glimpses shared by our authors
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The senior manager of the bank was an intimidating man, brawny with wide shoulders, thick salt and peppery hair and light blue eyes that were completely devoid of any warmth. ... read more -
They stood silent for a moment before Amanda motioned to the cash stationed on the counter. Flustered, she headed toward the doorway, unable to bear the awkwardness of this final ... read more -
Suffice it to say, the pie did not obtain its intended effect. The man retained his life. Mere edible items were not sufficient cause for a preconceived murderous effect. The ... read more -
11/20/2010 Saturday Today is Saturday, so I don't have work and don't have worry about the alarm clock and don't have to wake up early too. I woke up around ... read more -
What emerged from the ether was a wiry young man, pawing with large mitts at forearms covered in flour, creating a cloud of white powder that gave his entrance an ... read more -
I'll admit, I looked down her shirt that first day, and a couple of days since. But it's not my fault I'm an adolescent. Anyway, it was perfection defined there ... read more -
Cathleen lay face down on her bed, her delicate features lost somewhere in her pillows under the mountains of hair. "Cathleen baby," her mother sat on the bed and gently ... read more -
"What's your favorite type of porn? Wait - I think I can guess." She gives me a look - analyzes my current facial construction for anything that might give away ... read more -
"Where do I stand", he wondered sitting alone in an empty office. Lost in thoughts of a happier, and much more stable past, he wondered how things could have been ... read more -
Trevor was seated next to the broken remnants of the vacuum, clouds of dust floating onto his shoulders as he curled his knees to his chest. Veronica watched silently from ... read more
