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Serenity of the Mundane. Content Warning.
The familiar wave of calm washes over me as soon as I walk in the door. Leaning on the door frame, I exhale deeply, flushing out the busyness of the outside world.
By Cristal S.11 days ago in Fiction
Bane
My name is Commander Bane with the Metro Police Force. Thank you for coming in. Please take a seat. Okay … Commander Bane. Can you tell me why I’m here?
By Sonia Heidi Unruh11 days ago in Fiction
Etched
"I really don't get why you insist on going to the graveyard every single day of your life. You aren't even Catholic, and it's not even November if you were! Geez, give it a break, will you? Let her rest in peace, ok?"
By Shirley Belk8 days ago in Fiction
TUS NUA - ch 49
TUS NUA – ch 49 New Beginnings – Mia and Midnight (*)(*)(*) As Mia spoke on the phone to Ali’s sister, Ellen, Finola slipped quietly away and walked to the stream behind Tus Nua. Carefully, she put a block on her family so no one could know what she was about to do.
By Margaret Brennan8 days ago in Fiction
Wait.... Content Warning.
"Wait..." "Wait for what?" "This was never how I wanted things to go." "Oh, I'm sure, you probably would've preferred I never started questioning things."
By Monica Carneiro10 days ago in Fiction
Silenced. Content Warning.
"I don't like this." "Shhh, it's no big deal." "But his hand…" "It's just your thigh, no big deal." "But it's right where my swimsuit ends."
By A. J. Schoenfeld10 days ago in Fiction
“We’re Just Gym Teachers”
”Let’s bring our coffee and sit over here.” ”Yeah, no one will miss me at my table.” ”Mine either. It’s not that I mind really. It’s just the way they talk together as if I’m not even there.”
By Rulam Day10 days ago in Fiction
The Blue Ridge Stalker. Content Warning.
Tom had left the Ford down the way, its spark plugs finally exhausted and no mechanics for a dozen miles back through the foothills to Strossburg. No matter, he had worn his boots—almost as if he planned for this to happen. The puzzle he sought to solve emanated from the woods clinging to the slopes above; the valley behind held no mysteries.
By Stephen A. Roddewig12 days ago in Fiction
🅼🅸🅳🅽🅸🅶🅷🆃 🆂🅽🅰🅲🅺🆂
"It's 10 in Tuscon! We all know what that means... It's Time for Midnight Snacks with your man, Gerald Gee! Ready to spend the night together? Me too! I'm full of snacks and can't wait to regurgitate them all back into your hungry ears. Crack a brew! Pop some corn! Anything to get ready for one hell of a show where the talk maybe cheap but the words cut deep...
By Lamar Wiggins11 days ago in Fiction
Rage. Content Warning.
Content Warning: Domestic Violence, Assault Rage D. A. Ratliff “Who did this?” My voice echoed through the house. All I wanted was a cup of tea, but one of the twins, running through the house like maniacs, knocked it over. My nerves tingled, and every muscle in my body felt coiled like a spring. Survival seemed out of reach.
By D. A. Ratliff14 days ago in Fiction
all that truly matters
The petals shone brightly as they fell, the promise of spring hanging sweetly in the air. Buckshot smiled, wondering when he had last seen peach trees blossoming in April, certainly not here in New Mexico, but the answer was slow in coming. He was so tired, so very tired as he reclined on the floor of the storage room that he completely forgot why he was even there.
By John Cox15 days ago in Fiction
The Path to Salvation
The late autumn evening air filled the monk's lungs, but it wasn't the season that chilled his bones. The heavy-handed presence of evil he had sensed upon entering the woods surrounding this mountain village had not bothered to conceal itself from him.
By Made in DNA12 days ago in Fiction