The words flow slowly at first‚ hesitant‚ struggling to take form. Like condensed cloud clusters‚ fragments of information around which I can build a plot‚ or a character‚ rotate slowly around in my head. As an idea for a story takes shape‚ the thoughts begin to swirl faster‚ spinning faster and faster‚ gaining momentum and speed. As I pick up my pencil I am a hurricane when I write‚ the words spewing forth onto the paper‚ accelerating with unexpected intensity. But such intensity is impossible to
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A few seconds passed before the subject came out of the door. Those seconds felt like hours for the audience members in the amphitheater and felt like years for the man whose fate rested upon the subject‚ which was about to appear before him. The gaping black hole that filled the room behind the door smelled of tiger blood but that was no indication of which subject harbored the room. The audience remained completely silent‚ except for a few children’s muffled cries as their parents put their hands
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Nicky and Liam Adventures: The GRUDDZ COPYRIGHT PAGE Nicky and Liam Adventures: The GRUDDZ Michelle Nash Du Plessis Dedication To my daughter‚ Kaylee‚ who inspires me every day. My father‚ Barry‚ and my precious baby boys up in heaven. Love you always! ‘RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN AND DON’T LOOK BACK!’ Nicky yelled to his brother as they raced through the forest. They were being chased by a group of gruddz. Gruddz are mean‚ hairy‚ snarly creatures with great big teeth and giant scary
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“You have Lupus‚” my Rheumatologist said. I left the doctor’s office heartbroken by the idea of knowing that this revelation of this disease would keep me from swimming in upcoming competitions. Being diagnosed with Lupus meant I would never be able to swim ever again due to extreme photosensitivity that could lead to rashes and internal organ damage. I was always known as the girl that would swim so frequently that everyone joked that my personal perfume was chlorine. Swimming was the one thing
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“Sedra‚ if you do not hurry up‚ I will not wait for you.” Mire bawled incessantly‚ sulking her wrinkles deeper into her face. The tired eyes that Mire wears has longed for rest for many months. Her overgrown‚ scruffy look represents her character‚ being generally uneasy to everyone around her. The acrid curses that followed only led me to tear more‚ but the bittersweet aftertaste of each tear soothed the pain in my wound. Slowly it recovered and the bleeding had stopped‚ casting the last tear into
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The calendar on my desk is outrageously full. No‚ I don’t religiously watch “Game of Thrones” with every Sunday marked like some sort of federal holiday‚ nor am I a Cardinals baseball super-fan‚ faithfully attending every game. My calendar’s overtaken by the numerous clubs and activities I’m a part of‚ each with a lesson to teach. I started volleyball at eight-years-old and can’t imagine my life without it. Volleyball has taught me to always be passionate about what I’m doing; if I’m willing to launch
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One day we got orders to storm a French position. We got in and my comrades fell right and left of me‚ but then I was confronted by a French Corporal. He with his bayonet at the ready and I with my bayonet at the ready. For a moment I felt the fear of death and in a fraction of a second I realised that he was after my life exactly as I was after his. I was quicker than he was. I tossed his rifle away and I ran my bayonet through his chest He fell‚ put his hand on the place were I had hit him and
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Scene IV Patricia is zipping up her suitcase. She is presentable‚ well-dressed‚ and in orbit. It is morning‚ sunshine enters through the window. The room’s temperature feels cool and comfortable to be in. The beds are unmade‚ proof that housekeeping has not knocked on their door yet. Patricia: In a high voice‚ so that Hernan can hear from the distance. Are you ready? Hernan: He responds from the distance‚ coming from the bathroom‚ in a high voice too. Almost. He exists the bathroom with his hair
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A small country named Freedonia is in dire need of help. An extremely wealthy woman named Mrs. Teasdale comes to the rescue and agrees to bail Freedonia out of bankruptcy as long as they make Rufus Firefly their leader. It turns out that Firefly makes a terrible leader and is even quoted as telling the citizens of Freedonia that they think their country is doing badly now‚ they should just wit until he gets through with it Reduces work hours by shortening lunch hours. He continues his “leadership”
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The village was a cluster of wigwams around the shore of lake overlooked on both sides by bluffs. The sun was still hidden below the horizon when we arrived. I could hear the waves and feel the cold spray from the water as we entered the wigwam. An oil lamp shone on a woman kneeling by the head of a baby boy who laid on a rabbit skin. The baby cried as the woman placed a piece of damp rabbit fur on his forehead. My father spoke to me in a low voice. “It’s the fever.” He opened his medicine bag and
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