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someoneusual
Someone Usual
Curious. Oh, About ME? Heh. You'll find out, if you poke around a bit...
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December 12, 2017
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fiftyword
7y
Fifty words - nightmares & dreams
Suddenly - silence. The noisy room just went dead silent, and everyone turned to look. A titter, choked off in embarrassment, then more silence. You can feel your cheeks alight, blazing red. How DID you
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50 words: Humor
Fair warning - some slight squick in this one.... She hacked a wretched cough as her family let the healer into the hut and closed the door against the bitter cold. "How long has she been like this?"
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someoneusual
fiftyword
7y
Another fifty-words....
Spawned by @not-a-bird 's previous post... Gremlins get into everything. That's their greatest curse. Can't help it, the lil darlings. Someone able to aim one - well, they'll be rich, if they don't get
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someoneusual
fiftyword
7y
Fifty-word story, as per @minature-tiger
Here is where I saw it.... Another crash. Not unusual, but still unpleasant. It’ll rot your soul if you let it. Can't let it, though - it happens too often. It was just a matter of cleaning it up, now.
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story
7y
300-word story
....sounds like a fun challenge. . . The lights flickered on, another annoying sign of decay in what was once a pristine palace of perfection. I just sighed as I walked into the room, knowing there were
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story
7y
Five Minute Freewrite - "Pen"
From by @mariannewest .... Let's see what hash we can make out of THIS topic! It wasn't me, I tell you! Honest! No, I don't know who did it, nor how they did it, but it Was. Not. Me. I was just standing
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story
7y
Five Minute Freewrite - Surprise
I guess I was surprised. How often do YOU have a spitting image of yourself open your own door and come walking in as if he - you! - owned the place? Surprised is a pale hint of the emotion I felt at that
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story
7y
Five minute freewrite - "Toilet"
From - and somehow I can hear her laughing.... "ohgawd, ohgawd, ohgawd," he chanted as he jogged as quick as he could in his condition. It clearly was not a good day. Of course, the door was
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someoneusual
worldbuilding
7y
Alien aliens - one example
One thing we tend to get in Sci-Fi and Fantasy are a lot of "bumpy-headed humans" as aliens. This is relatively easy to do, as we more or less have preconceived notions of what humans want, need,
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story
7y
Five minute freewrite - "Pill"
From I swallowed. It hung just at the back of my throat, stuck by phlegm or friction or just plain cussedness. Gagging a little, I grabbed a drink and slurped some down - and it was done. Peacefully, I
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story
7y
Five Minute Freewrite - "Fire"
from "FIRE!" - the cry that always gets my adrenaline running. This time it woke me out of a sound sleep, as it'd been a very long day. I heard lots of people hurriedly getting geared up as I
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worldbuilding
7y
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Shielding
A common trope across sci-fi and fantasy are immaterial shields which still manage to stop things from harming those within. Occasionally these will cause my suspenders of disbelief to slip a little, leaving
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story
7y
5 Minute Freewrite - Nose Hair
From - a fun, if icky, challenge.... Icuma sneezed. The breeze passed out its nose and dissipated. ** rewind - play ** "Icuma's in the next room, you know." "I know. That sneezing demon
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someoneusual
story
7y
Things, Part 1
This is the beginning of a story I'm in the process of writing. If people like it, I'll share more, and work more vigorously at finishing it. If not, that's OK too. :) In the beginning, there was only
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someoneusual
story
7y
A friend's surprise....
A friend of mine was driving home late one afternoon in his little shovel-nosed coupe, taking back roads and moving a little quick. He had someone waiting for him at home, and was anticipating a bit more
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someoneusual
poetry
7y
Steemit Poetry Contest #8 - "Mirror, mirror"
Mirror, mirror, on the wall Mirror, mirror, before a great fall Show me now what I may see Tell me now what I must be Mirror, mirror, hanging still Mirror, mirror, floating free Your view makes me thrill
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poetry
7y
Poetry warmup - "Myself"
Been a while since I've written a poem. A couple whole days - shocking, I know. So - here's a closed rondeau titled "Myself" My faith is weak, morals loose My mind is scattered hither and yon
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poetry
7y
Well, hello!
Well, hello! Welcome to this home away from home! Well, hello! You're welcome here For now, from far or from near. Well, hello! I, your host, Am nothing to special. I, your host, Invite your insight, Your
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