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    Mellie: A Short Story

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    To everyone’s surprise‚ Vargas is the winner. The camera pans to a shocked Mellie...Her face goes white‚ you can see the thoughts race through her mind. She clenches her hands and immediately suggests fraud or voter tampering; Mellie announces the race is far from over. Moments later‚ a panicking Olivia is in the corner curled up against the wall as Fitz walks up and attempts to console her. Olivia pulls herself together just in time to find a frantic Mellie ranting on about laws in counties and

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    Pangu: A Short Story

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    In the beginning there was darkness everywhere‚ and Chaos ruled.Within the darkness there formed an egg‚ and inside the egg the giant Pangu came into being. For aeons‚ safely inside the egg‚ Pangu slept and grew. When he had grown to gigantic size he stretched his huge limbs and in so doing broke the egg. The lighter parts of the egg floated upwards to form the heavens and the denser parts sank downwards‚ to become the earth. And so was formed earth and sky‚ Yin and Yang. Pangu saw what had happened

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    Rednecks: A Short Story

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    That summer afternoon‚ as I remember it‚ was doubtlessly a commemorable one. Breezy‚ yet humid. Bright yet shadowed by the monsters that the afternoon sun cast upon all things animate and inanimate. Even though my generation belongs to one of technology‚ I will always be gratified to be able to claim that my youth was still filled with sweaty foreheads and rusty old bikes. I was only twelve when my great adventure took place. Keelan and Matthew Daniel‚ known to many as the definition of rednecks

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    Nathanael: A Short Story

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    Prince Nathanael‚ accompany by his lovely betrothed and her family‚ sashay through the throng of people to his father and uncle. Kathrynne rises from her chair‚ spying on his every move. She eavesdrops on the conversation he is now having with members of the King’s council from the food table: “I hope this signifies my allegiance to you all‚” Nathanael speaks‚ “and when the time comes‚ you’ll demonstrate your loyalty to me.” “You’ll make a fine King‚” one says with the others agreeing. “You have

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    The Deagle: A Short Story

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    The Deagle “Can you hand me that mixture?” asked Dr. Scooter‚ the scientist that will hopefully save wildlife as we know it. She and her Assistant ‚Dr. Skippy‚ are trying to create a mixture to save animals from bullets. So to keep this a secret she has a secret lab deep‚ right underground. She is testing it on two animals that people hunt all the time. The deer‚ and eagle.”Sure.” said Dr. Skippy. Dr. Scooter mixed the two mixtures and tested it on a little hamster. The hamster just died on the

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    Unbroken: A Short Story

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    The first time I had my heartbroken‚ I was nine years old. Tears welled up in my eyes as the world I knew crumbled beneath my feet. I remember my cheeks wet with tears and uncontrollable sobs racking my little body. My mother held me close to her as I cried. I heaved my sorrows into her chest as she kept me safe in her arms. I remember the words barely escaping her lips; they were barely audible but every syllable felt like it cut my skin. “We are getting a divorce.” tumbles off her tongue

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    The Crash: A Short Story

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    The Crash “I can’t wait to get home” I thought. I was driving home from Kimball camping we were in the middle of nowhere in Ludington. I had been camping with them for three days and I was excited to get home well I was until I heard the news. When someone gets hurt‚ you want to be there for them. “Hey levi your dad got in a bike crash so he can’t pick you up Mr.Metcalf will pick you up.” Mrs.Kimball told me. “Okay thanks.” I replied ”He always gets in crashes” I whispered to Paul. But then I heard

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    Toughie: A Short Story

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    Toughie I used to have a husband‚ but now‚ I have a pain in my right thigh. As I rub in a deep-heating cream‚ I remember when I had a husband and our children were small. My husband brought home a tiny white kitten that was injured at a house party. His paw was crushed by a person sitting on a chair. I took the kitten reluctantly and nursed him back to good health. The kitten grew into a cat named Toughie‚ who loved us‚ his family‚ and was protective of us. We did not need a dog as we had a watch

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    Upon arriving it became obvious the night ahead of us would be long. I had not dilated at all‚ but my body was in labor. After some time‚ the doctor hooked me up to I.V. medication to speed up the process. I requested my epidural and the anesthesiologist came. After inserting the epidural‚ they informed my mother they would be back when they did the c-section on me. My mother did not tell me this until after the delivery. She knew I had prayed‚ and believed by faith I would deliver Micah naturally

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    Timmy: A Short Story

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    Timmy‚ was a very kind‚ and hardworking student‚ and he was humble. Tommy‚ was a spoiled and lazy student‚ and he was very conceited. A big test was coming up. Even though Timmy knew the topic the test was on‚ he still studied hard long hours. Tommy‚ on the other hand‚ didn’t pay attention in class‚ and copied other peoples’ homework‚ so he didn’t know the topic very well. Timmy studied every night before the test. Timmy would go home every day‚ finish all his homework‚ then would help make dinner

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