Abigail started getting the breakfast stuff out and began setting the table. She hadn’t slept well and had a headache. How long were these night sweats going to last? It seemed to be getting worse rather than better.
“Morning mom,” her eldest son, Trevor shuffled into the kitchen. Well, he was actually only four minutes older
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Young Grimley wandered aimlessly through the forest thinking about the day’s events. His head was reeling as he recalled the insults and stones that had been hurled at him by his peers as well as the peasants in the village.
His armor was dented and dusty but still shone in spots seeming
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A Short Play
Scene: In a bar with loud music. There’s a girl sitting at the bar alone absently fingering her Blackberry. She doesn’t notice the man walking towards her.
He: Is this seat taken?
She: Excuse me?
He: Is there anyone sitting here?
She: Oh…no, go ahead (turns her back)
He: Do you have a light?
She: What?
He: A light?
She: No…I
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I woke up with a start. My head was pounding with the memories of the persistent recurring dream I thought I had long ago rid myself. I put my face in my hands and felt the anguish that I knew would have screamed back at me had I looked in the mirror.
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