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    Oaks: A Short Story

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    prey. She spotted a rabbit sniffing at a small patch of grass. Dropping into a crouch‚ she carefully slide herself towards it‚ careful not to make any noise‚ or allow her scent to reach its senses. Her eyes briefly shifted towards a tree stump. The mark of the ShadowClan border. Part of her knew better than to hunt so close to the boundary‚ but she didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to catch a day’s meal in one

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    The Myriads: A Short Story

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    Loss is often sudden and painful‚ like a kick to the gut‚ but the pain eventually fades leaving you with only a memory of the past. Sometimes‚ though‚ it is not a kick. It is a rusty razor gash that opens up your belly leaving you desperately trying to stuff slippery innards back into a yawning wound. Even when it heals there remains a jagged scar and a dull ache as lingering reminders of what has been lost. I once counted Professor Gregor Szaranev as a close friend. I suppose I still do even though

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    Short Story Ambush

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    an enemy and did not hate him but went ahead to kill him with a grenade. If somebody is not an enemy then he should be a friend‚ if it was not a matter of life and death why kill him? We are forced by the laws we obey to disobey our own will. The story “Ambush” tells us about a soldier in war who never wanted to kill but did it anyway because he was obliged to do so. “There were no thoughts about

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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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    then I got to the desert! After that‚ I paddled south down Lake Havasu‚ which is pretty huge and amazing.” Alex paused for a minute. Actually‚ he went through the Yuma Proving Ground which is highly restricted by the U.S. Army‚ but if he continue his story‚ the authorities would know that he was trespassing. Alex decided to skip this part of the journey. “But one day‚ the canoe crashed and unfortunately‚ I barely lost the control of the canoe. I was so busy saving myself that I didn’t realize that I

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    Tacos Short Story

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    this was going on‚ the 3 travelers had stolen all the tacos while everybody was distracted. It was the next morning before anybody noticed that all 500 tacos were gone. Many people wondered how 3 people could carry 500 tacos. But the moral of this story is. Never under estimate the will of 3 men. Who really. Really like

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    Ripaibodon charged and grabbed Blue. She called for help. Out of nowhere an adult Tyrannosaurus rex came running out of the forest. It bit down on the Ripaibodon’s already injured head. The Ripaibodon snarled and twisted around out of the grasp of the short armed T Rex. Twenty nine more

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    Kanye: A Short Story

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    “Kanye died‚ unfortunately. Then Carl feels determined to find out what happened to him and begin his adventure into the most strangest of places around the world. But‚ you know‚ when you aim to create a viral clip...”‚ explained Jack. “Rather a short movie”‚ James added. “Yeah well‚ either way‚ when you do this kind of thing you are basically forced to add some plot twists to gather attention. I presume many of you predicted Kanye to be the main character in this‚ don’t you?” he continued whilst

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    Short English Story

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    sounds like. Here i am writing in this diary‚ letting all my emotions and expressions out‚ it was the only thing i ever told my story to. I cut every night‚ my blood gushes out like a tap all over my clothes. I feel so depressed‚ rejected‚ betrayed i just wish my life was over‚ and tonight i will end it‚ im going to sleep and never wake up. Im going to write my story and i wish god will forgive me.. It was a friday night‚ usually on friday nights all family members would have to stay home‚ thats

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    Review of Short Story

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    Lady of Letters’ in 1987. It is a dramatic monologue from the ’Talking heads’ collection and was written for Patricia Routledge. This satirical tragic-comedy is about a middle aged woman called Irene Ruddock who writes letters of criticism and the short period in her life when her letter writing is most malicious and trouble making. She is judgemental and likes to look down on people‚ as if she is better than everyone‚ when really she isn’t. Her mixed up life leads us away from the irony near the

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