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Lonnie Larson

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Violet

Weekly Contest #290

Violet sat quietly by the window, her black hair gleaming under the soft overhead lights, falling in loose waves over her shoulders. Her dark purple eyes shimmered like amethysts, their intensity softened by the shy glances she cast at the other passengers. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, her fingers brushing the warm flush creeping up her cheek as she realized someone had briefly met her gaze. Her outfit was cozy and a little playful; a lavender sweater slightly too big for her frame and a plaid skirt that hinted at her mischiev...

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The League of United Planets

Weekly Contest #260

 … The League of United Planets received more requests for memberships than it could comfortably handle, but it still took the time to review each request. Eventually, it developed the technology to create stable Wormholes between the several Sectors of its Quadrant, which allowed it to travel to them almost instantly. It had been nearly four hundred fifty years since Bob’s chance meeting with Gheron on his farm and the subsequent creation of the League Charter, and things were going great. Bob had called Gheron and Bill and asked to se...

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Merry Christmas

Weekly Contest #178

 “You’ve seen that girl, Brenda Sullivan from school? Well, I want you to get to know her and see if you can’t get her to like me,” Terry stated.“You mean that weirdo Goth girl that’s always wearing black, leather outfits? You crushing on her. I mean, yeah, she’s pretty but all that black makeup, it’s a bit much,” Lilian commented.“Yeah, maybe I am. So. Promise that you’ll at least try,” he stated.“Okay. I’ll get close to her and see what I can do. But you gotta know that she’s the one that has to like you too. If she doesn’t. Then I do...

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Love Potion

Weekly Contest #176

   Sam was leaning over the back of the couch staring out the window at Becky across the street. When his mother said something. “Sam… Sam… SAMUEL!” she yelled. “Huh? … What?” he replied with a start. “What are you looking at?” she asked as she peered out the window to see. “You might just as well forget about Becky. You're not her type.” “Mom… Sheesh,” he said. “Is that all you wanted was to tease me?” “No!” she answered. “Tom and Tina are going out for their wedding anniversary tonight and Wendy is coming over for the night....

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Inheritance

Weekly Contest #175

Fred, at twenty, is the owner/operator of a successful lawn care service. He started this service as a means to make extra money during the summer when he turned fifteen. He would go around his neighborhood asking the people if they would like him to mow their lawns, rake their leaves or trim hedges and bushes. He soon developed a loyal following. But there was one house at the very far end of the lane that he was told to stay away from. All the neighbors claimed that a cantankerous, witch like, old lady lived there. And so, Fred avoided goi...

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Confession

Weekly Contest #172

John left the office at ten minutes after five and headed straight for home. He went out in the back yard with his son and played catch until it was time for supper. John watched as his son, Billy, finished his homework after supper was done. After watching some TV, they all went to bed.Just as John crawled into bed next to his wife, a sudden chill went through his body, and he shuddered.“What is it, John?” Marry asked. “Are you alright?”“Just got the chills all of a sudden. A feeling that something is wrong,” he replied. “I’m fine now thoug...

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Murphy's Law

Weekly Contest #170

  This is a story about Bobby and how he spent six weeks of his summer vacation dressed as a girl when he was fourteen. He had always had a fascination for female clothing as early as age four. He has a sister, Abby, that is two years older. She always wanted a baby sister so when Bobby was a baby, and until he was four, she would dress him up in her clothes every chance she got, and they would play together until their mom would find them and made him change. No matter how many times she scolded Abby, whenever it was too quiet, sh...

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Mahldovia

Weekly Contest #134

Charlie was only sixteen when the planes crashed into the World Trade Center Towers in New York City on September eleventh, two thousand and one. He enlisted in the Marine Corps two years later. Eventually his unit was deployed to the Middle East and after six months of inaction; his patrol hit an IED and he was severely injured. He was just twenty-one. He lost part of his left leg and was sent home. After a grueling recovery, and his subsequent release from the hospital, he purchased twenty-five acres of land from his cousin Tom’s farm and...

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Paula

Weekly Contest #118

 “Today is the day that I change my life,” Paul stated as he got ready for school. Little did he know just how true those words would become. Paul was thirteen years old now and it was the first day of Junior High for him. He has three older sisters and they loved to torment him. Their names are; Pamela, Patricia and Penelope. Each one a year older consecutively. He was tired of being picked on and today would be the day that he finally asserted himself. He had no idea what was in store for him. “Stick with me kid,” Penny stated a...

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Cheerleader

Of all the seasons, Suzanne loved fall the best and her favorite holiday was Halloween. The cold chill in the air and the spooky movies on the tube really made the whole experience complete. She was in a hurry as she walked home from the bus stop. It was Friday and she was going to a costume party tonight and she could hardly wait. She listened as the dry leaves rustled in the trees and crunched under her feet as she walked along. She pulled the collar up on her leather coat to block out some of the chilly evening air. This was the best h...

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Tanya

Weekly Contest #88

Tanya had just turned sixteen and was only now considered to be a woman in the eyes of some of the village elders. This wasn’t always so as Tanya wasn’t even considered a member of the village for many years before this. And to some she is still marked as a stranger. Tanya arrived in the village when she was just thirteen. She made the three month journey through the country side and finally through the badlands with her mother and father. They made it in spite of the bandits and wild animals that roamed at will throughout the badlands. B...

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Innocent

Weekly Contest #70

 Gerald couldn’t walk down the street without people staring, pointing their finger or whispering behind his back. He had spent the past twenty five years dodging peoples stares and glares. Because of what? A sexual fetish. ------------ It all started when Gerald was about forty five. He was married to a wonderful woman. Her name was Penelope and they had two wonderful children; one girl, Bethany and one boy, Mike. Both of them had college educations with good jobs. Gerald had a perfect job that kept his family well fed and a good roof ...

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Cancun

Weekly Contest #68

 They sat on the beach and watched as the sun seemed to just rise up out of the shimmering lagoon, It was one of the most spectacular sun rises that Sarah had witnessed. Even though they had just met, it seemed as though they had known each other their entire lives. They had spent the night dining and dancing. They got so caught up in each others stories that before they knew it, they found themselves sitting on the beach holding each other and kissing.******Sarah arrived at the Resort Hotel around noon, checked in and was now resting i...

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Signus

Weekly Contest #67

 06/24/2038: Six years after N A S A developed, tested and then flew their first space ship using their Faster Than Light (F T L) drive engines they planed a deep space mission to Sirius. The ship, Explorer One, was ready and waiting and docked at the new International Space Station, Genesis. The crew was shuttled up and boarded. There would be a ten person crew; six women and four men. The Captain, Margaret (Maggy) Burke, had six years experience with N A S A, performing shuttle missions back and forth to the moon base and she was mo...

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Chloe

Weekly Contest #65

 “Where do you think you’re going?” Darrel asked annoyed with Chloe. “The hell away from you!” she replied as she packed her bags. “I’m done with your lies. You’re a fricken ass.” “Look. I’m sorry…” he started. “You damn right you’re sorry. A sorry excuse for a man,” Chloe stated. “I can’t believe it took me this long to figure that out.” “You can’t go now,” he offered. “And why the hell not?” she asked as she folded her favorite black dress and put it in her suitcase. “It’ll be morning soon,” he reminded her. “Don’t give ...

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