We look at the stars
As they twinkle and shimmer above our heads
Forever a reminder of the
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We look at the stars
As they twinkle and shimmer above our heads
Forever a reminder of the
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I.
When you are first pulled out
to that place that fades from sand to cement
it's
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In this crazy world that we're living.
Every day the stress begins again.
You wear you
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It was already far too late.
I had never meant to be out here at this hour, but I'd been having trouble sleeping, like all these recent nights. Something about sitting there, awake, in the bed
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"(3x a million)
That's all
Your devoted husband
Nick"
Janet cradled her newborn child in her arms as she read his words, carefully sprawled on the tan paper. Her darling. He
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Philandros heard the thundering beast before he saw it. He sauntered across the street as if he had all the time in the world, then turned to glance at the bus as it passed a few feet away. Leaves ... [+]
distant laughter spills through open windows,
staining my bedroom floor some shade of before
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He flinched as his ears were hit with a sudden monotone message that blared over his car speakers, much louder than the soft voice of the podcast host. "You have two new messages from ‘Magz': ‘Let us ... [+]
Without all the furniture, the house collapses like flesh without its bones, shaped only by my breath. I cross my arms, holding off a chill, and move into the little space that used to be a dining ... [+]
Madaline turned around to look back at me as we reached her front door. Her dad would be waiting up just on the other side but we were back well before curfew. I leaned down to lightly peck her lips ... [+]
Momma was late again today, so I spent the afternoon on the curb outside school, staring at this one ant carrying a piece of dirt the size of his body on top of his head. It started raining so I just ... [+]
Elias was the one to first see the body — he was the one to fall off his bike. Skidded in the gravel and tumbled to the ground, scraping up his elbow — "A squirrel ran out in front!" he protested, and ... [+]
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here on this glorious day,
To join these two in holy matrimony
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Nineve could talk to water. She'd been 5 when her gift had come to her, and everyone in her coastal town had rejoiced at having another water speaker. Like many who went through speaker training, he ... [+]
Alone. All I've ever known is loneliness. Hours, days, weeks, they all merge together after a while.
At least it is bright, the sun shines through the blinds in this desolate house, but that
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Sleet fell, cast bloodred by the last throes of a dying sun. The ground beneath the terrible host churned like long-soured milk in the kirn. Horse breath and the stench of man rose from the ground ... [+]