
Words In The Dark
Ever since I was small I've had a fascination with old things, buildings specifically. Something about things that rot and decay is beautiful to me, I don't really know why. As a kid Iâd get into ...
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Working at a Cemetery Is a Unique Experience
So I work at a cemetery. Pinelawn Memorial Park to be exact. My family has owned it for nearly five generations, and Iâve been working there since I was 12 (officially since I was 15). Cemeteries, I know, ...
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World Of Winona
Winona Worlds was the girl everyone wanted to be. She had it all. Fantastic grades, excellent painting skills, great looks, popularity, and the most loving boyfriend one can have. Girls and boys envied her equally. Everyday, ...
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World’s Best School Psychologist
When I was twelve, I came to the conclusion that everyone in the world, including my own family, was against me. I was never a problem child, but my parents sure treated me like one. For ...
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Worlds Without Heroes
*Static* âŠIs it⊠*Crackle* NoâŠjust turn itâŠtha- *Static* *Pop* KJ: Hello? *tap tap* Hello? There we go. Okay, starting now. My name is Katie Johns, and the following testimony from Andrew Kirby is being recorded in ...
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Worried Parent
Right now, Iâm sitting up in my bed. Itâs late at night and the only light is the screen of my laptop. Iâm sure itâs illuminating my face quite nicely. I just hope my poker face ...
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Would You Like to Feed the Birds?
I had always loved this one cemetery ever since I was a little girl. Not only were the grounds beautiful, but the cemetery itself was absolutely massive. I always imagined it as a fantasy world, or ...
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Wrapped in Ribbon
Itâs a simple tradition: for every night you receive a gift throughout the week of the fall equinox, you must leave a wildflower in exchange. This is what my sister, Kate, told me when I came ...
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Writer’s Blank
[Autosaved 16/3/10 10:45 PM] Iâm now speaking...Iâm now seeing words appear on the screen...There are still words on the screen, which bodes well for me. Okay itâs been a full two minutes and the words are ...
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Writer’s Block
The furious scribblings of an aspiring writer can be heard throughout the almost vacant library. A lone entity, in a blissful state of ink to paper, processes a masterpiece. James was dying to finalize his thought, ...
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Writerâs Block
âDid you get my story written?â Christie asked as she came through the front door just after two. Normally she wouldnât be home for another couple of hours but apparently the schools had let out early ...
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Written in the Stars
"Cheryl! That's great news. I didn't even know you were psychic!" exclaimed Marian, her face alight with excitement. "I'm not psychic, Marian." âOh, of course not. That was silly of me. You can just read the ...
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Yeah, So Quit Asking
A homeless man is sitting on a park bench. You are jogging. As you jog up to him, he holds his hand out and asks for change, you jog on past, pretending that you can't hear ...
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Yellow Ledbetter
The land beyond the bridge had been in my family for generations, forty-four acres of farmland. Â My father was as rooted to it as the oak tree in our front yard. Although he was sympathetic to ...
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Yellow Rain Fever
Dear Survivor- If you're reading this, I'm probably dead. It's for the best. You see, about four or five days ago, a storm rolled in. Now, this in and of itself isn't anything strange. The clouds ...
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Ymir’s Get
The first sign of trouble had been the night before it started in earnest. Â Sarah had been talking to Rebecca, thatâs her sister, even though it had gotten rather late. Â Erica was camped out in Billyâs ...
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Yo, Dude, Do You Own a Dog?
âYo, dude,â Brewster said, looking out the glass doors at the back of my kitchen. He pushed back his baseball cap and scratched his head. ââŠDo you own a dog?â I looked up from my PokĂ©mon ...
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You Are Being Transferred To The Operator
I had had enough of the running around, the missed calls, the signed cards: I had had it with the second guessing, hiding behind my curtains and hearing nothing but the busy signal. If they couldnât ...
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You Are My Sunshine
The memories I have with my Grandmother are very fond. She used to live with my parents and me when I was about six and stayed with us until I went to college. She raised me ...
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