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    Tamaulipas: A Short Story

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    My life begins here in Brownsville‚ Texas. However‚ I was only there from the beginning when I was a newborn before going back to Matamoros‚ Tamaulipas where my family had their own house. My mom wanted to have me in the U.S. because people had told her that there were far more opportunities over here. Technically‚ these two cities have become my two homes. I do miss Matamoros‚ Tamaulipas because that’s where I spend most of my childhood until I was seven years old. Then we had to return back to

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    Gothic short stories

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    shroud. Tulips‚ protruding like withered stakes from the ground‚ lined the pathway‚ and I could smell their sickly-sweet odor as I approached the mausoleum‚ looming above me like a forbidding monument to the feeble moon above. “Rachel!” I cried out‚ my voice shattering the silence but failing to carry‚ swallowed as it was by the thick mist that was rolling in. Though I was certainly afraid of what dark powers might be lurking‚ hidden in the threatening mist‚ I was more afraid of what might happen

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    Short Story: Nirvana

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    I seen your best buddy on my way home today. Smoking right on the corner over there‚ and you better not be apart of that." She tried sound stern‚ but not even she could take herself seriously. "I smoke daily‚ ma. What are you gonna do about it?" Was he joking or being serious?

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    Rattlesnake Short Story

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    I had packed plenty of water‚ water‚ water‚ and even more water. I had snacks. I had lots of sunscreen on‚ and lots of sunscreen in my backpack‚ although there’s only so much sunscreen can do. I had anxiety about a couple of things. One of those things was my fear of snakes‚ and the other was my fear of heights. I had a fear of falling. I brushed my teeth‚ put my football themed pajama bottoms on and went to bed. It was early. It was too early to be going to bed‚ and it took me awhile to fall asleep

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    Beowulf: A Short Story

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    For the sake of anonymity I’ll keep some names private‚ and call myself Beowulf. My story happened around two years ago‚ I was 26 years old when my family and I had noticed that my grandmother was starting to forget our names‚ couldn’t recall certain events‚ and at times seemed in a daze and lost from her state of mind‚ completely forgetting where she was in that moment. This was followed by her stumbling around the house and falling a few times. One time it got to the point where she fell down

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    Belonging - Short Story

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    Short Story Screaming in pain‚ Rebecca was about to give birth to her first baby. She was forced to have a homebirth as there were no hospitals around for miles. Her shrieks of pain had woken everyone in the neighbourhood‚ many came up to the house to get a glimpse of the situation. One of Rebecca’s friends‚ Rick‚ had rushed into the house in a matter of minutes after he heard the screaming. Rick stayed with Rebecca for several hours that followed to comfort her as best he could. His best attempts

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    The Odyssey: A Short Story

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    Odysseus and his tired men land upon a barren island‚ surrounded by crystal waters. They anchored their ship and shuffled off‚ in weary silence. The island was only a raised chunk of smooth white rock‚ with an igloo shaped cave. “We have learned our lesson with Polyphemus‚ we must stay clear of that cave.” Shouted Odysseus. Some men agreed with him‚ but others muttered in disagreement. They group decided to settle down for the night‚ as they longed to sleep on solid land once again‚ even for just

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    Scary Short Story

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    Scary Story “Come you have to see this!” screamed Doobie. “What is it?” asked Kavid. “I really don’t know. Never mind. Forget about it. Do you ever feel that something bad is about to happen to us?” “No not really.” The Island of Nesis had many mysterious things about it and on it. Nobody ever knew about it since it was far out in the ocean. On the island‚ a house stood. Some said that the doors had blood dripping off of it. Others told that the bathtub flowed with blood once. One person exclaimed

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    Pearls: A Short Story

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    kills all customer service jobs‚ she has no car therefore no mobility so it needs to be a job nearby‚ overall this video made me angry‚ not only at those ungrateful kids but also at myself. I take so many things for granted‚ I have learned how to base my life in material stuff‚ and meaningless things that once I die will not take with me. It is once we have already lost something when we actually start realizing how much it was worth. If only Tammy’s children would realize how important she really is

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    It was one of the more curious things about Humanity‚ our reluctance to allow others see us cry. It could be said that it was a form of defense‚ of never letting one know your weakness‚ and perhaps there was some truth to that. After all‚ hadn’t Humanity kept the Deadly Races at bay for a time by pretending to be strong? That day‚ however‚ Intrepidus was not able to hide his weakness by refusing to go home a mess. There was a shadow he had failed to realize did not have a place in this cavern any

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