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veraness (57)in #writing • 4 years ago
Love with differences
Image Source It was a normal day at the coffee shop, Cassie working the counter. A nice day for a change. Not that the weather changed much. It was usually cloudy and fairly…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 4 years ago
An unpredictable pet
Image Source This was my first day of fifth grade. I was expecting it to be pretty exciting, I'd always been a good student, and I had a lot going for me. But, thinking about…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 4 years ago
The mirror
Image Source I stared into the small mirror hung above my dresser. A small, rectangular mirror hung in the corner of my bedroom for as long as I could remember. I had never…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 4 years ago
The child of the prophecy
Image Source Lucy's face was white with fear as the goblins approached her house. Her parents would still be sleeping. It was so early in the day. "I wonder if they're…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 4 years ago
The old mansion
Image Source As the flames licked at his feet he staggered about the dense crowd, knocking into bodies as he tried to get to the doorway. Panicking to reach the exit, he got…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 4 years ago
Future at risk
Image Source They always told us the vaccines that we were required to have every year were essential for our own safety. What if there was one that didn't work? What if the…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 4 years ago
Temporary Amnesia
Image Source You spent the weekend with him, in his huge house. He paid for everything, everything you have. You enjoyed his company, his company and his beautiful house.…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 4 years ago
Intelligence in Development
Image Source I spent so much of my time sitting at my computer that my back started to give me trouble. My doctor suggested that I get into some kind of exercise routine.…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 4 years ago
Living among humans
Image Source I arrived at school today around ten, and headed to my first class. I was already feeling the fatigue from not having slept last night. It was a struggle to even…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 4 years ago
The way back
Image Source I was one of the last ones to arrive, having lost track of time. It was late evening, and I decided to walk back to my car instead of driving home. I had caught…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 4 years ago
Magnetic Attraction
Image Source I raise my head off the tarmac when I feel a malicious tap on my head, no doubt from the evil-twin raindrops that have been doing everything in their power to…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 4 years ago
Desperate to impress them
Image Source I circled the old house once as I parked my car at the curb. The house definitely looked like it was in a historic district. I always made sure that when I…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 5 years ago
The forgotten shoe
Image Source The family sat by the garden pond, all hoping for the best. With fasting their only option, they were resigned to leaving their loved one. The children stood…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 5 years ago
A hundred degrees or more
Image Source The tall man scanned the horizon in all directions, in a desperate attempt to find even a single rain cloud. Only a few paces from his feet the dust swirled in a…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 5 years ago
Friendly invasion
Image Source The first thing I noticed on the way out were the bright blue lights of the city. There were two other fish-people in the small craft, and as we approached the…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 5 years ago
Dominant nature
Image Source The city was made of wood. Pale young trunks spiked up from the floors, like the legs of enormous beasts sleeping or like stalagmites rising from the earth.…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 5 years ago
Vaguely Conscious
Image Source Storms rumbled overhead, sending great gusts of wind through the streets of the city. Leaves danced about like fireflies in the sunshine, swirling in through the…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 5 years ago
Backpacking in Europe (short-story)
Image Source I took a few sips from my tea as I waited for the train in Rome. I could tell it was going to be humid in the Italian summer. It had already been warm in Siena…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 5 years ago
Extreme participation
Image Source "Hey!" Libby called from the bathroom. "Are you surrounding yourself with the pungent smell?" I looked up from the house's basement bathroom where I was trying…
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veraness (57)in #writing • 5 years ago
Companion Discontinued
Image Source After only a couple of minutes with the robot I was embarrassed that a thing was standing on the other end of my bed just yet. I put a pillow over my head and…
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