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    The graveyard was dark and shadowed; tulips lined the cobblestone pathway that led to the mausoleum‚ looming darkly against the feeble moon. I strode through the graveyard‚ glancing nervously around at the shadows that lay thick upon the graves like a 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

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    Juggle: A Short Story

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    I believe that if I set my mind to something I can do it. Anyone can do this. Just setting your mind to something and going through with the comment to that‚ you can do anything. My story starts out with how I learned how to Juggle. Friday night it was 4th Friday for businesses downtown. My store which is The Red Peppermint had a juggler come to help bring in customers. We were slammed! Thanks Mr. Juggler! When he was there he asked us if we knew how to juggle. All three of us said “no”. So he

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    Eric's Short Story

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    more than naive teenagers growing up in Brooklyn; but even so‚ she had always been Theo’s girlfriend and there were some lines that weren’t to be crossed. After all‚ Eric was Theo’s best friend and therefore Madison was and always would be off limits. Nevertheless‚ these nettlesome feelings had followed Eric into adulthood and throughout the years‚ he continued to hide his feelings‚ with of course‚ a few minor slip-ups. He was perhaps too protective of her‚ or maybe too quick to rush to her side‚ and

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    Stimulus: A Short Story

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    apocalyptic‚" Niklaus slammed the phone down onto the table after he had finished threatening whoever was on the other side of the line. "You’re not a people person are you‚ Niklaus?" Elijah‚ Niklaus’ brother sarcastically asked as he made his way through the door of the home they shared. "Elijah! What an entirely unwelcome surprise‚" Niklaus smirked‚ leaning back into his seat‚ staring at his older brother who had now returned home after a month long business trip. "And what an entirely unsurprising

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    Rattlesnake Short Story

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    ‘twas the night before hike-mas. I had begrudgingly agreed to go to bed before 10‚ even though I insisted that I could stay up later and still be okay in the morning. I was all packed. 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

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    Faux: A Short Story

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    the first grade; I’m a senior now. After 11 years of friendship‚ we now walk the halls pretending not to know each other when one sees the other. 11 years wasted on people who covered up or faked who they were all along. New to the district and to my elementary school‚ I shuffled my way to class with my eyes fixated on the floor below me. My father held my hand and as we reached my first grade classroom‚ he gave it a little squeeze. I had told my dad

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    Kelsy: A Short Story

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    One sunny Saturday‚ there were four girls named Kelsy‚ Lily‚ Anna‚ and Arianna. Kelsy was Rainbow Girl. Lily was Environmental Girl. Anna worked at a salon. Arianne was nature girl. They were all seventeen years old and had been best friends since kindergarten. On Canada Day‚ their boss gave them a ticket to Canada’s Wonderland. Lily called everyone to the clubhouse. When everyone got there‚ they had a meeting about what time and day they should go on. “What if we go tomorrow?” exclaimed Anna. “Sure

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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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    Paid: A Short Story

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    My six year old self was wearing a pink velvet hello kitty long sleeve shirt and jeans that had embroidered sparkles and butterfly designs. Obviously I was dressed to impress. After visiting with my parents for a couple weeks I was about to spend my first night with my new family. My mom is a petite Asian women but despite her small frame she is exerts confidence and has a Type A personality while my dad is a big white guy who is kind and is perfect for my mom because he is Type B personality. Upon

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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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