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    Silky Bob: A Short Story

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    Two weeks later Silky Bob was getting ready to be released from jail. Staring at the blank walls gave him ample time to think about the friendship he once had with Jimmy. Silky Bob stepped out the dingy jail cell and went to gather his belongings from warden. Silky Bob’s anger couldn’t be hidden‚ it could be seen all over his face‚ the way he walked‚ and the dark deep tone of his voice. He stepped out of the police station with one thing on his mind; find Jimmy. But where would he start? Silky Bob

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    On Sunday 07/03/16 at 0506 hours I was dispatched to a suspicious circumstance at 30313 118th Ave SE in the City of Auburn‚ King Co‚ WA. Dispatch advised the reporting person‚ Jeanette Boccamazzo‚ stated a window had shattered‚ and had a hole in it that appeared to be a bullet hole. I met Boccamazzo at her residence‚ which is the above address. Boccamazzo walked me to her bedroom on the southwest corner of the residence. Boccamazzo point to a patio door‚ which was on the southeast corner or the

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    Taco Man Short Story

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    On the corner of 8th and main there’s a man who sulkily shows up every day‚ rain or shine‚ with his taco stand. It was as if the man was a denizen of 8th street. Each day there is also a dog that languidly shows up‚ a cordial little pug to be exact. Each day the dog stands in front of the stand‚ just until the vulgar man chases him away and screams to him “never come back”. However it seems as though the dog is oblivious to the man’s words. Each day the dog still comes back‚ even if he was scrutinized

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    Rayer X Short Story

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    PLAYER X. START! Shattered tiles crunched beneath the soles of my shoes; the destruction of the ground was accompanied by the disheartening sign of fractured and partial columns haphazardly dotting the dreary landscape. Gaze surveying the remainder of what I considered the consequences of a ruined city‚ I noticed the emerging towers at the horizon. As far as my eyesight allowed me to view‚ decimated landmarks defaced the eerily silent entrance point. Other figures‚ many clad in a similar outfit

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    Prithviraj Cherukuri In the short story called “Optimists” written by Richard Ford‚ tells a story about Frank a fifteen-year-old boy who lives in Great Falls‚ Montana who learns how life can completely change in an instant. In the “Optimists” there are two major events that shape the story. Franks father Roy Brinson who works on the great northern railway see’s a homeless man die in front of him while at work. Another event is when Roy Brinson comes home and explains what happened to his wife

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    protagonist to help develop the story’s theme The theme of a story is not only a subject or topic of discourse‚ but also a specific quality‚ characteristic or concern about life and human nature. Theme is essential in fiction as it is the backbone of meaning in stories. Theme illustrates the main idea about life and human nature‚ and the existence of theme allows readers to better understand the author’s purpose. The short story”Identities’’by W.D. Valgardson is about a man who lives in

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    Cora Hart- Narrative Short Story- Working Draft There. Right over there. At locker number three hundred sixty eight. The new kid‚ awkwardly fidgeting with the dial. When the locker stubbornly refused to open‚ she gave an exasperated sigh and pulled a small slip of paper out of her mud-stained jeans. She squinted at it for a moment‚ then once again attempted the endeavor of opening the locker. This time‚ it swung open with a victorious click‚ and she crammed her bag‚ bursting at the seams with who

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    English essay on the short story” The Island” We all know the word Freedom‚ but do we truly know what it means? It’s a good word which explains: No commitments‚ no chains‚ no concerns and no insecurity. The Scottish short story ‘The Island’ is an expression for this freedom and to indulge you to something bigger than yourself. It could be God or in this case‚ it is the beautiful nature. This short story is published in 1992 and the author is unknown. The main character is Doris (last name unknown)

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    all the deaths and fatality of his stories‚ Edgar Allan Poe is a man of stories that are eerie and bizzare. Poe is best known for his dark and gothic fiction where it seemed very uncomfortable to read but yet pleasing to the reader. His themes in his stories would deal with death that would include physical signs‚ effects of decomposition‚ and premature burial. In the book Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing by Edgar V. Roberts‚ Poe ’s short stories are written. They are “The Cask of

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    Indian Camp: The Perfect Short Story In his analysis of Hemingway’s short stories‚ William Watson defines a perfect short story as one having a “fully developed character‚ a powerful drama whose resolution we fearfully anticipate‚ and a point of view that seems wholly natural and realistic.” In Indian Camp‚ Hemingway uses several motifs in order to delineate the maturation of Nick and the conflict between the father and son with a convincing tone. Specifically‚ the contrasts between light and

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