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My Mother Wore Combat Boots
- History
- English
- 1465 Words
- Ages 0 and up
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A work in progress for now; about my mother's true story of being in the U.S. Army.
Keywords: Army, Family, Mother, Singer, Kentucky, Music
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- Fiction
- English
- 2956 Words
- Ages 0 and up
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One man deprived of a woman's touch discovers his ability to "burn shadows". His life filled with constant boredom takes a turn when he meets a woman named Pauline.
A life comparable to a flickering candlelight. Is the light enough? or is the candle too short?
Keywords: shadow, burn, diary, scorch, fire
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- Drama
- English
- 7559 Words
- Ages 16 and up
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"Get the best hooker that money can buy and go out in a blaze of glory," was the advice of a friend. So, Adam did. And that blaze of glory was Gabriella Marguerite Duchene...
Keywords: short story, prostitute, hooker, romance, sex, death, angels
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- Humor
- English
- 511 Words
- Ages 0 and up
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A parody of Douglas Adam's writing style. In the tradition of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, (but thankfully, much sillier) an alien wants to go on holiday to earth and experience human culture like all the young Nardee on his world but his ever so boring dad (like... Read more...
Keywords: Douglas Adams parody, Earth, dumest place to be, silly story
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- Short Story
- English
- 3079 Words
- Ages 16 and up
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A serial killer had gone undetected for ten years, claiming nineteen victims in six states. His killing spree might have continued, except for a rather unusual four minutes...
A Short Story
Keywords: Short Stories, Crime, Thriller, Short Thrillers, Short reads, Fiction, violence, serial killer, death, revenge, torture
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- Fiction
- English
- 304 Words
- Ages 0 and up
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With just 100-words per segment, this trilogy fills in a backstory that is long overdue.
I hope you find it... super.
BookRix Drabbles Contest
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- Fiction
- English
- 2 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 506
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Drabbles Contest entry (3 stories of 100 words each). Everybody's begging for your vote and you're absolutely sick to death of it. Is one really that different from another? No, I'm not talking about the Drabbles contest. All is revealed in Left Right Middle.
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Nightmares Can Be Reality
- Short Story
- English
- 1008 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 432
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Chelsea keeps having the same recurring dream. It is wreaking havoc on her life. When she finds out the root cause of her nightmares, her discovery is startling.
Keywords: dream, nightmare, hypnosis, psychiatrist, bridge, murder, poetry
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A person who remebers everything?
- Mystery & Crime
- English
- 1338 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 678
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Have you ever met someone who remembers everything they see, in extreme detail? A person who can also analyze everything? Eye color, type of nose, mouth shape, and just everything? Meet Kristy Stewart. She was born with memphobia. She has an incredible memory, which... Read more...
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- Fiction
- English
- 2 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 1690
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To my surprise (and delight) this was the winning entry in the Drabbles Contest. My Mom turns 91 this year and my Dad lives in a care facility some 800 miles away. They divorced when I was 13 and my Dad and I hadn't spoken to each other for about fifteen years. These... Read more...
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