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Lily Finch

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Hurley's Stars Align

Thoughts of his ninth-grade astrology unit resurfaced as he found himself adrift in the vastness of the sea. It's fascinating how the mind can retrieve or at least convince itself of memories when immersed in overwhelming chaos and stress about what lies ahead.Days passed as Hurley McKinnis clung to his resolve. Uncertain of his fate, whether he would survive or perish. There was no one to ask or lend a helping hand. Ocean water covered his feet, but he stayed at that level and rose no higher. He was aware of his ability to maintain that pos...

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Something Old is New Again and Not Sinking In

"Did I take that? When?" My mother asked me that a lot lately. It made me sad inside, but what else could I do? I had to lie to her and tell her, "No." "Nothing is the same anymore," she said and moaned. Then, I knew she had made more out of it than was worth mentioning. But that wasn't how things began at all. In the beginning, nobody around could hold a candle to my mother. And that was in any category across multiple subject disciplines and physical feats. She was an academic and physical powerhouse whose tiny frame held secrets from many...

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Dane Meets Dane

At 6 AM, Dane yearned for a simpler life and moved into his pod. He had a blast with his friends last night. Excessive drug use was the cause of his electrolyte imbalance. Regrettably, he was unaware of the consequences the following day. Suddenly, it dawned on him, and he realized it would make for a fantastic book title. "Goggers and the Morning After." Dane felt famished; his left arm grew tired, and his stomach rumbled with hunger.  Did the boys' late-night smoking cause it? He realized he hadn't been anywhere lately, and his d...

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Metamorphosed

“Tell me what you think,” Rhinocindy V asked its mother. “I’m speaking about how we became such an awesome civilization, and I want it to be historically accurate."  #Helena was nervous despite the sabre-tooth tigers forming a seal around the last two humans, her and Jackson, in the entire area. The cats protected the humans with fierce, raw prowess. None of the other animals could get close to the two of them. Despite the seal, the animals crept closer and closer to them. The inevitable outcome of the animals overtaking them revea...

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PART TWO OF Inspector 20 [Luk-ass] Lucas Merrier

PART TWO OF Inspector 20 [Luk-ass] Lucas MerrierJacqueline knew this Paris tradition, and she orchestrated the inclusion of the Inspector, herself, and Francois on the guest list of the next party—Alain's fundraiser—so they would find one another casually.Francois arrived earlier. Jacqueline, running late, had to make a pit stop to get the perfect dress. She was to be the head-turner of the evening. Jacqueline knew some fashion designers. Her sequined dress, with gold, silver, and black—all shiny and with tuffet sleeves—followed the out...

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PARTONE OF Inspector 20 [Luk-ass] Lucas Merrier

The last security guard check for the evening occurred when the last double doors to the south wing of the Louvre were closed. At the same time, some of the world's ten most famous paintings were being cleaned and given some general maintenance.Broomstick Masy, the famous heister's heist, appeared on a solid winch, holding five times her body weight. She didn't have to rush, and she didn't care if the camera saw her.#Nobody knew Broomstick Masy was in town—they knew her as Mademoiselle Jacqueline Bauregaurde, who arrived from Canada on Sunda...

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Backstabbers

"You'll rue the day you came into this town. You hear me, Steven Snape.""Shut your pie hole, woman. Nobody talks that way to me and lives to tell about it. Choose your method or face the most awful choice of your life." He looked at her with her lazy eye and dishevelled hair.Harmless as a common house fly, she looked back at him, and before she could say choose, he dealt her out her hand of fate."See, now your card says you must screw over your neighbour but appear to be his friend. Get him to believe you are friends and then strike him with...

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Judas Meets Der Führer

It speaks of Satan indirectly, alludes to corroboration, and amounts to reality. Reminds us to not take things personally! When is it okay to betray someone and feel okay about it?"I'm not saying he's wrong. I think he's right, but I don't understand why he isn't acting more than what he is," Judas said."Yes. I can see how that would disturb a man of your political aspirations," another man said while they drank in the pub. He had silly writings on his forehead, and he spoke a foreign language, but they all understood one another this time."...

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Kitty

Kitty always sits in the first row since she enjoys Pastor Michael's sermons.Jerome sits beside her and snores almost all the way through the sermon, but he can talk about it better than most people who keep their eyes open.Tyrone and Ethel sit together, but they think nobody knows they've been shagging since Ethel's husband died. Shame some people just pretend all the time like that, even when they're in their seventies.Then there's Jamal and Cue, who neither finished school nor attended church regularly because they wanted to please their ...

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Who killed whom? How many people made choices that night? How many people were duped?

When I took the job, I didn't think about anything at all outside of getting the Teacher of the Year award for going above and beyond my duties with the student's best interests in mind. Despite the long ferry ride, I busied myself with my binoculars and caught some incredible sights. My husband, more into women than anything else, found the first blonde and started a conversation. Her husband and I were colleagues of a sort. Her husband, Bruce, was an elementary teacher, while I was the high school English teacher at Waglisla School on Be...

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The Sting of Friendship

We often spoke about something mindless—writing—and how it affected us. First, it was one story, then another, and pretty soon, we were always communicating via phone and computer to work through stories we've read and are writing. We also used each other's critical eyes while we were at it.  That's why I couldn't believe it when it happened What he'd gone and said to me had crossed a boundary. My legs wobbled, and my heart beat into my ears as my breath stressed through my windpipe on its trip to my starved-for-oxygen lungs. ...

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A Crumpled-Up Piece of Paper Leads the Way

My husband and I love mysteries and enjoy spending time together doing whatever comes our way. Most of the time, stuff just falls into our lap. But on the day we left for vacation, we didn’t think any mystery would come our way. On the way there, we ordered a meal. We also had a few drinks on the plane.  We found our shuttle. in no time and had another drink on the shuttle. It was a great ride, bumpy, but we felt no pain as I used my Spanish to converse with our driver, Hector. After a while, two hours worth, we arrived at our destina...

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Saved by Silence

“Sue, I’ll work the silent retreat if that suits you.” Ginny offered. “You will? My boyfriend and I are going out of town tonight. It’ll be nice to stay the weekend.”“Oh, thanks so much. Have fun!”“Yeah, you too.”#Tailing me—even for my soon-to-be ex-wife—means she’s desperate. Drastic circumstances lead to drastic measures. Ugh—okay, what the heck? I’ll try anything once. “Hi, I’m here for the silent retreat if openings remain.” Dave looked around anxiously, as no other people were signing in. “Thank you.” The person behind the de...

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Football Captain Finds His Way

She entered the mercantile, looking for someone rather than something to buy. Samantha Red found him, the football team captain, working alongside his mother. Jay asked his mother if he could be excused and if she wanted to come inside for a visit. Secretly, he liked to see her, too. His mother gave him a look and then a nod as she smiled at Samantha.“Samantha Red, you smell like the beauty of the fireflies at night, illuminating fiercely and brightly to attract a mate with the one light they have. Over the meadow, they fly so gracefully.""W...

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An Ancient Hard Drive and Floppy Disc Caper

I felt my aunts' and uncles' secrets in my grandmother's dark, twisting basement storage and attic when she asked me to assist her in cleaning it.  I was surprised that the hard drive we found used floppy discs, hard discs, and jump drives. The computer was stored correctly, and sturdy plastic protected the monitor and PC. A separate box held the discs safely near the neatly wrapped wires and adaptors.  The floppy discs were jumbled and unlabeled, so no one could tell which was crucial or utilized most. I suddenly felt like a det...

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