Carpe Diem, Carpe Pater

The rest stop just off the interstate glows in the dead of night, surrounded by a thicket of trees long since rendered leafless by the wicked autumn wind. I stare at it from between a van trailer and a tanker truck, both idling, their drivers snoozing...

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Carpe Diem, Carpe Pater 2: Reciprocity

I once read an article about how technology is doing more to keep us apart even as we think it's bringing us together. I mean, it's nice when some celebrity or politician makes a gaffe (which is bullshit; their truth slips out and then they backpedal)...

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Carpe Diem: Chapter 13, Page 6

#1 of carpe diem while i'm doing microfiction for the new pages of carpe diem (http://www.cdcomic.com), i thought i'd post them here as well. trent turned away from burt, unable to look at him. the anger warming his cheeks.

Commission: Believe in Yourself!

The koi carp put his fin on alex' shoulder. "look, alex. if you're so sure you're not going to get chosen then that doesn't matter, does it?

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Carpe Diem

carpe diem tucked in her back corner, hidden behind the lab equipment, she digs through her purse and pulls up the crumbled magazine photo. cara's there, her perfect body in the perfect nightgown, blowing kisses to the viewer. to her. jodi.

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Carpe Diem: Chapter 13, Page 7

#2 of carpe diem page 7 of the carpe diem story ![art by redkam!](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/637397/art/twilight316_kenandrodneypinch.jpg) rodney was the first person ken called the moment he arrived back in town. in fact, he was the only one he called.

The Housepet Games: Chapter Six

"what the carp?" max exclaimed, spinning around. king didn't give the cat time to react.  he raised his knife and drove it into max's chest as hard as he could.  eyes wide with shock, max stumbled backwards before falling onto his rump. "you?"

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Roommates 2: Socializing

"carpe diem!" exclaimed croy suddenly, slapping my ass and pushing me forward all at once. i stumbled, hesitated, then kept go-- waitaminite, did he just grope my ass?

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My Grand, Frozen Heart Part 4

"well, you just carp your little behind out, because we are through!" with that, i heard the front door slam shut.

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A Long Year

Even shinier, even harder, and the coloration faded from peach to yellow, and finally golden as they became the fan-shaped scales of a gold carp!

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Carpe Diem, My Dude

"The ghost boy's here!" Adam called. A few partygoers glanced up at the rabbit standing in the door, equipment case in one paw. Kairo shrank from the attention. "That's me." "Come in, man. You can put your stuff wherever." "Thanks." ...

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