glimpses shared by our authors
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Chapter 1 The sun beat down on my back as i walked along the foul, woebegotten road. The weight of my backpack created an ever prickling pain in my shoulders. ... read more -
The alarm on Chloe's nightstand rang shrilly, startling her from her sleep. Her hand flew out from under the covers and slammed on the snooze button, shutting up the blaring ... read more -
today I called luci. maybe that was a mistake, but at the time it made sense. if she was with me, I would have someone to talk to; if she ... read more -
I'm waking from a dream. Consciousness is tearing at the corners of my eyes, violently criss-crossed and red and burning. A voice is screaming in my head. "Wake up." It ... read more -
Let's sit back and stare as the world passes us by and we all are stuck in this rut of trying to find ourselves. The sky will fade to gray ... read more -
My friend's birthday is tomorrow. My friend lives 2607 miles away. My friend is the only person I trust at the moment. My friend writes nice poems. My friend loves ... read more -
The first time they buried my father I was seven years old, and new to this business of death and burial. The next time they buried him I wasn't so ... read more -
Elaine Rosaline Porter began every day in the same manner: awake to her alarm clock at eight-o-clock in the morning, swipe a novel off the shelf, and scurry out the ... read more -
Chuckling, I took a deep breath and opened the rest of the door. I exhaled and gazed at our "backyard". Really, no one had a backyard quite as beautiful or ... read more -
-ut load of trouble on a regular basis. If it weren't for this peculiar talent, Alta would probably have been shunted from the group long ago. Despite his silver tongue ... read more
