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    picture all in my head‚ like I was watching a movie. Then she began repeating the story she had just told me‚ and I realized that she was merely talking to herself. Although this discovery disenchanted me at first‚ I soon realized that‚ although the woman was talking to herself‚ she still had so many fantastic stories stored in her mind. The residents of the home all had some life flittering in them and numerous stories to share; they just need someone to listen to them. After my experience at the home

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    Kanye: A Short Story

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    Once upon a time there was a man‚ Kanye. Kanye seemed to be just another normal man with normal desires til one day‚ his life as he knows it was about to change for good. Our fellow Kanye was about to start his morning routine by eating a pack of crisps and watch the telly. What he did not not was that meanwhile‚ Carl walked the pavement outside the front porch. There was not anything special about it really. But suddenly‚ the telly started to make weird noises and the lights started flashing. The

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    Short Story Of Antigone

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    Here’s a story of woe within the royal family of our beloved Thebes. Our story begins when a battle breaks out or more like a war between brothers‚ who fought to be the king of Thebes. The war consisted of bloodshed in which sent many people to Hades‚ the god of the dead and the king of the underworld. Among the battling men was the god who bends and breaks the battle-line‚ Ares the god of war. But the war ended and Oedipus’ children’s uncle Creon became king. Later on when the sisters‚ Antigone

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    Isolation: A Short Story

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    When reflecting on the day and then writing this story‚ I discovered that although we were together as a family for the entire day‚ at the same time‚ we were separated by an invisible wall created by technology that took us away from being in the moment with each other. This was the exact message my dad was trying to get across in his hour-long lecture. I won’t give the exact play by play of his entire lecture‚ but it started out as him telling me how “bratty” and selfish I had been toward the family

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    Immigrant: A Short Story

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    Nevertheless‚ as we kept talking I could only listen in fascination‚ our lives seemed so similar to each others. Our conversations were long‚ and laughter filled. We talked about our family and personal lives. We both became pretty close over the short amount of time that we had been talking. When it came to a more in depth conversation about of family‚ we both fell silent. “I used to have a father and mother‚ but they aren’t in the picture now” she explained as her eyes slowly teared up. After

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    Belonging - Short Story

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    dew that covered the kitchen window. His hands fidgeting with the cross that hanged from his neck. With a small glimpse of light appearing‚ he fixed himself upright‚ proud‚ straight and still. His hands brushed the victory medal as he saluted to the rising sun that glared over the nation. Without hesitation‚ back straight‚ hands stiff and elbows bent‚ I mimicked as he turned to face me. His impassive expression suddenly filled with colour as he lifted me onto his shoulder. “Come on‚ let’s make some

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    Terito Short Story

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    first anti-hero Our story starts in an ancient village a very long time ago there lived a young man by the name of Terito‚ he was given a blessing by an ancient being of great power‚ but there was a price for the power. Terito had to give the being two things for the power. The first thing he had to give the being was his looks for which he was forever scarred on his entire head so he donned a mask. The second item was a gift and a curse he had to give the being all of his memories of people

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    The dance studio that he’d spent most of his time in as a wide eyed five year old in his first pair of tap shoes was akin to his home. In fact‚ it felt more like home than his actual home‚ where his dad often teased him about his ’prancing around the stage like a bloody pony’ but he knew that his dad preferred him doing this - his passion - than on the streets at ten o’clock at night smoking glue or sniffing weed. He’d never try those. For one‚ his mother would probably kill him for even going

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    Gunther: A Short Story

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    “Lisa‚ come to talk with your old grandpa and his friend Gunther‚” said Nathan eagerly. Lisa was a twelve grader‚ and she loved history‚ that’s why Lisa appreciated the time she spend with her grandfather‚ a WWII veteran. “Sure‚ what are we going to talk about?” replied Lisa. “First of all‚ let me introduce you to my friend Gunther. He’s also a WWII veteran”- Said Nathan. “Really?! Did you fought as part of the U.S Army or the United Kingdom or maybe the French?” asked Lisa with eyes of expectation

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    Potato-Short Story

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    from cold and from fear. He knows‚ beyond a shadow of doubt‚ that if the guards find his hidden treasure‚ that’s it. His life is over. After all‚ he’s smuggling some contraband into his barracks. And what is this item‚ a treasure to him‚ and contraband to the Germans‚ימ’’ש ? What is this that’s worth his whole life? A potato. Not even a whole one‚ but half of a potato‚ smuggled out of the kitchen. He had risked his life‚ both by going there without permission‚ and by taking the potato. But it’s so

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