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£18000.

9 stories · started over 15 years ago
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Big Numbers

He could not even translate it. It was what one might call a specific knowledge, the fact that he did not understand ...

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Conscience

£18,000. That is what the twisted gold wire bracelet was worth to me. Commonly known as a torc. Iron age. It was easy...

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All it would take.

£18000. That's all it would take. But it was more than Charles had, that was certain. He gazed in wonder at that glos...

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The pistol was cocked, ready to go.

12 stories · started over 15 years ago
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Highwayman

The pistol was cocked, ready to go. Aiming at the highway man was easy, pulling the trigger was the problem. I couldn...

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Pull the Trigger

The pistol was cocked, ready to go. “Your turn” she said, as my hands trembled in fear. Why was I here? Who was she? ...

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Denny's

The pistol was cocked, ready to go. I was going to show him. I was angry, no, furious. He cut me off! In this city, t...

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The daring were punished.

13 stories · started about 15 years ago
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The daring were punished. Oh, how they were punished. For their transgression of assumption: public mockery. For thei...

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The daring were punished. It seemed almost contradictory, but that was how They wanted it. Ever since the capital-t-...

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Elusive Dream

"What are you laughing about Jes?", inquired Sally. "I just had the most wonderful dream", replied Jes. "Can you ...

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5 stories · started almost 16 years ago
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A Walk

I step back and look. It seems complete. Ms. Johnson comes over and looks at it. She barely glances before saying, "...

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Staring at a New Reflection

He stared at his reflection in the water for a long moment. He studied his eyes (the same dark brown that they had al...

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Rainbow World

The world was so close to perfect, he hated having to point out the flaws to the designer. It was his least favorite ...

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13 stories · started almost 16 years ago
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Heartbeat

Beatirix shuddered as a cold wind whipped across the stage, and she clasped her hat tightly to her head. Stage fright...

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The Teleporter, Part 2

"Hello?" There was nothing on the other end of the line but silence. "Hey, can you here me? Is anyone there?" Martin ...

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the dress

me and my sister have always been fighting. scince the day we could walk we always fought untill now. we were walking...

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18 stories · started almost 16 years ago
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sea

Drowning in the sea. That was the trick of it. To be seen to swoon, to fall to the bottom. The pretend to expire. It ...

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sea

Drowning in the sea. That was the trick of it. To be seen to swoon, to fall to the bottom. The pretend to expire. It ...

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Tide

Marjorie was drowning. She felt the pull of the water on her legs and the icy shock in her heart. She hadn't even fe...

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3 stories · started almost 16 years ago
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Ready or not, here I come

I walked along the flat stones that made up the busy road and let the bustling crowds swallow me whole. My heart poun...

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Trick of the Light

Walking towards the light, the people wondered if they would be provided clothes or would they have to keep walking i...

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The Climax

Gavin was gloating. "Enjoy your final moments, Kevin ... maybe use them to wonder how I found you. Good-bye ..." He ...

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6 stories · started over 12 years ago
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Growing Potential

The young woman stood in the garden, clutching a bunch of dead flowers. "This place needs a LOT of work," she thoug...

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My dad and I

I've love photography ever since my father got me into it a few years ago. It would be hard to fill in his shoes. Aft...

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Marriage

I clutched onto the flowers. Today was the day. I am only 19 but I am getting married right now. My father was a rich...

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There was blood on my pillow.

15 stories · started about 15 years ago
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That all wrapped up nicely

"there was blood on my pillow and a noose in my heart" These country singers were getting downright moros, good thou...

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Blood On My Pillow.

There was blood on my pillow. It's 6 a.m. and there is blood on my pillow. I started to try and remember what happene...

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Terror In Their Midst

Whitechapel 1888. There was blood on my pillow again this morning when I awoke. My landlady has already been asking ...

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8 stories · started almost 16 years ago
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Bug dead

Once upon a time there was a bug who wanted to live on my finger. I called the little fella over and asked him to sta...

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The swarm

It was a swarm. They were trying to get in. Surrounding the house. I was running frantically throughout the house, ma...

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The Flying Bug

He didn't know what to say. No one did. It had never landed on anyone's finger before. The fabled winged bug, unlike ...

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