INTRODUCTION Amy Hempel is an American short story writer‚ journalist and contributing editor of The Alaska Quarterly Review. She had written four volumes of short stories which are entitled as: At the Gates of Animal Kingdom‚ Tumble Home‚ Reasons to Live and Dog of the Marriages. Amy Hempel was ranked among those American writers who secured an international literary stature. Her literary contributions are indeed highly significant. Her book The Collected Stories is considered as the best book by New
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“This is the first time in a while the gates will open‚” said Lord Aeron as he watched the woman approach the rippling image of monstrous towers—structures of glaring titans and prideful giants that pierced the skies. “I see a lot has changed‚ but they remain the same.” The woman‚ Seraphina‚ looked on with flash of apprehension. Her fingers curled around the weapon sheathed by her side as she reached out with her other hand and touched what felt like silk and water—the boundary that separated this
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Once there was a house in Oklahoma that had been abandoned for too long by the Chester’s‚ some people say it was haunted by their little girl named Susie who passed away on halloween night 13 years ago‚ nobody really knew what happened. There was a group of kids‚ Alex‚ Lilly‚ Jasmine‚ Roy‚ and Jonathan on Halloween night who were walking around the neighborhood. “I have a great idea‚ since ally lost the bet we should make her go into the Chester’s house‚” Alex said as he spun around‚ and all 5 of
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Within the brilliant river of light‚ a dark purple light flashed by. The countless beams within the river of light actually moved away by itself and allowed the purple light to pass through smoothly. At this moment‚ Mu Chen was within the purple light. His expression was filled with disbelief and shock. Ever since he had obtained the mysterious black paper‚ it had only displayed a miraculous power when the Nine Nether Bird attempted to seize his body. Since then‚ it had returned to its peaceful state
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Candy Land Once upon a time there lived a simple girl who lived a simple life. Her name was Elena brooks and she lived in a small town of Freeport‚ Kansas. Elena lived with her mom‚ Adriana and her dad‚ Chris. She was a star student and was on the tennis‚ track‚ and debate team for her school. One day Elena was walking to her house when she saw a guy from her school named Eliot‚ they talked for a while and he decided to invite Elena to a party he was having this evening before their school’s football
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INT. ATTIC-DAY The screen is black. After a pause of a few seconds‚ the a sliver of light appears in the distance. The ray of light grows and it turns out to be a attic door opening. A person’s head is seen silhouetted against the house behind them. A light is turned on and the attic is partially illuminated by a dim light bulb hanging from the ceiling. The person pulls himself completely into the attic. He carries a FLASHLIGHT and uses it to probe into the dark corners of the low‚ wooden room.
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Kaz Brekker didn’t need a reason. Those were the words whispered on the streets of Ketterdam‚ in the taverns and coffeehouses‚ in the dark and bleeding alleys of the pleasure district known as the Barrel. The boy they called Dirtyhands didn’t need a reason any more than he needed permission—to break a leg‚ sever an alliance‚ or change a man’s fortunes with the turn of a card. Of course they were wrong‚ Inej considered as she crossed the bridge over the black waters of the Beurscanal to the deserted
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140 EXT. FIRST LADY ACRES. LATER. 140 DOLLY along a row of reporters broadcasting live. REPORTER ONE It was supposed to be a quiet day of shopping for the queen of heartbreak... REPORTER TWO After tying a panty hose around her neck... REPORTER THREE Tammy’s description of her assailants has been vague‚ leaving some to wonder whether George Jones played some role in her abduction. 141 INT. FIRST LADY ACRES. TAMMY’S BEDROOM. SAME MOMENT. 141 Tammy recuperates in bed. Gwen (now 18) enters. Tammy rolls
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By Ella Ringel The Niagara falls wasn’t always a waterfall‚ I can tell you how it came to be. 500‚000‚000‚000‚000 year ago‚ before the dinosaurs there was something else living on earth‚ animals‚ including ones that we have now and millions more that we don’t have. The day was regular‚ except for in one place‚ there was a big cliff. That cliff was called the the death clif then‚ it was so tall that the animals never went near it after they found out how all it really was. Nobody ever went their
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Summers’ not over till the sun goes down. Trapped in waves that have tormented the minds of younger weary travelers’ since the begging of time‚ they sat pleasurably on the back of a shriveling tree. Click‚ click. Tap. Pause….. “Now that can’t be right.” Shifting through pages upon pages made fox-copper locks fall to Marie’s flushed complexion. She ran her fingers through her hair and she stared quite blankly into the pages in front of her‚ making her scrunched face again. She’s back at it with her
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