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Save One Bullet
Shaking myself back to life after my near miss with death and prison, I checked on my phone for motels in the area and found three that looked promising. The closest one was the ‘Rest Inn’. It was five minutes away from my location, so I drove past it, quickly. Ugh. Nope. Not while I still had working credit cards.
By Tina D'Angelo2 years ago in Chapters
Sunrise
I remember that day like it was yesterday. That sunrise changed me to my core and I would never listen to the Beatles song, “Here Comes the Sun”, in the same way again.
By Gerald Holmes2 years ago in Chapters
Unfinished Joe
I always thought it would be fun to have conversations with the story characters I created. I like to think that all creative writers have some deeper layer of connection to their characters, one that teeters on the borderline of breaking their mind’s fourth wall. It was in this mysterious space of almost child-like imagination that the idea of Joe was born.
By J. Jay2 years ago in Chapters
Doubts and Desires
Doubts and Desires: A Woman's Inner Struggle in a Perfect Life She questions if her thoughts are misguided. If she is living a life of perfection or just an illusion. Is it really ok to be content? She looks around at her home full of belongings and comforts that many would dream of having. She wonders if she is being selfish in her pursuit of happiness; mothers and wives were supposed to put everyone else's happiness above their own. She considers how hard she has worked to get to this point in life. The countless hours spent studying and the responsibilities she took on at an early age to ensure her white-picket lifestyle. She made so many sacrifices along the way to check each of life's boxes.
By A Lady with a Pen2 years ago in Chapters
I Ran So You Could Fly
We weren’t always slaves. We weren’t always living in the provinces. Mama told me that we come from a great land called Africa. We were stolen from there, proper snatched up.
By Misty Rae2 years ago in Chapters