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Naughty or Nice
--- The snow began to fall in the early afternoon. Elm wished she could go outside and run down the docks and taste the snowflakes with her tongue, but she had twelve gift baskets to make before Christmas Eve, which was only two days away. And, as Big Dave reminded her, there was no telling if the power would go out any minute.
By Eleyne-Mari Sharp4 years ago in Fiction
Lifetimes Ago
Conners death was something he had always feared in the back of his mind, but vaguely enough he recalled that he knew it was coming and the event itself wasn't painful. At the time, he was swallowed by a darkness blacker than the darkest unlit night, the darkness never brightened or went away. And in that darkness he floated amongst the nothingness, for hours, or days, maybe even months until he felt a strange sensation overcome his being. ‘How is it possible that I can feel anything?’ he pondered, overwhelmed by the unexplainable sensations that consumed him. Suddenly before him, the face of a seemingly holy being manifested into the dark. At first, it seemed that this face was twisted but as it came into focus, he realized that face of this ethereal being was turned up in joy. He couldn’t remember the last time he felt that kind of joy, even when he was alive. And before he knew it, the God-like being lifted a finger larger than the trunk of the biggest tree you can imagine and tapped Conner ever so gently, yet this touch was powerful enough to send him spiraling down, on and on into nothingness. An unknown amount of time passed before the unthinkable happened.
By Shanoon Occean4 years ago in Fiction
Aladdin and the magic lamp
The story of Aladdin and the magic lamp is one of the most common stories that we used to tell in childhood, and it is passed down from generation to generation. On this topic, we will show you this story in detail to tell it to your children at bedtime.
By Samara Ben4 years ago in Fiction
Pack of Wolves
Pack of wolves Stephen grabs Mrs. Novack garbage cans and lifted it up and unto the lever to pull it up. She didn’t leave any extra boxes or other items so he rolled her cans back inside her gate. She’s and elderly lady he didn’t mind helping her. He turns to get back in his truck and hears a noise. It came from the back of the house. He moved over to look back there to see if Mrs. Novack was in the back. He didn’t see anyone so he attempted to get back to his truck. There was another sound he couldn’t identify it. It was still early and was not fully light yet. He decided to walk to the back to see if Mrs. Novack might need his help with something. He got out his flashlight from the back of his truck. He had to hit it on the side of his leg to get it to come on. The battery must be dying he thought. He walked to the back and pointed it toward the back. There isn’t anything back here convince it was nothing he turns to leave. He then he hears tree branches cracking. Something was in the woods. He pointed the flashlight towards the woods and spread the light through the trees the woods and saw eyes. He had almost passed over it until he heard a low growl. He looked around for the eyes and spots them he could see them more clearly the animal had moved forward. He pointed the flashlight directly at the animal and could see it now. The animal was enormous. It was as tall as him and had red eyes. He tried to keep calm. “Woah their buddy.” He moves back slowly. He prays he can get back to his truck and leave. As he moves back slowly the animal move slowly towards him. As it moves forward, he could see it more clearly it was a wolf no doubt in his mind. What was he going to do? He has a weapon but it was in his truck. From the corner of his eye, he could see his truck a few feet away. He keeps moving back slowly and then he thought he would make a run for it when he thought he was close enough to get to his truck. The animal walks out and lower its head while barring its teeth. He turns to make a run for it. He didn’t make it far because when he look back the animal was in the air and headed his way. The animal landed on his check and had him on the ground. He held up both his hands. The wolf grabs his shoulder with its teeth and then everything went black.
By Peggy Whitaker4 years ago in Fiction
History Mustn't Repeat Itself
Delaehla: Imogen Simone Boehm was born on April 12th 1929, the German child had been the first, and only daughter to the Maximilian Theodore Degen, however she was the illegitimate bastard of a love affair with an actress named Magdalene Bianca Boehm, a famous German opera singer during the height of the Third Reich. Imogen's father was a renown scientist who was a part of the esteemed Deutsche Physik scientists. Imogen lived a tumultuous existence, and the girl often had to remain hidden from her mother's countless suitors, and sordid love affairs. It was with some degree of luck that at age 13 her mother happened upon one gentlemen who found that the young Imogen was quite the pretty young lady, and could soon follow in her mother's footsteps. Magdalene, however, was a slightly unstable woman mentally whom had come to rely heavily upon methamphetamines, and Russian Vodka. Upon hearing that her daughter might be on the up-and-coming she grew very envious and began shouting accusations, and insinuations at Imogen. It was her belief that girl must be trying to win over or steal away her attentions. Magdalene was a notoriously vain woman, and insanely jealous when need be. Even towards her own daughters.
By Sai Marie Johnson4 years ago in Fiction
Swiped
Chapter One: Initiation A brisk cool breeze filtered in through the open window, birds had already begun to rouse and chirp as they welcomed the rising dawn but Gracielle Watson could only be heard snoring loudly. It had only been a few years since Graci had fallen asleep, after having spent the better part of the night pouring of her anatomy books for the exam that was to take place on this very day, in four hours’ time to be exact. Elen, having risen to take a walk down to Dutch Brothers, had decided to be a dear of a bestie and picked up a huge Caramelizer coffee for each of them. Graci and Elen had been best friends since the tender age of ten, when Ellie’s mother had died of breast cancer, and Elen had moved to Dexter Lake with her grandparents. Both girls had been thrust into the school year with the loss of a parent, or in Elen’s case parents, but this commonality made it possible for an amazingly tight sisterly bond to flourish between them. So strongly that they both planned to go into nursing to help other kids maintain having parents. In fact, Elen and Graci were so inseparable that for many years during their high school season some classmates made up a terrible rumor regarding their sexualities. Now, the two were room-mating comfortably in a dormitory in Titan Tower, right smack in the center of a place totally unlike Dexter; Eugene, Oregon. It was close enough to home but just far enough from Elen’s meddling and devout Baptist grandparents and Graci’s constantly working logger father, allowing for both girls to continue to perform with their choir at Mount Olive Baptist Church and participate in the chamber choir competitions across the state.
By Sai Marie Johnson4 years ago in Fiction
