fries. Unfortunately, his body had to... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | fiction | | Updated: | 05-05-08 |
| Words: | 125 | | Comments: | 13 | | Status: | Public |
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| Spring Things
| | I woke up, head in a muddle... | | Words: | 101 | | Comments: | 10 | | Status: | Public |
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| Splinter (wee story challenge)
| | Moving heavy firewood, from lot to stove, stretched muscles and created backaches every winter for... | | Words: | 180 | | Comments: | 10 | | Status: | Public |
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| Mouse Shadows (wee story challenge)
| | Mouse shadows filled the grain silo as Karl gripped the scoop and filled a bucket with cornmeal. He... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | wee story | | Updated: | 15-04-08 |
| Words: | 180 | | Comments: | 7 | | Status: | Public |
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