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Sean Sorce

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Aiming for the Win

'Oh, how I loathe this dude right now," I said this to myself as Mason, the guy who I was referring to, processing to make his first move on the dartboard for the finals. It's awfully crowded here at the Layback Otter Bar in Texas. People are either here for the discounted beer or the state dart tournament. As for me, I'm here for me. Been a drinker for quite some time now. I forget how long it has been but it's been since I was discharged from the war. I like to drink my sorrow away so I don't feel anything. Now, you're probably asking w...

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The Dungeon of Despair

WRITER'S NOTE: This is a retrospective of Ruth Grealth as she is kidnapped and captured by the Dark Wizard: Gerlard. The following passage can be found in "The Blacksmith's Nephew" Chapter 31. Please enjoy the reading. I was laying down on my hay bed just looking towards the ceiling of the cell. I felt powerless there in that cell I have been locked in for three days now. There was no way getting out of there! I have tried everything I could possibly think of, but always came short. It seemed that the only way out was to say “I do” to the ...

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Solveig and Her Misadventures

WRITER'S NOTE: This is a retrospective of Solveig, an ex-Sea Otter Pirate, through her eyes. The following passage can be found in "The Fisher-Orc and His Voyage" Chapter 36. Please enjoy the reading. I've walked among the harbor and coastline as I went towards the east of Oliealand Island. “Who do they think they are?” I asked this in my mind frustratedly. “Leaving someone like me behind when I was so close to getting what I wanted. So much for being a Sea Otter in the past year and 9 months. I’ve never liked them! So who really needs them...

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The Endless Hallway

"Where am I?" I asked this myself after opening my eyes to find myself in a strange and mysterious hallway. A strange and mysterious one where everything was all white but the doors which were all black. When I first woke up, I thought I was hallucinating or dreaming, but after pinching myself at least a few times I found out that I wasn't. I had somehow ended up in the middle of a hallway where there were no ends from what my eyes could see. Without my firefly of guidance to literally guide them with her purple grow, I walked aways down t...

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Doormat's First Flight

Weekly Contest #239

"Guess it's time to wake up," I said this out loud after the light came on as I also finally opened my eyes for what seemed like a long time. I made a quick yawn, and looked ahead. What I found was all kinds of home decorations. From "Welcome" signs to garden gnomes, to wind chimes, etc. Anything you know about home decors, they were all here. I was placed on the other side of it on an empty rack, just hanging there waiting for someone who wanted a doormat. Yes, a doormat you can simply place in front of your door and yes, I am sentient bu...

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Over-Cross: the Lookout Mountain

'I hate people and people hate me," I said this to myself as I was mediating up on the Lookout Mountain summit in peace. I can still remember the verse from John Chapter 15 back in Sunday school; [18] "If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. [19] If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you." That verse always speak volumes on how the world works and operates. People will always hate others just lik...

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Enter the Sea Vulture Pirates

WRITER'S NOTE: This is a retrospective of Orisimin Wate in Chapter 20 of "The Fisher-Orc and His Voyage" where him and the Warriors are confronted by pirates. This also happens to be Sean's favorite chapter. Please enjoy the reading. The female pirate and her crew walked in there like they own the place. Our innkeeper Eban and server Zenia felt rigid, as well as the rest of us warriors. Lemmy asked Eban, “Who are they again?” Our innkeeper replied shyly, “They call themselves the Sea Vulture pirates.” “P-p-pirates!?” shuttered our dwarve...

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My Firefly of Guidance

WRITER'S NOTE: This is a revised free-verse poem called, "My Firefly" by Sean to his wife when they were dating. Please enjoy. 'It is nights like these that make my nightly strolls all worth it,' I have always said. For as long as I can remember, I have been taking my nightly strolls whenever I get a chance. It's walks like this that helps clear my head. Especially after a long stressful day that life often likes throwing at me. Either that being 8-10 hour day at work, paying the neverending bills, and/or the dating scene... The whole ...

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An Elf's Attempts to Propose

WRITER'S NOTE: This is a retrospective to one of my characters, Arkcon Tride, through his eyes in Chapter 15 and part of Chapter 19 to "The Fisher-Orc and His Voyage" as he attempts to propose to his girlfriend: Maren Maylee. MY 1ST TWO ATTEMPTS: 'Alright, it's now just the two of us. No time like the present,' I said to this to myself as both Maren and I were in the crow’s nest looking out for any land of the sort. Maren and I, as well as the rest of our Warriors ensemble have been sailing for a good hour now. Nothing but the great sea s...

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A Jogger and His Routine

Can we finally start now? I guess after this long, we finally can. It took us awhile but here we are and now, you want to know my story. Where to begin? Now, that's a good question. Hmmm... I guess the beginning is that obvious. But not too far from the beginning. Let's see; where to start? How about...oh, I got it. Okay, here we go... Picture this: It was a quiet autumn day when I went out for a regular jog. The roads I took were off by woodlands and people's backyards found in quite some distances. The trees were all naked while the leaves...

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A Full Night of Determination

"I just keep trying. No matter what the others have to say. I'm going to pull an all nighter to reach even higher," Joey said to himself mentally thinking. It is now midnight at the Australian outback as Joey has been trying to jump higher upon higher for hours. For days, he has been jumping in order to reach his goals while the other animals in the Outback ridicule and make fun of Joey's crazy dream as well as his ambitious nature. However Joey refuses to give up, especially even now that his jumps have been so high that he was able to reac...

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Yukina & The Hidden Passage

"What on Earth is this place?" I asked my myself as I stumbled into a hidden room found at the UMass Boston's library . I have been in this library countless of times that it's practically a second home for me. After all this time, I never realized there was such a place. I thought I explored every the library had to offer. Apparently I was mistaken. The next thing I did was bring out my phone and use the flashlight to get a good lock on what I'm looking at. It was a dark and gloomy tunnel with cobwebs galore. Off to a great start. I hate sp...

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Money Talks, So Does Anime

"So, you must be the new guy, eh?" asked someone standing right next to me without paying any attention. I was too absorbed with the One Piece manga I brought the other day. I'm at the Marineford Arc and it's incredibly insane. Anyways, I look up to the voice who asked me aforementioned question. The voice belonged to a middle aged man who wore a green welding jacket and some black jeans. He was a French Canadian fellow with a couple of sideburns and a well kept hair. Once I saw him there, I answered while lending out my hand for a proper ha...

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The Undead Screams

WRITER'S NOTE: This is a retrospective of Pepvin Mace trying to raise his loved ones from the dead through his eyes. This short story (a never-before-read chapter) will be added to one of my future books; one of them being the fifth book to The Rissindell Stories: "Sage the Princess Ranger". Please enjoy the reading. "Hopefully this works..." I said to myself as I entered into the walls stealthly without being detectived or caught from any of the Northern Kingdom of Rissindell guards. It helps when you have magic spells, such as transportat...

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Portal Gnome in Seattle

"Stupid Marget," I cursed while I was underneath the bridge taking shelter from the current thunderstorm. "Now I have to wait this out all thanks to her and her compatriots," I continue cursing while holding my broken astronaut helmet. "If only, I can prove them wrong!" MOMENTS EARLIER: As I turned around the corner, I can see the Space Needle from where I'm heading home. Behind it was dark clouds; it was about to storm today. However it was always comforting and inspiring to see that landmark every time I come home from school. I have been ...

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