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    Mccarthy: A Short Story

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    It was a quiet Monday morning‚ I was getting ready for another day at school. I had walked downstairs to hear Mother and Father talking about something that I didn’t understand. They were talking about something with the African American students. I never really understood why we all didn’t go to the same school‚ they’re just like us. I had finally gotten to school‚ i was a little late but Mrs. McCarthy didn’t care. She was a close friend of my Mother and Father’s. I was going to take a seat but

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    Bivouac night sky ensnares him under a bleached moon. The pitter patter of his steps quickens as he sprints down the street. Trepidation takes him by the throat‚ filling him with shame and regret and a stagnant knell. I thought I could hear the night making noise‚ the whispering and uttering of incessant static coming from nowhere and everywhere at once. The constant‚ inescapable enigma that drapes him and everything he’s ever lived through: it’s nimbostratus veiling his heart. He can’t see through

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    Short Story: Goblins

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    “That’s that.” Kyle pushed aside a petri dish‚ and shut off the light on the microscope. “What are you doing tonight? You think we could work on the lab report together?” John asked Kyle. Kyle smiled. “Actually‚ I’m going out with Mom. We’re going to see Goblins.” When John rolled his eyes and continued shoving his books in his backpack and did not say anything‚ Kyle continued mischievously‚ “You wanna come?” John sighed. “‘Whatever is pure‚ whatever is lovely‚ whatever—’” “O.K.‚ O.K. I get it;

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    Ikusegh A Short Story

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    Deaf to the thunderous roars and screaming outside‚ Ikuseghan ran towards Itohan and helped her up. “Com’on‚ stop bleeding‚ just stop bleeding.” Ikuseghan was trying to wrap the injury with along piece of cloth but the blood kept gushing out. “It’s ok‚ I knew something like this would happen. I’m glad I at least died protecting you.” Itohan whispered softly. “No don’t say that. You’re gonna live‚ then we’re gonna get out of the wretched place.” With tears rolling down his face‚ Ikuseghan reassured

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    Ecstasy: A Short Story

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    Oz used to have a problem with putting liquid ecstasy into children’s drinks. He used to work in the custodial department at a school. During the lower school lunch hour his job was to set out the milk for all the children. Every carton of milk he put out‚ he would put a teaspoon of liquid ecstasy into it. These were little kids‚ so no one would ever notice if they were acting out of the ordinary. Two months later his friend Tido went to his house. Tido: Hey man what you been up to? Oz: Great

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    Drinking: A Short Story

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    PARTY "Oh my god‚ I am so drunk"‚ I hear someone shout out above the crowd. I stop for a second and think to myself. "Wait a second‚ why am I drinking?" my friend comes up and hands me a beer and says‚ "Hey wimp drink up!" So I figure‚ hey why not. Two o’clock roles around and I am feeling like I drank myself stupid‚ which I have. All of a sudden I realize I have my dad’s truck‚ and he needs it in about three hours. So little time‚ what am I going to do? Here are some easy steps to sober up quickly

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    Badlands: A Short Story

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    luke was angered and frustrated with the girl’s disappearance‚ and decided that it was time for him to seriously take the matters into his own hands. he pulled his laptop out of its bag‚ and began to do his own research on badlands. badlands articles luke’s eyes scanned the search page‚ and clicked on the first link. make 2015 the year you visit badlands! plan your trip here! luke played with his lip ring‚ and wondered if this would be the site to help him learn about badlands. he decided

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    Rudy: A Short Story

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    Rudy hated to go home with his left ear bleeding and his right eye almost closed. He is a 12 year old kid that is bullied at Middleton Middle School. Rudy opened the door to see his dog‚ Shepherd‚ stare at him with a gaze stronger than the sun. Rudy went through the door to find himself in a old‚ moldy house with the wallpaper peeling off like a banana. He walked over to the phone that had a voicemail on it‚ Rudy listened very closely as the speaker was muffled up with grime. All Rudy could hear

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    Omeone: A Short Story

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    Though everyone dreams of riding off into the sunset in a convertible and throwing caution in the wind‚ you can only be James Dean for so long. The truth is that behaving responsibly adds meaning to our lives and allows us to develop character‚ forge meaningful relationships‚ and get ahead in the work world. Remember that pet turtle who died because you forgot to feed him? Let’s not let that happen again. If you want to learn how to be responsible‚ just follow along. omeone is hesitant to

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    Short Stories for Kids

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    The Thirsty Crow Once a crow was feeling very thirsty. He looked for water here and there. At last he saw a pot of water. But there was very little water in the pot. The crow thought of a plan. He picked up small stones one by one and put them into the pot. Water came up… The crow drank the water feeling very happy. The Crow and the Fox Once a fox was feeling very hungry. He looked for food here and there. At last he saw a crow sitting on a tree. The crow was eating a loaf of bread. The fox

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