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waxseal
Meleina Backhaus 

United States, MT, Missoula
Username: waxseal 

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The Danger of Cars (final draft (ha) 8-17)
The Danger of Cars In 1967 my sixteen year old mother got into a gold Ford pickup and came home without her bra; nine months later my brother Ron was born. Three years later (now married to the guy...
Short Stories|  Genre:Fiction|  Updated:22-01-07
Words:3480|  Comments:36|  Status:Public

Visions (new draft)
Walking up the stairs I realize that Cassanda's door is open slightly, a thin band of gold light cutting across the 70's pile carpet and running up the beige wall. I also realize that the room is very...
Short Stories|  Genre:Fiction|  Updated:08-05-06
Words:1344|  Comments:15|  Status:Public

Just Once
In the practical sense, all murders are straightforward....
Short Stories|  Updated:09-07-07
Words:1118|  Comments:12|  Status:Public

A mental battle over the Aesthics of Toast
I have the sex appeal of toast. Dry, brittle toast thatâ??s been left on the plate because it just didnâ??t look appealing anymore. After coming to such a realization my natural human instinct is to...
Short Stories|  Updated:16-03-06
Words:952|  Comments:24|  Status:Public

Goodbye lunch - Rough draft - (I need help on this and my wonderful father is sitll alive)
Everything happens in the kitchen in my family....
Short Stories|  Genre:fiction|  Updated:23-04-08
Words:901|  Comments:4|  Status:Public

Pictures (edit 12-27-06)
Being eccentric forces people to like you, and therefore trust you. Many never learn such an important skill as eccentricity and are doomed to eat alone and live with their mothers. The others however...
Short Stories|  Genre:horror (sort of :-)|  Updated:27-12-06
Words:721|  Comments:9|  Status:Public

Indian Clothes
Just a picture, of an old Indian man and three young boys; all dressed for church. The boys were in 12.99 slacks from Walmart and white shirts passed down from their older brothers or cousins. Only...
Short Stories|  Updated:31-10-06
Words:557|  Comments:10|  Status:Public

Horror Stories
>clink< I don't like horror stories. I never have. They're silly, and unreal. All those stupid girls with their big boobs and perfectly curly hair - they never run the right way - they're never...
Short Stories|  Updated:07-02-06
Words:473|  Comments:33|  Status:Public

Peels (Flash - edit 12-28-06 )
Once, there was a hobo on 14th Street who collected peels from dumpsters and made collages. He was seen cruising the back alleys of the finest shops, looking for the best. From Morrie's the pastry...
Short Stories|  Genre:flash|  Updated:28-12-06
Words:303|  Comments:16|  Status:Public

To not Believe
To Not Believe...
Poetry|  Updated:01-02-06
Words:233|  Comments:16|  Status:Public

Cemetery Flash - 225
I think of my cemetery as a salad....
Short Stories|  Genre:flash|  Updated:13-01-07
Words:207|  Comments:11|  Status:Public

For What it Isn't Worth
For what it's worth,...
Poetry|  Updated:10-01-07
Words:195|  Comments:18|  Status:Public

Planting- Garden Flash
All morning was spent getting the flowers for her first garden, which was a little strip on either...
Short Stories|  Genre:FLASH|  Updated:25-01-07
Words:191|  Comments:10|  Status:Public

Drinks (Edit 1 - 12-27-06)
"Wanna go out for a drink?"...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:flash|  Updated:14-03-07
Words:162|  Comments:26|  Status:Public

Stilletoes and Olives - Yvy's Challenge answer
His manuscript was a mess....
Short Stories|  Genre:who knows?|  Updated:25-01-07
Words:144|  Comments:13|  Status:Public

Too Bad
Never done dope,...
Poetry|  Updated:24-07-06
Words:132|  Comments:31|  Status:Public

Liquid
Mr. Nettleship's shop for the Curious Individual Seeking Alternate Remedies to Ending Misery was...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:weird|  Updated:10-05-08
Words:123|  Comments:9|  Status:Public

The Penny Dropped
He knew it was a hat; absolutely, unequivocally, undoubtedly it was a hat. What he couldn’t figure...
Flash Fiction|  Updated:04-12-07
Words:100|  Comments:8|  Status:Public

Clocks (karen's Challenge)
Your house if full of broken clocks....
Flash Fiction|  Updated:31-07-07
Words:99|  Comments:8|  Status:Public

Fragments
A bust of Caesar surveys the battlefield. The tablecloth is pulled half off the table....
Short Stories|  Updated:31-08-08
Words:60|  Comments:6|  Status:Public

Yesterday (Tracey's challange)
Yesterday, I did nothing....
Flash Fiction|  Updated:07-07-07
Words:55|  Comments:6|  Status:Public

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