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Kemmy B.
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2021-01-02 01:39
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Riot
BEFORE.... Heavy footsteps thundered outside the bedroom floor as Henry descended the narrow steel staircase leading into the bunker while the hatch above him sealed close with a hiss. His pulse hammered
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I'm In Trouble!
“I'm in trouble!” The statement drove away sleep from Henry's eyes as he sat upright, instantly awake. He checked his phone again and it displayed 2.17am. His brother's name, Marcus, flashed on the screen.
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Found Acceptance
My phone buzzed twice on the coffee table. It was April 15th, a gray and humid day in the city. Memories rushed back in that moment as I watched life move on from my window. It was exactly a year I ended
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No!
I was only fourteen, naive enough to mistake the silence in my home for peace. That illusion changed the evening I saw a horrifying side of my mother I never knew existed. She didn't look like herself.
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Cry More
Theus Maclin wasn't moved by tears, but Opal Gracian knew she had to cry more if she was to break free from the vampire king's glamour before it tore down the last defenses of her mind. She was not a mundane
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Freewriters
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Chimpanzee In The Office
As the sun began to fade, dipping below the horizon, Sarah tucked her sock-clad feet beneath her and huddled into the comfy sofa. She sighed before lifting her gaze to meet the writer's curious eyes. The
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Relinquish Power (2)
BEFORE…… N'kaw cawed as I slipped deeper into her vision, urging her to perch by the window and watch Leopold inside his bedchamber. He shrugged into his favourite leopard-skin coat, sheathed his sword
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Relinquish Power (1)
The cool brush of the breeze soothed my skin but not my pounding heart as I stared the Council in the face, one after the other. After all, I was their queen, a title that I struggled with. “I will speak
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Freewriters
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Push The Button (2)
BEFORE….. They reached the Last Border before dawn, sweaty, tired but determined. They were faced with a questionable fate, one that their elders had spun versions of tales around it and for decades, their
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Freewriters
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Push The Button (1)
By pre-lights out, Cortney marched into the abandoned generator room with six others. It was the third evening in a row that they had missed their food and water ration. When she first discovered the faded
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Not Value For Money
When Daniel hosted the community cleanup that Saturday, Lara could feel invisible fumes curling from her ears as she watched reporters clamour for her husband's attention. One of them handed him a microphone
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Freewriters
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Summer: Heist Gone Wrong
When Ash felt her silver-plated pistol knocked from her hand in the smoke-filled gallery, she knew the job had failed. Time seemed to slow as her opponent's elbow drove into her face, splitting her lips.
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Freewriters
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There's No Job For Bob
Smooth jazz music played in the background of the club as Laurie stepped in from the drizzle. Dusk had settled outside and only a handful of people sat at the bar drinking in solitude. The room was dimly
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Freewriters
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Listen To Her
The sun burned hot in the late afternoon, the sky slowly starting to turn red with the sunset as the people of Nkaleë gathered inside the village hall for their monthly community meeting. The space was
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Freewriters
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Pump It Up!
Another election was close by. Miriam watched with grim expression as two white campaign vans with speakers tied to their roofs drove into the market square. Children raced after them in excitement with
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No Access
BEFORE..... NO ACCESS. The square-shaped barrier flashed every three seconds with blinding light, causing the anomalies to scream, not in pain but in rage. I watched from the other side of reality inside
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Freewriters
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Not Gonna Fail This Time
BEFORE..... You have a date with Evelyn Carlson by 7pm at The Ritzer. You'll thank me later. Don't be late. Theo frowned, staring at the text message from his father until the words blurred. Born into
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Not My Jurisdiction
Matt Peterson sat across from the head court clerks, frustration and exhaustion etched across his face. “There must be a mistake,” he said, trying to catch the clerk's gaze. The man seemed determined not
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So Healthy
“They called me a witch because they didn't know what killed your grandfather.” My grandmother began as I gently edged my wide shoulders between her frail legs and laid my head on her lap. A half moon
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Unnatural Cruelty
Ethan frowned as he pulled into the driveway of the animal shelter where his wife worked five days a week. He glanced at his wristwatch, not because he didn't know it was almost seven pm but because Ava
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