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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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    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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    The Elk Short Story

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    One day ‚ there was a huge elk wandering in the forest . He was looking for grass to graze on . The elk was tired of eating the same dry grass . So he decided to keep wondering until he found something fresh to eat .Eventually‚ he found a fruit tree . These fruits weren’t like any old fruit these fruit were very sweet‚ large and fresh . He decided that instead of eating the same old grass that every other animal ate‚ to eat these sweet fruits . Unfortunately ‚ for the elk a hunter and his family

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    Pukalani: A Short Story

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    It was a rainy day in Pukalani. I got home from a exhausting day at practice and my dad just finished showering. As I walked into his room I asked if I could talk to him about when he realized he wanted to go to college. My dad usually never talked about school especially High School. I guess he never thought i’d ask him about college because it wasn’t to long ago. “Sure why not”. We began talking about why he wanted to

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    Stimulus: A Short Story

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    Stimulus: Discoveries and discovering can offer new understandings and renewed perceptions of ourselves and others. Redemption "And if you fail to uphold your end of the deal‚ the consequences for you will be 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

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    Utopian Short Story

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    Kin stretched out the gaming poster and slotted one end into the stand‚ he took a look at the pile of posters he had and heaved a sigh. The work was much drearier than he thought and after spending three days in Hewat and hundreds of repetitions of the same activity Kin didn’t think it could get any worse but Kin knew he would rather be efficiently slotting posters all day than having to be the waste collector that removed radioactive liquid from heating cells. He sighed in relief as the meal bell

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    Oaks: A Short Story

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    It had all begun with four great oaks. Grown so close together that their branches could almost prick the others’ bark. Close enough for roots to intertwine and suck at the last droplet of water when the drought season came. And yet they had always stood together. As guardians of the forest. Every full moon‚ the sight of the looming oaks served to remind the clans of their past‚ and guide their present. That their battles were not ones of hate‚ but of comradery. But even such powerful icons could

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    Fired: A Short Story

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    It was a cold spring day in the big city of Valcester‚ Nevada when my boss called me up to his office. “You’re Fired.” So many thoughts were running through my head. “How could this happen” I pondered ‚ shaking‚ his words left the same feeling of silence after a bullet has just been shot. “What did I do wrong?” I couldn’t wrap his words around my head. “Kevin‚ did you hear me? You’re fired” my boss uttered without a sense of remorse “But boss! What did I do‚ I’ve solved many cases all through

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    Gavin's Short Story

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    The week before his big showcase‚ Gavin was at the park working hard to fine tune his game. He’d been dreaming about this moment for years‚ the day when he was leaving to play in the NBA’s annual rookie showcase game in New York. This park had become his home away from home‚ the clean air‚ without all the New York pollution bringing peace to his calculating mind. He loved the smell of the trees which reminded him of the pine smell of the forest near his house in New Jersey where he took long walks

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    A Stronger: A Short Story

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    ARE YOU CRYING‚ asked the Yeller with a look of anger and hate in his eyes. In all of the fear that Blur was feeling‚ she shook her head no as she had no other defense against this man other than the ability to deny what he was saying. It was so hard to not cry… WHY ARE YOU LYING TO ME?! NEVER LIE TO PEOPLE OF A HIGHER RANK! NEVER LIE TO ME OR ANYONE ELSE! I HOPE I AM UNDERSTOOD! BECAUSE YOU LIED‚ YOUR PUNISHMENT WILL BE FAR WORSE THAN WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE! The Yeller looked at the children

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