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Image Source Thea opened her eyes to a piercing light that reached out from a small window in the ceiling of her tiny attic room. Frustrated, she clumsily dug through the pages of her college notebook

Image Source I could not wait any longer. My father had left the estate to prepare for business, and I would be free to do as I would. I heard the sound of his carriage coming up the drive. I had timed

Image Source Zeus, king of Olympus, had a wife, Hera, and three stunning daughters, Athena, Aphrodite, and Artemis. On the other side of the world, Poseidon, king of the oceans and storms, had a wife,

Image Source I was busy working at the library during the day and either reading or studying in the evenings. It was my aim to pursue a degree in History. There was a new guy in town who frequented the

Image Source You watch worriedly as your assistant, a sweet sort named Brenda, distributes gift bags to the members of your team. Some people she hands a small bag with tissue paper peeking out the top

Image Source “Something’s wrong, something’s terribly wrong and I just know it,” she thought as she hurried down the dark, empty alleyway. Her employer might not totally agree with her, but she knew that

Image Source "Who is that?" I asked myself as I watched the stranger walk past the library. All the women had their eyes on him like some prehistoric cavewomen ogling their potential mate. My

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Image Source It was on the perfect night that I met my savior. At midnight, I heard a knock at the front door of my house. I opened it and saw a stranger standing right there, smiling back at me. He was

Image Source Mercy tossed the last few vegetables in her backpack and quietly closed the door. Her backpack was larger than the average fifteen year olds. It was almost as long as she was tall. She slipped

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Image Source The blur disappeared abruptly, and I stood in a meadow a third of a mile from the picnic table that I had recently shared with my son Ken. I reached out carefully with tendril senses, and

Image Source "Adrien, I was in your dream, but you might not have recognized me. I was the one that saved you," I heard my body's voice say. I actually split my face from the shock. I couldn't

Image Source "Adrien, please open up. It's me, Adrien." I heard my body's voice say, and it was the last thing I wanted to hear. I wasn't in the mood for talking. Not that I even could. I couldn't