glimpses shared by our authors
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we lit the fireworks and as we stood there watching them burn i very well knew that I wasnt going to hear from him again for a very very long ... read more -
so she couldn't. I was forced to cook and clean for myself, my father, and Sky. I was basically a surrogate mother and wife at age nine. My mom divorced ... read more -
"What do you mean, a 'sense of entitlement?'" I asked with a confused frown. "I mean that you guys always come waltzing up, demanding information about where we're from, who ... read more -
Sky is waiting outside when I pull up, friends in tow. "Hey River," he starts, "can Ian come over?" I think about it for a while, before nodding my head. ... read more -
He sat quietly in class. Every now and then he glanced up at the teacher, but spent most of the 2 hour lecture emptily thinking about this and that. He ... read more -
Alex raised an eyebrow as he handed the currycomb to her. “Oh?” Elle was becoming a little more interesting every time he saw her. “I used to train them and ... read more -
Omnipotence, though very entertaining, didn't satiate me for long. I supposed it was a hallmark of my generation that we required so much stimulus and became so quickly bored of ... read more -
“will do boss. he said sarcastically. “ok hoss. i said. i hated when i was called boss. i’m not your boss bro, i’m merely another human hanging out in the ... read more -
"Honey," Mom said, "Go warm the car up. Kyle, Drake, and I will bring her downstairs," "Mom," I said, "I can walk," "No," she snapped, "You are not walking to ... read more -
"You will listen to him. He has been assigned to head this op. "A local?" there were some jeers and comments from the back of the room. "He has knowledge ... read more
