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"One... Two... Three... Four..." William's swift paws quickly slid the small, multi-colored pills across the countertop into separate piles. He pushed aside the empty pill bottles to make more room. "One... Two... Three... Four." He did this until he...
The Secret Ingredient
The Secret Ingredient Boy did I love pancakes. When done properly, and these were done perfectly. I closed my eyes as I forked another piece of the spongey breakfast into my mouth. It was sweet, but not too sweet with a hint of what I thought was...
Divine: Chapter 1
"The gods created the heavens and the world beneath us." Vicar Morrel spoke straight from the parchment to the crowd of villagers that had come for his weekly preach. He stood at the far end of the chapel in his white robes that had purple silk hanging...
Intern Trials
Intern Trials Ever go through the job advertisements in a newspaper? There's a lot of interesting things there. Mowing lawns, babysitting octuplets, working at the local fast food joint. All very thrilling opportunities to advance one's way into...
Generation
Generation Jeremy peaked around the corner of the door frame. His claws lightly gripped the wooden frame as he peered into his parents' darkened room. He could see them, under the glow of the alarm clock, two still lumps under the blankets. They...
Price of Survival: Part 2
The rain had returned to the Grey Marshes as it always had. It had started as a light drizzle that coated everything in a light mist of water. It was nice and cool, but not drenching. Then came the storm. Large, pounding raindrops pelted the people...
Price of Survival: Part 1
Price of Survival Part 1 The rain had finally stopped which was saying a lot. It had been raining for three months straight. The sun hadn't been out and the only light that reached the ground from the heavens was the lightning that forked across the...
Time with Coach
Arms flying past my head in a blur and my hand came up, my forearm a perfect 90 degrees with the ground and at my elbow before they fall quickly down and then behind me to make another perfect 90 degrees. This occurs with both of my arms in perfect...
Red Moon: Wolves of Stalingrad Pt. 5
Red Moon: Wolves of Stalingrad Part 5 Franz crept through the woods silently, only moving when the wind blew to cover the noise of his boots crunching the snow beneath. He had his rifle clutched tightly in his grasp with a single round chambered....
Red Moon: Wolves of Stalingrad Pt. 4
Red Moon: Wolves of Stalingrad Part 4 The Alpha, a surprisingly slim man of an olive complexion and standing at 5' 11" looked at the unconscious body of Franz which had been brought before him during the night to avoid having the German sniper...
Red Moon: Chapter 9
Red Moon: Chapter 9 The Alpha sat at his desk in an office building somewhere in eastern Russia. It was where he worked as a ground manager for a factory that created fertilizer. It wasn't an important position that let him keep tabs on the...
Red Moon: Wolves of Stalingrad Pt. 3
Red Moon: Wolves of Stalingrad Part 3 A pair of medics rushed the bleeding and broken body of Franz into the make shift hospital that was no more than a large tent. People, suffering from various wounds and ailments writhed and moaned as the...