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    Gizmo: A Short Story

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    Do you have a Puppy? I do and his name is Gizmo. Getting Gizmo is one of the best things that ever happened to me. Here’s how it happened. It was near my birthday when I asked my parents if I could get a dog. Sadly‚ they said I wasn’t ready for a dog because I couldn’t take care of it. I was distraught because I had wanted a dog for as long could remember. A few days passed‚ and I had finally gotten over not getting a dog. I was chilling at my house watching tv‚ bored as ever ‚ until my mom came

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    Headfirst: A Short Story

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    I’ve got to stop relating you to songs‚ And pictures that I see‚ graffiti on the wall. Although‚ you are a story and a scene that I fall into Headfirst‚ at the speed of light‚ even in the dark. There were no sirens or signs or warnings that my love would go unrequited‚ Just a lie on your tongue and a dance hidden in your eye. You wept on me and faded into the darkness And I was left to watch you go then cry. And all the while I was trying not to get stuck on you. With your cupid’s bow

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    Everything began on that gloomy Sunday afternoon. I remember all the little details about that day like it was yesterday. I was late to my part-time job at The Alienator‚ a small‚ alien themed fast food joint on the corner of 2nd and Main Street. With coffee stains on my shirt‚ my hair a ruffled mess and my shoes on the wrong feet‚ I sprinted down the sidewalk‚ rushing to work. Breathing heavily‚ I was so focused on dodging and slipping past people‚ that I didn’t realize what was happening to my

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    The CIA: A Short Story

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    brought me down to my knees. I was helpless; I had lost my word on protection. I couldn’t protect myself‚ how could I protect the one I loved. Maybe that’s just a sacrifice you need to make when you join the CIA. As a high post agent‚ I had made enemies after I caught a drug mafia leader‚ Fawad Asdar and had stopped one of his major cartel transactions with an international drug dealer. I wasn’t sure how many people were aware I had taken Fawad Asdar in my custody‚ all I was told that I had to go off

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    Cooper's Short Story

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    with himself. "You don’t live on campus." "Right. We don’t both live on campus‚ so it’s long distance." Cooper rolls his eyes. "You two are both helpless. So‚ you’re at the off-Broadway production...." "Yes." Kurt tries to remember what made-up story he’s telling. "So‚ I had just come out with the rest of the cast at the back of the theater‚ and Blaine thrusts his playbill at me and asks for my autograph. I told him…that…I wasn’t anybody and he didn’t really want my picture. I mean autograph."

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    The Deafer: A Short Story

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    The surfer There was a boy who didn’t believe he had the capacity to be the world’s greatest surfer. One day he was watching videos on how people became successful and they said that you had to believe to succeed and so he did. Then with hard work‚ dedication‚ and believe he became what he wanted to be. The hot sun is out. He hears waves crashing into each other outside‚ seagulls cawing and people enjoying the view. He steps one foot outside touching the warmth of sand. He can smell the fresh

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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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    I don’t think I liked any of the chapters but of course the one that drew the most attention to me was number 4. Nobody choses to be born in a rich family and trust me nobody choses to be born a poor family. It’s all based on pure luck. It is such a shame that Tammy has such little support from her own family‚ society has created useless labels that we seem to must have‚ in order to live a decent life. Why is Tammy’s son so ashamed of their humble home? Why is he ashamed of how Tammy dresses? Because

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    Cortanooth: A Short Story

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    could only have one meal a day. Mystic always carried his father’s pocket knife‚ who was tomato picker‚ as a weapon he once used on an angry cat. After snacking on the manala‚ he head home to his cot. While laying down‚ Mystic began to feel confident in himself‚ a feeling has not felt in a long time. The following day at school‚ his teacher kept him after class to discuss a college interested in offering him a scholarship. A free ride at that! Mystic was thrilled and returned home boasting to his family

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    Dante's Short Story

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    brothers from his gang. They also have over 15 native Dominican animals in their 1000 square foot home‚ all of which are endangered species. “Hey man” said Monty. Monty has been Dante’s best friend since they were five and although He is just two years older than Dante‚ he respects and looks up to Monty like the father he never had. “We gotta get outa here‚ continued Monty‚ “We can’t keep livin like this. Guys are being Killed like flies here‚ and we could be next!” Dante paused for a second. His

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