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Circle of Pain Ranjith Boyanapalli, 2010 Fiction, 1631 words | Read online... Comments... |
The story talks about a gay person, who has been thrust into marriage and his internal conflict to break free.
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Ashim and Shudipa - Part 2 Amlan Bhargav, 2010 Fiction, 386 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Do read Part 1 :)
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Ashim and Shudipa - Part 1 Amlan Bhargav, 2010 Fiction, 397 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A young couple finds out that they won’t be able to have children. Distraught, they hold on to the reigns of their marriage, while Providence has a strange way to setting the balance staight.
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Chapter 5 Friedrich Schiller: Das Lied des Lebens marc rakotolahy, 2010 Fiction, 470 words | Read online... Comments... |
thriller
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Friedrich Schiller: Das Lied des Lebens marc rakotolahy, 2010 Fiction, 429 words | Read online... Comments... |
Thriller
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Emily Watkinson EMA BARISIC, 2009 Fiction, 4000 words | Read online... Comments... |
the story of a missing girl
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Where is Emily Watkinson EMA BARISIC, 2009 Fiction, 4000 words | Read online... Comments... |
THE STORY OF A MISSING GIRL
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Pineville Parade of Gardens John Dawson, 2009 Fiction, 6 words | Read online... Comments... |
“What you do is get you a bag of metaldehyde, I can get it for you, and you wait until midnight, then you sneak out back..."
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Runaway water forlife, 2009 Fiction, 310 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
The best reason for making a new start.
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The Story Jar Vasudha Pande, 2009 Fiction, 199 words | Read online... Comments... |
About childhood, growing up, and half-remembered memories.
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Karaoke Night at the De Drop John Dawson, 2009 Fiction, 5900 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
another Pineville story...
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The lunatic water forlife, 2009 Fiction, 605 words | Read online... Comments... |
short story...mostly philosophical...tell me what you think..
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Envy *Not Finished* Shelby Simons, 2009 Fiction, 1279 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Lexie Carmen moved to the beautiful city of New York to take care of her cousin, Annalie.
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The Tail of Two Beings. July-Chanelle Chartrand, 2009 Fiction, 976 words | Read online... Comments... |
The intricate relationship between Galulie and her surroundings.
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Battle Scene from "The Hogs of Cold Harbor" Richard Lee Fulgham, 2004 Fiction, 2000 words | Read online... Comments... |
Confederate soldier waits for Union charge at Cold Harbor, Virginia, 1864.
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Chapter One: “Illegal Procedure” Nichole McKnight, 2009 Fiction, 4309 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Lancaster Sheriff’s Department, the office of the Sheriff Departments Doctor and Psychiatrist Ann Olson. 4 p.m.
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Dear World, Dear Humanity. criss walker, 2009 Fiction, 1358 words | Read online... Comments... |
Hello WTY. Long time no see, as usual.
This is me "Stress Storming"
Bare with me.
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Meat Heads: Chapter One Chris Hildebrand, 2008 Fiction, 932 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Continuation of my "Meat Heads" book.
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Meat Heads: Introduction Chris Hildebrand, 2008 Fiction, 2 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
It’s based off of a dream I had.
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Shadow chapter 1 Juli Labrake, 2008 Fiction, 943 words | Read online... Comments... |
A warrior, gaining knowledge as she travels,
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The uknown child Juli Labrake, 2008 Fiction, 456 words | Read online... Comments... |
A childs father, her own father tested on her.
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The Death Juli Labrake, 2008 Fiction, 3456 words | Read online... Comments... |
A mother and father do not want there horrid child anymore.
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The Quality of Life Kendall Campbell, 2008 Fiction, 1660 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Any parents worst fear.
Please offer your honest opinions. I wish to polish my writing style, and I learn best from my mistakes. So any feedback is warmly welcomed.
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Why we do the things we do Juli Labrake, 2008 Fiction, 300 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
World War three
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Why we do the things we do. Juli Labrake, 2008 Fiction, 300 words | Read online... Comments... |
World War 3 comes to life.
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One Day and All The Life Violetta Trofimova, 1998 Fiction, 4329 words | Read online... Comments... |
A story of a happy love between different people. Based on true lifestories.
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The Socratic Dialogue Toby Vile, 2005 Fiction, 622 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Using Plato’s template to engage in an argument.
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Lee’s Ark Josh LaBrake, 2008 Fiction, 1000 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
I have heard tales throughout the years about a man named Noah (most of you have as well), the man that built the ark and lived on it for forty days while it rained and wiped out the rest of humanity. This is about another man. A man that lived at the same time as Noah.
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Sweet Nuisances (publishing again) Meenaa Iyer, 2008 Fiction, 500 words | Read online... Comments... |
A story about a woman who simply hates to have children and her subsequent change of mind. Waiting for your comments :-) I posted this some days back, but have not got any comments. Not sure why. So reposting it again. Please do read and comment :-)
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Fides Josh LaBrake, 2008 Fiction, 1381 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
I haven’t written in a while... I hope you like this one. It’s sort of a twisted short story about people sort of being... distrustful. As for the name... well... I really couldn’t come up with anything, so I did the only thing that came to mind... I thought about the plot, trust, I suppose, and just looked up the Latin word for it. Comment and I will try to get on here and comment back. Thank you =)
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Abhishek and Indrani Amlan Bhargav, 2008 Fiction, 1096 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
All the references made to the stars of the Indian Film industry are inspired by real characters, though their names have been changed.
A little bit of knowlege will lead to the people referred actually.
Enjoy!
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Beyond The End Gaurav Keskar, 2008 Fiction, 1300 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Can Pandora’s Box ever run out of hope?
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Man’s Purpose Argument Richard Atkins, 2008 Fiction, 3009 words | Read online... Comments... |
Argument concerning the true purpose of man
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I wrote about my best friend Vasudha Pande, 2008 Fiction, 857 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
I’ve tried a new style: dialogue has been minimized, and the protagonist’s thoughts form the story.
The story starts with an assertion, and the conclusion emphasizes it. To be precise, I have built this story around a statement. The protagonist states an opinion in the beginning and then moves on to think about other things. She gets frustrated when she realizes how disappointed her friend must’ve been on learning that she hadn’t brought flowers. That, and the protagonist’s frame of mind, end up reinforcing the beginning.
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Shirley Acquira T, 2008 Fiction, 1124 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Shirley is about a young girl, all alone and feeling lonely. What happens when she meets someone from cyberspace.
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Tea in a Coffee Shop Gaurav Keskar, 2008 Fiction, 2112 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Really unlike what I’ve written before. Just a story about a couple of minutes in someone’s life.
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The Inheritance Acquira T, 2008 Fiction, 1285 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
The relationship between a woman and her adopted child.
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The Perfect Lover Ranjith Boyanapalli, 2008 Fiction, 1087 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Set in rural india, The Perfect Lover is a story of love, trust and betrayal.
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The Beautiful Woman Vasudha Pande, 2008 Fiction, 154 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
The shortest piece of fiction I have ever written.
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Obituary Rita Maria Felix da Silva, 2008 Fiction, 197 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A sad text about the life, the desert and the love
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A Kid’s Philosophy YASMIN BINT ABBAS ALDAMEN, 2008 Fiction, 2813 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
The idea of this story discusses two classes of people; the first one is simple people who think that when they give a great effort, they approach their aims and get their rights. The second one represents those who think themselves have authority to make decisions.
It is a simple issue; maybe some people consider it unimportant in comparison with other issues. In my opinion, all issues were simple but by dealing with them carelessly became crises and obstacles in others way.
For example about me, when I found a problem at university I made an effort to solve it by doing not just talking. But unfortunately, corruption and abusing of power prevented from solving that problem.
What should I do?
When the evaluation of university’s students and getting their deserved marks become according to instructors mood, and they say that clearly, so whoever complains will fail……….
I think at least, I have to write…….
When some lecturers; the head of department, the dean, those who responsible for investigating the problem, or the head of the university… all them keep silent.
I have to write………
When I try to regain my right, but they converted that to a comic play and rounded it up like a cabbage then cooked it to evaporate, thinking that everything ended.
I have to write……….
If that was the situation at the university; preventing creative students from getting the excellence because of the mood of some instructors, so where is the appreciation of creativity?
Those who dissimulate; deal with issues hypocritically; ruin education; deliver lectures about creativity and supporting talented students, but after finishing their speeches, our rights are violated in view of them. Of course in their situation, words speak louder than actions. At least they should give back students right; we do not need that empty speeches or lectures. People, like those, plant desperation and disappointing in spirits students, then come to ask; where is the creativity of youth?
I have to have a philosophy and to write about to feel that I tried to ………to regain my right…….
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Glory,broken heels and torn eyes. Aashay Singh, 2008 Fiction, 2000 words | Read online... Comments... |
Dark story of abuse,rape and a Madman’s love.
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Montu JYOTHI SINGH, 2008 Fiction, 651 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A laughter that can make one cry.
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Field Research Isaac Martin, 2008 Fiction, 1362 words | Read online... Comments... |
Hope you like.
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The Mirage Ranjith Boyanapalli, 2008 Fiction, 1341 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Do people see beyond the physical form in a person even if he doesnot fall in the tolerance range of visual appeal ?
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A Puzzled Morning Lost Soul, 2008 Fiction, 1090 words | Read online... Comments... |
A cold winter morning.
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Sunset Stella James, 2008 Fiction, 460 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Thoughts of a young girl spurned by society when she becomes pregnant.
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A Drew a Penis on a Miata: Part One Noah Dorsey, 2007 Fiction, 4732 words | Read online... Comments... |
A tale from the unusual life of Toby Vile. Warning! Graphic content.
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The Socratic Dialogue Noah Dorsey, 2007 Fiction, 622 words | Read online... Comments... |
A tale in the unusual life of Toby Vile. Warning! Graphic content.
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Love is a Sex Position Noah Dorsey, 2007 Fiction, 2911 words | Read online... Comments... |
A tale from the unusual life of Toby Vile. Warning! Graphic content.
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The Right Eye Rita Maria Felix da Silva, 2008 Fiction, 112 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Another myth of creation/uncreation
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Cobra Village. Durlabh Singh, 2008 Fiction, 1960 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A village has helped cobras to survive in exchange from bumper yield from its crops. A mutually benefits arrangement.
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The Legend of the Possum Corners Catfish Monster John Dawson, 2008 Fiction, 2877 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Fact or fiction? Y’all be the judge...
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Unrequited Marcus Day, 2008 Fiction, 5105 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
This is a story about doing for someone who would not do the same for you and trying to get a little comeupance
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Beggar of Love! (Egyptian Romance) criss walker, 2007 Fiction, 414 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
TRUE LOVE MONA’MIEZ! o.o
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Fireworks from an orange peel Vasudha Pande, 2007 Fiction, 664 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A short story about a little girl - a spontaneous piece. I’m looking for feedback on this one.
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The man in the crowd Vasudha Pande, 2007 Fiction, 860 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Just a short story that I wrote this morning, in college, during a free lecture.
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Ćoup Dé Ģrace… suhas P S, 2007 Fiction, 1850 words | Read online... Comments... |
Death rules!!
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Heart of Virtue criss walker, 2007 Fiction, 57 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Enjoy.
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The girl who pitied the moonless sky Vasudha Pande, 2007 Fiction, 608 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
She made a decision on a cold night.
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Yes or No? Strider 7901, 2007 Fiction, 1172 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A moment in the waiting room.
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Entomophobia sapta giri, 2007 Fiction, 600 words | Read online... Comments... |
A short piece about fears...
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Five Shortstories Rita Maria Felix da Silva, 2007 Fiction, 332 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
These are five stories, approaching several matters.
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Political Concerns and Pajama’s Dilemma criss walker, 2007 Fiction, 2682 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Two short chapters combined. Me novel!
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You’re Bleeding Marcus Day, 2007 Fiction, 7000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
It’s been a while but here’s the first draft of a new storya new story
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Yesterday... Larry McDingleDunk, 2007 Fiction, 1732 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Woah man...
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Murdered akshat chaudhary, 2007 Fiction, 1784 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
its all secret
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It’s Safer Not To Love akshat chaudhary, 2007 Fiction, 310 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
must read article
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Uri and the Priest Stephanie Greene, 2007 Fiction, 3000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
an Israeli-Palestinian story
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The Gift Vasudha Pande, 2007 Fiction, 676 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
A short story.
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What Sam saw Vasudha Pande, 2007 Fiction, 417 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Sam, a soldier, takes a walk through the streets of a town touched by the third world war. This is what he saw.
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Ice Plant SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2007 Fiction, 1067 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
This is a story of two third grade students of 1940’s.
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Manish Instinct Green Waves, 2007 Fiction, 1141 words | Read online... Comments... |
Another Story about a gay lifestlye
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Get rich quick. J T, 2007 Fiction, 6591 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A small part of a story about two guys, laid off from low wage jobs, trying to find a new direction in life.
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In conversation with tyres harish pillai, 2007 Fiction, 2000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
one thing that hurts deep inside is when I see the pitiable state of roads at every single city, village and taluka. Be it Delhi, Mumbai, kolkatta, Pune or Chennai.
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 17 Dean G. Martin, 2007 Fiction, 1415 words | Read online... Comments... |
What could I say?
This is my FAVORITE CHAPTER!
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Part 2 TransContinental Susan Stephens, 2006 Fiction, 2019 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
A girl’s world is turned upside down. Chapters 3 - 6
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TransContinental Susan Stephens, 2006 Fiction, 3196 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A girl’s world is turned upside down. See how she deals with it and what (and who) she encounters along the way. A modern love story with some supernatural twists. Chapters 1-3 only
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Amy Lee (The Climbers Attitude) Green Waves, 2007 Fiction, 843 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Amy Lee lost her boyfriend while they was on a climb journey
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Demon’s Alley Ghost Writer, 2007 Fiction, 158 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Semi-fictional story about how an entire community one day vanished----leaving everything behind. It’s worth an investigation.
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Is it real? Lost Soul, 2007 Fiction, 400 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
unusual, but interesting
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Off the record SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2007 Fiction, 1377 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Adminis a stone wall.
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Modus operandi krishnan iyer, 2007 Fiction, 631 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Hey man it’s been along time since I have been able to write
All this time I have pondering over what I should talk about. My last post was quite well received but then what other issue.
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 16 Dean G. Martin, 2007 Fiction, 922 words | Read online... Comments... |
The "Miracle boy" is screwed inside the jail.
Is he really innocent or not? Tell me what you think.
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Seminar SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2007 Fiction, 1128 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Is there no purpose to it?
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Rock Country-Chapter 3 - An unemployed youth SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2007 Fiction, 1668 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
The story of the unemployed.
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Survival Strategy Rita Maria Felix da Silva, 2006 Fiction, 131 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
A final apocaliptical dark super hero story
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Phoenix Ashes Gaurav Keskar, 2007 Fiction, 1350 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Its one of the pieces I wrote some time back. It was my entry into a short story writing competition. Although it didn’t win, I didn’t think it was all that bad a story.
Those who’ve read Leon Uris’ Batllecry should probably know where I got inspiration for this story from
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Treasure E H, 2007 Fiction, 459 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
About two girls, ladies, friends since long ago.
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A night of her life Lost Soul, 2007 Fiction, 527 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
a girl’s mind...
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Rock Country-Chapter 2- Two Friends SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2007 Fiction, 2989 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Doesn’t matter much even if you didn’t read chapter-1 before going ahead.
But it would be better for a grasp.
This will be a long story and is in the process of being composed.
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 15 Dean G. Martin, 2007 Fiction, 810 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Someone is on the chopping board.
Truth really hurts when falling in love with the wrong person
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Saade Sath The Stubborn Bitch sapta giri, 2007 Fiction, 2000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
well, basically fiction, but is built up on real characters
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It’s All Over Now Kev Whittaker, 2005 Fiction, 4592 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Just another day at the fun fair... ?
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Feast SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2007 Fiction, 1444 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A story of how an attempt to overcome a feast ended up.
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Tea buff SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2007 Fiction, 1823 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A tea buff sticks to his trade for his entire life, totally oblivious of whatever goes on around him.
He is the same today as he was fifty years ago. Age could not change him. A tea buff is one of a few immortal characters, which I want to depict in course of my literary travails.
"The story teller" has appeared in "Words from across the world".
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Interview SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2007 Fiction, 1699 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
This is about a job interview. It is a pathetic story depicting modern times.
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Rock Country - Chapter 1 - A beautiful country SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 2589 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
The novel starts with the journey from the city to the Rock Country. Purpose for undertaking the journey is described here. But one can notice a kind of aloofness distracting the main character.
My endeavor will be to present roughly one chapter per week.
The work is in progress now and presumably will be over in a year’s time from now. The readers of WTY are requested to keep patience and forgive me the delay that may be caused in course of the presentation. thanks.
Siva Gopal Ojha
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 14 Dean G. Martin, 2007 Fiction, 1260 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
What are you going to do when you’re arrested by the authorities tomorrow?
Read this chapter.
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Rock Country - Epilogue SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 321 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
I am midway through writing this novel and intend to publishing it serially in WTY.
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 13 Dean G. Martin, 2007 Fiction, 994 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Layers of agonies & sorrows flooded over Justin Matthews.
Read this important chapter!
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The Treasure sheela kumar, 2007 Fiction, 4347 words | Read online... Comments... |
A touching story of a mother who waited....
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THE CLIMAX..A fitting finale sheela kumar, 2007 Fiction, 1834 words | Read online... Comments... |
story about a man who wrote stories
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Bond of love sheela kumar, 2007 Fiction, 4048 words | Read online... Comments... |
A Story about the way the heart ticks
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a story with a differnce THE VISION sheela kumar, 2007 Fiction, 4105 words | Read online... Comments... |
This a a very uncanny theme crafted to enhance the prominence of some relationships that never looses it`s intensity even in spite of humanbeing`s actions
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Ghostwriter we called him §. Robert Eriksson, 2007 Fiction, 422 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
a sad story who have its base in the real life and death
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 12 Dean G. Martin, 2007 Fiction, 1515 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Tough to lose control with your life!
Life is really complicated, isn’t it?
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 11 Dean G. Martin, 2007 Fiction, 1767 words | Read online... Comments... |
Truth, Truth, Truth!
Revelations for Justin.
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 10 Dean G. Martin, 2007 Fiction, 1542 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
It’s Aras birthday! What will Happen?
Read it... The people are too hot to handle!
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 9 Dean G. Martin, 2007 Fiction, 1637 words | Read online... Comments... |
Friendly Advice: If you’re a "down-low," reluctantcy for help is NOT the right solution.
This chapter is not made to offend you but encourage you to MOVE ON!
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 8 Dean G. Martin, 2006 Fiction, 1441 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Aras Robinson and his dog show.
This is an interesting chapter.
Read it!
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Graft SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1106 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Money is the spoilsport.
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 7 Dean G. Martin, 2006 Fiction, 961 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Justin was tempted.
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Teardrop (repost) Josh LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 1337 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
I’m reposting this. For those of you who haven’t read it, it’s awesome. It’s about some insane kid.
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Just Listen Ramiro Rivera, 2006 Fiction, 269 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A guy who tries to clear up toughts.
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Stand Alone SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1222 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
The Earth wails.
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This is my story... Lost Soul, 2006 Fiction, 864 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
a part of the story which I haven’t finished writing yet...
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Stealer of Light (5) Martin Yuille, 2006 Fiction, 726 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Mark and Joshua have a chat over breakfast, the first time they’ve seen each other in six years...
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Stealer of Light (4) Martin Yuille, 2006 Fiction, 646 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Victor leaves for the day and a journey begins that will confuse, scare and ultimately change his life.
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Love Hurts Chris Hildebrand, 2006 Fiction, 1671 words | Read online... Comments... (8) |
An unhappy romance.
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Promiscuous Obsession-Chapter 6 Dean G. Martin, 2006 Fiction, 1596 words | Read online... Comments... |
Promiscuous Aras: on the way to go!
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The choice Lorna Ochieng', 2006 Fiction, 1 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise. To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 5 Dean G. Martin, 2006 Fiction, 789 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Miserable day for the Justin Matthews!
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 3 & Chapter 4 Dean G. Martin, 2006 Fiction, 1511 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
These chapters are bit disturbing to read.
I’m lucky to pull good ideas!
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 3 & 4 Dean G. Martin, 2006 Fiction, 1511 words | Read online... Comments... |
These chapters are bit wicked to read.
I’m lucky to pull good ideas!
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Inheritance – A Gift of The Departed Soul Ayan Mukherjee, 2006 Fiction, 700 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
well guys this 1s bout death n stuff tht are on the darker side of life....well this one’s a bit psychedillic too..so keep readin and keep in touch
- through the prism,
Ayan
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 2 Dean G. Martin, 2006 Fiction, 1234 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Rolling the ball! I love DOGS.
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Promiscuous Obsession- Chapter 1 Dean G. Martin, 2006 Fiction, 958 words | Read online... Comments... |
Hope you’ll like this...
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Promiscuous Obsession Dean G. Martin, 2006 Fiction, 2747 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
When I got the chance to interview prostitutes, I told myself that it was the right time to finish my first novel.
Their life is, indeed, dirty and miserable but it’s amazingly interesting!
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Promordial Compassion Anton Dsilva, 2006 Fiction, 604 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Amidst the dreadful of circumstances, she felt the noblest of instincts.
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Screwed! Dean G. Martin, 2006 Fiction, 260 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A story of a boy having a one-night-stand for the first time. Piece of advice: Don’t get down on the first night or else!
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Chapter 1- The Market Prince Kayla Parker, 2006 Fiction, 923 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The first chapter of a currently un-named story
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Vendor SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 2848 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
God’s creation surpasses him.
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Midnight Blade Chpt. 7 Josh LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 861 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
This chapter is a bit shorter than the rest... and if you find any of this offensive, you are taking it the wrong way. PLZ COMMENT!!!
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The Nature of Love Dean G. Martin, 2006 Fiction, 1200 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
I love this story! I wrote this almost seven years ago. The girl of my dreams will always be My Boo no matter what the future holds.
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Careo Marilyn McMurphy, 2006 Fiction, 100 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Ramble
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Clubhouse SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1496 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Books, though neglected now, will eventually occupy their pride of place in human civilization.
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Prey Marcus Day, 2006 Fiction, 1280 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Yet another story that I started
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Daddy’s Little Girl Marcus Day, 2006 Fiction, 657 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
This is another short story I’m working on
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Sleep Tight, it’s almost over. Faith Robinson , 2006 Fiction, 75 words | Read online... Comments... (9) |
She’s gone too long without sleep, she want’s to keep going...
but in the end we need it.
It’s like we need air. we need food. We need to feel alive.
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Clone SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 2927 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
We are sometimes so similar that it is pretty surprising.
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Full fare. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 3505 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Even the educationally and socially handicapped display a fine sense of social responsibility.
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Intelligent Design - Proven correct after all Tom Hammond, 2006 Fiction, 1975 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
Wow, I didn’t think this was possible.
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Corruption. flemming rasmussen, 2006 Fiction, 28 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Its a problem in many counry.
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The Cutting Edge Stephen Shearer, 2006 Fiction, 1926 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
Another nasty little story that pushed its way out of me. I guess it’s right for the season!
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Slashed, Thrusted, Cut and Turned criss walker, 2006 Fiction, 2064 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A novel I began thinking about months ago and putting it into application. New project of mine. Language should be ok, yet complicated at little parts, since we’re basicly dealing with an insane person narriating his story. But I intend to clarify it
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Russ & Mary: A Bitter Parable Shawn Michel de Montaigne, 2001 Fiction, 4613 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A look at love, American-style.
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Tell me its all right Amlan Bhargav, 2006 Fiction, 188 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
I am writing a story finally.This is the diary account of 18 yr old Amrita the heroine of the story.I know I havent been around much....but I promise Ill tell u a story very close to my heart.Life goes on doesnt it? so should words...
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Nathan’s Observations 2 Nathan LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 256 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
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Masquerade SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 3078 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
Some of us masquerade as gentlemen but are we really so?
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Ancient History Rita Maria Felix da Silva, 2005 Fiction, 527 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
A FC story, about... We and the future...
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Midnight Blade Chpt. 6 Josh LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 1255 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Plz comment!!!
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Midnight Blade Chpt. 5 Josh LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 1211 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Chapter five of Midnight Blade. PLEASE COMMENT!!!
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Midnight Blade Chpt. 4 Josh LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 2927 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Sorry this one is so much longer than the others... Pleeeeeease read the prologue and the first three chapters before you decide to read this one! It’ll make much more sense!!! Please comment!!!
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The Way of the Moo Nathan LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 265 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
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Nathan’s Incredible Observations Nathan LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 244 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
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The Schmibey Bill Derenee, 2006 Fiction, 236 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
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The Road to Life Bill Derenee, 2006 Fiction, 200 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
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The Path I walk, Chapter 1 Bill Derenee, 2006 Fiction, 362 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
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Yibey Schmibey Bill Derenee, 2006 Fiction, 85 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
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Flame Stephen Shearer, 2006 Fiction, 1332 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
This hit me last night and took me about 30 mins to write. I haven’t written a word in over a year. What I have been sharing with you has been stuff that I completed before this dry spell.
Perhaps my muse is reawakening.
This piece is a little out of my typical genre. I hope you enjoy it.
I will return the the "Gateway" sage after this.
Thanx for reading me!
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Midnight Blade Chpt. 3 Josh LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 683 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
This is chapter three of Midnight Blade. Please read the previous chapters and the prologue first! It will make much more sense! Oh... and the weapons are made up (I think)... I just put a letter and typed a random number. Please comment!!!!!!!!!!
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Teardrop Josh LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 1337 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
This is a story about a crazy eight-year-old. I can’t really say that it’s any specific disease. Please comment!
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Coronation SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1908 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
Partition had rendered many an affluent into destitutes but a nobleman retained his nobility.
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Midnight Blade Chpt. 2 Josh LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 651 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
This is chapter 2 of Midnight Blade. You may want to read the prologue and chapter 1 before you read this... it’ll make much more sense... Please comment!!!
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Distant Horizon - Epilogue SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1060 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
The story ends with this. Science and religion are at the cross roads.
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Ego Lux In Mundum Veni Stephanie Greene, 2006 Fiction, 2 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Set in Italy
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See You In A Dozen Summers Kiki K, 2006 Fiction, 6164 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
My first story that involves the interweaving of many familiar societal concerns like homosexuality, alcohol addiction, business, sports, and romance. It tells the rags-to-riches story of Jesse Murdock, whose fast rise from a nobody in Boston to a somebody in New York in only a few years time, but despite his success, still leaves time to confront the issues that bugged him from young- his father’s alcohol addiction and stormy relationship with his brother, and Jesse’s own uncertain teenage romance with Carolyn Bloom, who is now a lovely news broadcaster. It’s essentially a love story about not just the relationship between a man and a woman, but also that between a man and another man.
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Midnight Blade Chpt. 1 Josh LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 2587 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
First chapter, beginning the story more. Please comment!!!
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Midnight Blade Josh LaBrake, 2006 Fiction, 882 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
I’m still working on this one... it’s my first published on here. Please comment.
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Distant horizon - Chapter 14. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1072 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
The solution comes finally from the Devi.
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Distant Horizon - Chapter-13 SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1110 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
The group finds out the names of the trees to be planted to reduce Carbon di oxide. Incidentally they are the sacred plants used in tantric rituals. Pru notifies safe arrival at Combo.
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Distant horizon - Chapter 12. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1214 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Pru left on receiving an urgent message from Mac, but before that he instructed Sayan how to reduce concentration of Carbon di oxide in air.
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Distant Horizon - Chapter 11 SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1357 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Interactive session between Sayan and Pru.
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Prologue Priti Razdan, 2006 Fiction, 250 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
Friends, This is my first attempt at writing some thing other than Poetry. Please give your valuable comments.
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Distant Horizon - Chapter 10. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1103 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Shyamal experiences a revelation.
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Distant Horizon - Chapter 9. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1236 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Sadhika conducts the rituals and Shyamal awaits divine guidance.
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Destiny or Death - The Pub of Life Ayan Mukherjee, 2006 Fiction, 800 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
This is a story about drunk driving - well I guess I had to write one after I received so many warnings on this context myself through mails and forwards.....well hope u people like it......well I apologise for writing after a long time.....I was busy with my examinations........- with the fishes, Ayan
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Distant Horizon - Chapter 8 SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1041 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
PRU (Pen Remote Unit) declares its presence and the plot thickens.
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Stealer of Light (3) Martin Yuille, 2005 Fiction, 1174 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
This will most likely become chapter two. I’m toying with the idea but haven’t yet decided. So once more feedbackmis greatly appreciated, good or bad, doesn’t matter that’s what makes us better. So let me have it...
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Distant Horizon - Chapter 7 of 14 SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1159 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Shyamal tells his tale.
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Distant Horizon - Chapter 6 of 14. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1531 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
They travel through the countryside to reach the ashram (Hermitage) finally.
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Distant Horizon - Chapter 5. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 973 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
They finally reach the destination. But still there is no trace of Sayan’s father.
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Lassiter - Chapter 31 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 681 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
This should surprise most of you. THIS IS THE FINAL CHAPTER!
I suppose there is ample material for a sequel. Please tell me, do you think the story should go on?
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Distant Horizon - Chapteter 4 SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1029 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Sayan finds a pen. Sadhika the priestess appears on the scene. She invites the three.
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Night of the Courtesan Roger Pedersen, 2006 Fiction, 1225 words | Read online... Comments... (8) |
A night of passion. Was it a dream or what?
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Distant Horizon - Chapter 3 SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 997 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Another bout of checking ensues.
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Girlish decision. safa abid, 2006 Fiction, 160 words | Read online... Comments... (12) |
When we are young we are happier than adults, closer to life than them ,loving adventures more than them but not wiser than them.
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Lassiter - Chapter 30 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 1368 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Lassiter makes some decisions.
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Distant Horizon- Chapter 2 of 14 SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 867 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The story continues.
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Distant Horizon - Chapter 1 of 14. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 917 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
The train jorney begins. Please keep patience. The story unfolds very slowly. Chapters have been kept to the bare minimum size for the convenience of readers.
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Kitty Little...Fuss Big crouching tiger, 2006 Fiction, 873 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Try to find some fun in this story while my cat ceaselessly humours himself unknowingly.
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Distant Horizon - Prologue SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 482 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
This novel consists of 14 chapters and the prologue and epilogue (about 16400 words in all)
That science and religion are colinear is the theme of this story. In fact the mantle passes from science to religion to carry it forward. There is essentially no contradiction between the two. They differ only on the modalities but end up showing the same result.
Any other observation on the topic would be most welcome.
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A Priest, A Business Man, And Impedimenta Bobby Zimmerlem, 2006 Fiction, 2214 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
Smith goes into the city to search for depression. Along the way he encounters several strange characters and events.
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Lassiter - Chapter 29 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2175 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
The tale continues.
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First Encounter kamesvari iengar, 2006 Fiction, 140 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
Of a legal girl in school with her Teacher
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Slaves SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1364 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
All of us are slaves.
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Kindergarten Manosij Majumdar, 2006 Fiction, 1049 words | Read online... Comments... (10) |
All kids are created equal.
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Stealer of Light Chapter 2 Martin Yuille, 2005 Fiction, 3778 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Second part of Stealer of Light. Proposed second chapter. Let me know what you think guys.
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The angel, The Whore and the Murderer Roger Pedersen, 2006 Fiction, 330 words | Read online... Comments... (9) |
A crime-story,short and blunt
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Ready, Set, Go Marcus Day, 2006 Fiction, 1461 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A sample of a short story I’m working on
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Cut Up the Stolen Scroll Bill Ectric, 2005 Fiction, 3878 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
A college student steals the legendary Jack Kerouac manuscript-scroll and a secret message turns dangerous when subjected to Burroughs-style poetic cut-ups.
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Stealer of Light Martin Yuille, 2005 Fiction, 967 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Part of a novel that I am working on. I have been for some time now, ANY feedback will be appreciated...
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My Friend SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1276 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
It may or may not be a ghost story.
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Lassiter - Chapter 28 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 1901 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Lassiter gets some quiet time.
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Lassiter - Chapter 27 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2230 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A parting and promises.
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Pariah SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1154 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
The saga continues.
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Lassiter - Chapter 26 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 972 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Dianne becomes worried.
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All The poems nasma nasser, 2006 Fiction, 5000 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Naughty I Thought I Shame HIT!!........
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Two Firm Hands and the God SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 3209 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
The Story is divided into three parts. The subject has nothing to do with religion, on the contrary, it tries to portray the culture and life style of people in rural Bengal.
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Lassiter - Chapter 25 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 915 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A private moment.
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Lassiter - Chapter 24 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 1502 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
A physical relationship ripens.
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The Indian girl (Part III) sara khan, 2006 Fiction, 1043 words | Read online... Comments... (9) |
And now it ends...
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My Journey Away, pt 2 Stephanie Greene, 2006 Fiction, 1500 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
a continuation
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My Journey Away Stephanie Greene, 2006 Fiction, 1800 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
This is a story told from the perspective of a Somali girl who becomes entangled with the wrong kinds of people.
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Go-getter SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1477 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
Professions destroy the environment. But who cares? But still it pricks one’s conscience.
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The Indian girl (Part II) sara khan, 2006 Fiction, 1584 words | Read online... Comments... (10) |
The story continues...
Its a bit too long...but there was so much to write about
I really hope that you all will like it
And thank you
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Every Coin has Two Faces Ayan Mukherjee, 2006 Fiction, 700 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
Every coin has two faces, so does man, so does life...........well hey people this one is a bit psychodellic too..........I think this is very relevant so I would love volunteers to read through what I have cooked up...........revealing the bitter truth in the end...........
through the mists of early July,
- Ayan Mukherjee
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The Clutches Of Hades Ayan Mukherjee, 2006 Fiction, 800 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Well people this one is not as mythological as it sounds..........it is rather practical and a part of the modern human race. It is based on the following lines.........." Death is inevitable so one should live to his fullest, ignoring the necessary end"...............I am sure you people would like it..........
- Ayan
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My Sunday Morning Tradition Monica Maye, 2006 Fiction, 300 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
and unfinished first draft
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Lassiter - Chapter 23 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 1130 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
I hope you are still enjoying Lassiter’s story.
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Renegade SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1568 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
An erstwhile politician finds to his dismay that time has slipped away so much that he can not revert back to politics any more. What should he do?
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Lassiter - Chapter 22 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 1189 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
The saga continues.
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The Indian girl sara khan, 2006 Fiction, 956 words | Read online... Comments... (11) |
The story of an Indian girl during the reign of the Regency. And that was the end of Part I.
People, please let me know whether you like the story or not.
Hope you enjoy reading it and Thank you
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Runnin’ for freedom (Chapter 6) Roger Pedersen, 2006 Fiction, 500 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
The continuing saga of Charlie
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Running for freedom (Chapter 5) Roger Pedersen, 2006 Fiction, 654 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
The saga of Charlie continues
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Utter Truth - My Position Matters Ayan Mukherjee, 2006 Fiction, 400 words | Read online... Comments... (8) |
Hey people, consider the following situation baced on an incident in Madhya Pradesh, India. A dam is proposed to be built that will make it possible to irrigate large areas of formerly barren land so that many people will earn a livelyhood there. However, it is found that the construction of the dam will displace a number of people and do great harm to the environment. People demonstrate against the dam, while others urge its immediate construction. Which side would you support? Why? ......Well before you do so, let me tell you what I would do.........well hey listen once again.....Im no architect actually okay? I am only fifteen years old..........Hope you like this one........-Ayan
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Come Change Your Colour Ayan Mukherjee, 2006 Fiction, 900 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Well people this one is based on the white black discrimination due to which probably situations will change in the next fifty years..........it describes the agony of being a.................white fifty years from now.........frobably this is my vision..........but hey I would like to inform one thing to you all............no personal grudges, no offense.........please have the patience to read it and swallow my thoughts. I would like to thank everyone who commented upon my last three articles.........thank everyone of you who took time out to correct my speech.........thanks for the suggestion of using MS- Word...........this one’s got no mistakes..........I would like to comment on one of the comments i had got which was to correct me upon my facts in writing..........well " HELLO !".......I am writing fiction.................Any ways thanks to all the elders who commented on my articles........I am looking forward to more.......’ help this fifteen year old to move ahead’ because I guess writing travels through generations.........
.....peace - Ayan
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Runnin’ for freedom Roger Pedersen, 2006 Fiction, 605 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
The Continuing saga of Charlie
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Runnin’ for freedom (Chapter 3) Roger Pedersen, 2006 Fiction, 987 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
The continuing saga of Charlie
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Running for freedom (chapter 2) Roger Pedersen, 2006 Fiction, 794 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The Continuing saga of Charlie
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Storyteller SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1511 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
He comes in a rain soaked night to tell stories for entertaining others. But somewhere down the line the story overtakes him and uses him only as a mouthpiece.
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Runnin’ for freedom (Chapter 1) Roger Pedersen, 2006 Fiction, 569 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
Charlie is a young kid living in the outskirts of LA in the 1960’s. This is his story.. Chapter 1
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Lassiter - Chapter 21 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 1920 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Only 10 more chapters to go!
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Lassiter - Chapter 20 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2606 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
I am pleased that all of you seem to be enjoying my story.
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The Message Matthew Simmons, 2006 Fiction, 2319 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A short horror story based in the same vein as ’The Ring’, the characters are language teachers in Japan teaching at local language schools.
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Help The Handicapped Ayan Mukherjee, 2006 Fiction, 600 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
hello this one is to be a very sentimental ficton wrting.......a bit psychodellic too........go take a glimpse of the miseries of the life of the handicapped..........--Ayan
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Lassiter - Chapter 19 Stephen Shearer, 2006 Fiction, 1951 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
19 of 31
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Transfer SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1575 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
How much trouble can a job transfer cause when a permanent transfer from.. is imminent?
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Lassiter - Chapter 18 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2288 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
So it continues.
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Lassiter _ Chapter 17 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2457 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
They are trying to learn each other.
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A woman called Niharika -cont. Bharati Ghosh, 2006 Fiction, 556 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Cont. after the extract ’Niharika tried to commit suicide’. Guys please ignore grammatical mistakes, if any, this is a rough version. I just wan u guys to give opinion about the story whether it’s reading interesting.
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Lassiter - Chapter 16 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2712 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The saga continues.
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Lassiter - Chapter 15 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2499 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
15 out of 31.
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The Time After Rita Maria Felix da Silva, 2005 Fiction, 137 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
Carolina learns about an important change in her life...
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Lassiter - Chapter 14 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2125 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
I am enthused by the wide variety of writing styles and subjects I have been priviledged to read here. I hope that more people will read my stuff and as much as you can of the other authors here. I have to wonder if all of you realize what a vast and wonderful audience we have here. We are getting comments, suggestions and critiques from regular, everyday people instead of some ivory tower reviewer that you have to bribe to even be aware of your presence. The forum we have available here is one of the best that any writer could ever hope to have. If you have been getting the notices of the new work and have not been reading or commenting, you are losing as is the author you ignored.
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Lassiter - Chapter 13 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2741 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
I am glad that you are enjoying my story.
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Lassiter - Chapter 12 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2268 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
The saga continues.
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Lassiter - Chapter 11 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 1330 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
I am gratified that so many of you like my story.
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A woman called Niharika Bharati Ghosh, 2006 Fiction, 1500 words | Read online... Comments... (8) |
Excerpts from my yet to be published novel. It is about a woman who falls in love with a man who is into politics. Please read and give your opinion.
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter 17 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 3536 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Please comment whether the story is worth publishing.
The Moon is finally eclipsed by the shadowy planet, Rahu only to be released later. The love of Rahu for Moon is eternal and transcends the time barrier to flow into eternity. The shadow repeatedly appears on some full moon nights to engulf the Moon only to release her after quenching his thirst for the time being only.
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Hard Facts PRADEEP K, 2006 Fiction, 1267 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Sometimes you need a friend to just slap you across your face and to remind you the hard facts of life.
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The Way Home, Pt. 7 Stephanie Greene, 2006 Fiction, 2000 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
continued...
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The Eclipsed moon, Chapter 16 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 3441 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
The three surviving characters analyse their actions so far. Only Shyam is steadfast in his love for Nupur. He wants to follow her into subsequent lives, till she relents. The story attempts to show that man’s love for woman is eternal and infinite. On the contrary a woman’s love, if at all it exists, is more pragmatic and much less emotional. It is not without reason that the Vedas say that a woman cannot be a friend because her heart is impervious.
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Lassiter - Chapter 10 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 1832 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
More Lassiter. Do you really think this could be adapted to a mini-series?
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The Way Home, Pt. 6 Stephanie Greene, 2006 Fiction, 1500 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
continuation
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Lassiter - Chapter 9 Stephen Shearer, 2006 Fiction, 2843 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Lassiter keeps trying to understand himself.
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter - 15 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 3099 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Shyam turns a little philosophical.
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Lassiter - Chapter 8 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2928 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The story continues. I am pleased that so many of you are enjoying the story.
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Mustang Jessica Schumacher, 2006 Fiction, 680 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A short story about an Indian boy
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The Way Home, Pt. 5 Stephanie Greene, 2006 Fiction, 1000 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
A continuation!!
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Lassiter - Chapter 7 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 1407 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
7 of 31
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Sorrow makes me hollow Roger Pedersen, 2006 Fiction, 669 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
About sorrow..
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The Way Home, Pt. 4 Stephanie Greene, 2006 Fiction, 2000 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
continued....
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The Way Home, Pt. 3 Stephanie Greene, 2006 Fiction, 1500 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
COntinuation!
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A Night at Wendy’s Roger Pedersen, 2006 Fiction, 5958 words | Read online... Comments... (8) |
A small story about a chance-meeting. Two ships meeting in the night, never to meet again.
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Lassiter - Chapter 6 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 1482 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
The story continues.
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter-14 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 2847 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The story is nearing the end now. Shyam remains as devoted to Nupur as ever. But gradually she recedes away from Shyam and eludes him further.
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The Way Home, Pt. 2 Stephanie Greene, 2006 Fiction, 1000 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
A continuation!
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Lassiter - Chapter 5 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2545 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The story continues
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The Way Home, Pt. 1 Stephanie Greene, 2006 Fiction, 1000 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
This is just a rough draft
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Lassiter - Chapter 4 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 3267 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
For those of you that have asked, I intend to put all 31 chapters here, after I have earned my way with reading and commenting on what is here. I would be most pleased if any of you bought the book, unfortunately, there is no publisher that thinks the book will sell - YET! My main purpose in publishing LASSITER here is to get feedback from readers - did they enjoy the story - did it read well -- etc.
Thanx to all that have seen fit to respond. Unlike many of my peers in this area, I accept critique very well. I thrive on feedback, I NEED feedback. Odds are, if someone decides to tell me that this, that or the other thing needs to be changed, I will probably NOT change it. But then again, how can I know that a change MAY be needed if no one reads it?
So tell me whatever you feel you need to.
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Lassiter - Chapter 3 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 1715 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
This is the third installment of 31 chapters. The book is complete and ready to be published.
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter 13 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 2190 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Nupur obliges Shyam eventually. Indra can no longer bear the stress and calls it a day.
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Lassiter - Chapter 2 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 2730 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A continuation
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Lassiter - Chapter 1 Stephen Shearer, 2004 Fiction, 6065 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
This story grew out of a short story I wrote. It is a truckers story, as most of my fiction is. I have been trying to sell it for two years, I will sell it eventually. I hope you enjoy.
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Revenge Stephen Shearer, 2006 Fiction, 11159 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
A pair of good ol’ boys get what they deserve.
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter 12 of 17 SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 3891 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
The four of them come together on a Sunday.
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter 11 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 3152 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Bilu, the 17 year old high school boy confesses. At times he chooses vulgarity to express himself. A caution there.
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Prodigal Son Exerpt Marcus Day, 2006 Fiction, 3490 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
An Exerpt from the third chapter of my novel
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The Wailing Earth. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1437 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Earth protects herself in her own way. There are more things in heaven and earth..
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The Boy Who Wanted to Fly Scot Savage, 2006 Fiction, 1095 words | Read online... Comments... (9) |
This story was originally written by my friend Dave Milo who submitted this for an English assignment. It was rough and I polished it up a bit.
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter 10 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 2820 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
The love polygon rears its head.
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Not the best place to catch butterflies Greg Gamilton, 2006 Fiction, 2840 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
The play fragment, read more at http://greggamilton.com/
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The Clever Sparrow Nazir Daud, 2006 Fiction, 449 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
always plan ahead...
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Filmshow SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1222 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A child’s play makes him great oneday.
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter 9 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 3842 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Caution: This chapter has several adult scenes not meant for children.
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PC Trooper & Duke Nazir Daud, 2006 Fiction, 557 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
PC Trooper rescued a dog from a gang of criminals....
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Happiness is a Little Red Box Called Death jj decasey, 2006 Fiction, 3800 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
If suicide were just a little more painless
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To A Phantom Stefano Giorgetta, 2006 Fiction, 332 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
short story about evil ways of life
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The Eclipsed Moon - Chapter8 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 2956 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Shyam is madly in love with Nupur. He even changes his job and relocates himself to Nupur’s city to placate her. But it seems that all is in vain.
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Untitled (5) Jessica Schumacher, 2006 Fiction, 755 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
hmm nothing to add...please comment
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The Namesake SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1420 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Name represents the entity whether super-human, human or sub-human. But the legend lives on.
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Ready for Take Off - Paradise begins here... Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 527 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
This is an ‘Airport’ where people can take a trip to fictional or real destinations, meet old friends or new, or escape on a new adventure.
When I’m adding to a new chapter, You and me may return and take a connecting flight to my own destination or continue from the previous destination on another mode of transport.
And now, calling Flight 843, Flight 843 to Bangkok....
Now boarding rows 24 to 19...
Sir... - that bag is too large for a carry-on, we’ll have to stow it below the aircraft...
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Have lunch with God! Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 382 words | Read online... Comments... |
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Embrace all equally!
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Why women cry... Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 294 words | Read online... Comments... |
The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart - the place where love resides."
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Angels in the Alley Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 418 words | Read online... Comments... |
To all of you who mean something to me, I wish you happiness, love, light, hope and friendship.
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A dozen roses… Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 922 words | Read online... Comments... |
The message of the Angel Star:
It matters not how small you are.
When truth and love are shared with all,
Nothing that we do is small.
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How much does a prayer weigh? Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 434 words | Read online... Comments... |
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trails to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy!
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Two men, both seriously ill Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 496 words | Read online... Comments... |
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room...
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The Skylarks and the Snake Nazir Daud, 2006 Fiction, 368 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Should you run from danger.....
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Is Your Hut Burning? Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 213 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him...
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Real life Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 627 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Being friends with someone is not an opportunity but a sweet responsibility.
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A tendancy to change shape Greg Gamilton, 2006 Fiction, 2066 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
The fragment.
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To fall from the Moon Greg Gamilton, 2006 Fiction, 2361 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
The play fragment. If you want to read more - publish my plays:-)
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This is just a very wonderful story... Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 974 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
He was driving home one evening, on a two - lane country road. Work in this small community outside of Los Angeles...
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These three wise… Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 375 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Welcome to my World!
It may be hard for you, but make an effort to stop trying to make things better for others. Although you might think it’s worth a shot, you cannot make everyone happy, so don’t even try.
And there’s no need to change yourself for those who already know who you are. You’re not doing any favors by pretending to be something you are not. Take good care of yourself, and you will benefit tremendously. If you don’t treat yourself well, who will?
Everyone has a place in this world. With some patience and some self-discovery tactics, it shouldn’t be that hard to find yours. And once you’re there, you will excel at whatever you decide to do.
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The Shoes Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 738 words | Read online... Comments... |
A wonderful and true story from a Sunday in my Dar es Salaam, East Africa.
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A Life of an Apache Jessica Schumacher, 2005 Fiction, 1622 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
No facts lies behind this text, it is just a story...please comment
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My trial sara khan, 2006 Fiction, 887 words | Read online... Comments... (8) |
Life itself is an enigma.
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Noble SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1007 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
They will also overcome someday.
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter-7 of 17 SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 2277 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
The villain’s point of view.
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The Other Woman Nazir Daud, 2006 Fiction, 1250 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
When a man has 2 women in his life....
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Six Hours Till Death Gaurav Keskar, 2006 Fiction, 1188 words | Read online... Comments... (8) |
The story’s about a compatriot of Oliver Cromwell, called James McKnight. Caught and sentenced to execution, he manages to escape. But to no avail.
Found this half done in my PC. Started on 11 July, 2005, finished yesterday. So, it may appear a little disjointed, so please forgive me for that.
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Snowball & the Dog Show Nazir Daud, 2006 Fiction, 344 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
life is full of surprises......
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No problem has a solution... Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 207 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
No problem has a solution. None of us can untie the Gordian knot; either we give up or we cut it.
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The Loch Ness Monster Nazir Daud, 2006 Fiction, 1426 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Is it a myth......
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Guarding Angel Che von Lindbergh, 2006 Fiction, 479 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
So when you think you’re all you have, remember, your angel is always watching over you. Mine was...
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The Fox and the Hungry Bear Nazir Daud, 2006 Fiction, 460 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
Fox & the Bear wear best friends until....
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Williams Homework Nazir Daud, 2006 Fiction, 754 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
A story about a child who hates doing his homework.
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Jed the Joiner Nazir Daud, 2005 Fiction, 329 words | Read online... Comments... (8) |
This story is about Jed the Joiner. His house is set at the outskirts of a small town near the countryside. Their are small villages nearby. His workshop is at the back of the house in large yard.
Garage is next to the workshop for Titan the truck & Whizz the car.
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The Eclipsed Moon. Chapter 6 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 2684 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Nupur gives a very useful piece of suggestion to her husband Indra. Shyam telephones Nupur from his distant township but Nupur prefers to ...
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The Grief Jenny Hopfgarten, 1998 Fiction, 1621 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Extract from my book with the same name; about my mother’s death
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The Eclipsed Moon Chapter 5 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 2439 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Indra who is Nupur’s husband gives an account of the proceedings..
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Eyes cold sapta giri, 2006 Fiction, 1500 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A common happening which goes on unnoticed
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The Scammers Austin Mitchell, 2006 Fiction, 2656 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Syd and his friends go a bit too far in their freeloading and get into serious trouble.
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Relationships joseph nowakowski, 2005 Fiction, 1572 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Just a story. I’m not really this jaded. The idea just came to me one day.
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter 4 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 3128 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The story so far: Shyam is hopelessly in love with Nupur, a married woman, six years older to him. They meet by chance after a span of 7 years during a train journey. Their destinations are different. So they separate out again physically but mentally...
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Undercover Soldier exerpts Austin Mitchell, 2005 Fiction, 1986 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Bendoo goes undercover and takes on one of the most dangerous drug barons on the island of Jamaica, Gus Mc Creed . But he reckons withous the man’s ambitous and crafty foster son, Fred Billings and his beautiful daughter, Lorena.
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Alzheimer SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1482 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A 72 year old person frequently goes back to his childhood days. He forgets everything of the present world and finally....
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter 3 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 3199 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
The love story enters the third chapter in which the lady love tells her story that unfolded so far. Now enjoy the story further if you have the perseverence for it is somewhat lengthy. I could not make it shorter for then its flavour would be lost according to me.
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Marathon runner in search of rain Greg Gamilton, 2005 Fiction, 4313 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
This is the passage of my play, I plan to publish the whole thing soon. Plus I plan to launch my site and present more plays there.
I’ll appreciate your any comments.
Thanks,
your GG.
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The Other Journey SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1267 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
This is a story of a helpless girl who finds this world too difficult a place for existence.
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One Room House sebastian kachappilly, 2006 Fiction, 1141 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Hapless Story of a man leading a hand to mouth existence
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Rebirth SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1776 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The mother is born again as daughter to honour her word to return to her son’s house.
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter 2 of 17. SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 3541 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
After seven years a chance meeting draws the lovers closer only to ...
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Strange ways of god waseem m.ibrahim, 2006 Fiction, 1800 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
i have published this story before but i have made a mistake in description. i wrote "This story is about true understanding of simple things which people reject" actually it is "story about fictious way of true understanding the simple things which most people reject
and i have change the title is now strange ways of god
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The Eclipsed Moon, Chapter-1 of 17 SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 2973 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
This is the first chapter of the love story between two eternal lovers.
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One Room Kitchen sebastian kachappilly, 2006 Fiction, 994 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
STORY OF A MAN WHO LIVED WITH SMALL HAPPINESS
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At the gravyard mary lennox, 2006 Fiction, 7867 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Real love bites. Deep and hard into your hart and in your vaines, into your soul.
A vampirestory, but most about love I guess.
My first short story in english, have mercy...
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Strange ways waseem m.ibrahim, 2006 Fiction, 1800 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
This story is about true understanding of simple things which people reject
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Rawalpindi K Nasri, 2006 Fiction, 2500 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
This is a work in progress about Pakistan. Please tell me what you think.
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A Good Nights rest francis kershaw, 2006 Fiction, 274 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
The cost of a nights sleep
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Revenge SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1138 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A River takes revenge on man for his infidelty.
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Where the soul ends and new beginnings. Bella Andrews, 2006 Fiction, 4337 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Romance short story. all about love and not taking it for granted
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Frozen Hunger SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1330 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
The dilemma of one’s profession torments him although he knows that what he does is not good for mankind in the long run.
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House francis kershaw, 2006 Fiction, 304 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
easy prey, falls foul...
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The Decision sapta giri, 2006 Fiction, 500 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A short story, thats all I can say
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The Vintage Car SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2006 Fiction, 1498 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
This is a story of a vintage car that thinks.
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Fathomless SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1413 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Three persons waiting for a train in a non-descript small railway station listen to stories of greed and sex.
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The Last Chapter of My Autobiography: The Obituary Pijush Gupta, 2006 Fiction, 1184 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
A self written obituary of a lover.
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Amalgamate SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1280 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
The story of a primary schhol teacher of an obscure village of Bengal.
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The Christmas Chocolate Bar Scot Savage, 2005 Fiction, 2942 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Inspired by "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." I’m sure this story and theme has been conveyed before but this is my slant on a familar tale.
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Diabetes (Abridged) SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 605 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A kindhearted man is like a diabetic patient.
This piece was published in a premier daily (Sunday Edition) in India in 2005.
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One Mistake Too Many Joshua Simmons, 2005 Fiction, 555 words | Read online... Comments... (12) |
A guy just wants his family
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Mrs. Mop hair Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 2700 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A story written for the children of a friend and of course my own grandchildren. It is about a scarecrow who is brought to life and finds a purpose to it before the magic fades. Or is it?
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The Laterite SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 31036 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Adinath the villager is in the midst of life in the laterite country. This is an account of the current lifestyle of the people there. This is divided into ten episodes each of which can be separately studied.
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Negative Sense SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1152 words | Read online... Comments... |
The difference between the animate and inanimate lies only in the prefix of a sign. Otherwise there is no difference between the two.
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God De SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 535 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A desolate park in Nigeria and a blind tramp creates a picture in a cold winter afternoon.
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Diabetes SIVAGOPAL OJHA, 2005 Fiction, 1240 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Ramananda Pandey, an ordinary person aspires to attain salvation by meditation. He succumbs to human qualities both good and bad. Goodness is like sugar inducing diabetes and becoming an impediment in achieving the desired objective of human beings.
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About a girl Tony Nesca, 2005 Fiction, 3000 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
far in the back musician tunes his six-string, jazz in smoky room cliched and alive waiting on the job ain’t no damn good, neither is sailing the seven seas sober and unhinged, she makes music singing without singing, doing without doing, wild day in the sunlight of afternoon barroom, she makes me crazy young beautiful left of normal, continue I say, continue,
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Nightshade. A Cat story. Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 5000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Another children’s tale written for my granddaughter and for the daughter of a friend. A bit long, but I could not find a suitable splitting point. The tale probably still needs some more work on it. What do you think?
The tale is of a cat who is changed.
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A Story Anne-Pia N, 2003 Fiction, 6751 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Love and sickness- and people not being strong enough for its own life.
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The Ashton Rd Picnic Chapter 7 Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 2000 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
The Journey Home.
This is the last pice of this set of stories. There are no more Billy Jones ones written. I have a few Chapter headings and some notes for another set, but whether I will write them depends on many things.
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Much Ado sapta giri, 2005 Fiction, 1050 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A small incidence which everyone experience at least once
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The Ashton Rd.Picnic Chapter 6 Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 2000 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A Cricket Match.
This may be less intelligible to non-cricket playing readers. The boys play agains their fathers. You do not really need to know the rules to enjoy the events.
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The Ashton Rd Picnic Chapter 5 Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 2000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A Walk to work up an appetite.
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The Ashton Rd.Picnic Chapter 4 Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 2000 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A continuance of the saga. Choo-choo gets his come uppance.
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Camellia, part 2 K Nasri, 2005 Fiction, 2000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A continuation, but it can be read by itself
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Ashton Rd.Picnic Chapter 3 Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 2000 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Next installment.
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Camellia K Nasri, 2005 Fiction, 3000 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
A story told my an Italian-Lebanese teenage girl who moves to her father’s country (Lebanon) after the civil war
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Too Thin a Thread Violetta Trofimova, 1998 Fiction, 4438 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
The story of the impossibility of love between two too different people. Based on true lifestories
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The Ashton Rd Picnic Cahpter 2 Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 2500 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The next piece of the continuing saga of childhood in 1950’s England.
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Friend of the Devil 3 Mississippi River, 2005 Fiction, 620 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
Another part of my retelling of Cain and Able. Cain begins his wanderings. I’m posting one section at a time as I first-draft it. Eventually I’ll second-draft it and past the whole thing together properly, in the meantime, please enjoy. Honest criticism helps me grow, so please...
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The Ashton Rd Picnic Chapter 1 Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 2500 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
More adventures of the same gang of lads as the Ashton Rd Gang stories. This time it is the events leading up to a day out for families who live in the road.
Please let me know if you want the rest of it!
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The Short Story John Hansen, 2005 Fiction, 15 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Short Story
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HI hoT dk thakur, 2005 Fiction, 1111 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
HELLOinDIbSSSSL.
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Nisma, Part II K Nasri, 2005 Fiction, 2200 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
This is the second part of a longer work about a 15 yr old girl in Egypt. But the sections do not need to be read in order.
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Fall into Pieces jj decasey, 2005 Fiction, 3000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A little tale of ultimate loss.
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A Thread in the Skin jj decasey, 2005 Fiction, 5000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A love story - of sorts.
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The Ashton Rd Gang 10,11,12. Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 4000 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
The last 3 chapters in the story which has covered a year in the life of the boys, one story for each month.
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The Ashtron Road Gang 7,8,9 Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 4000 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The Ashton Rd Gang
Chapters 7,8,9.
Continuing the adventure!
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Another Day, Another War Moon loved, 2005 Fiction, 1306 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A short piece with a twist
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The Ashton Rd Gang Chapter 6 Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 2500 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
The next chapter in the Ashton Rd Gang story.
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The Ashton Rd. Gang Chaps 1 to 3 Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 12000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
First four three chapters of the story.
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The Ashton Rd Gang. Palustris Cats, 2005 Fiction, 16943 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A set of stories about a gang of 10 year old boys in 1950’s England. These are the first 5 of 12.
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The Angel Who Cut Off His Wings Mark Blaker, 2005 Fiction, 200 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
A story in English.
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Simply Best Friends Miss Leading, 2005 Fiction, 550 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
a story that tells the lengths some friends will go for one another
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Unauthorized Biography of a Twenty-Something Noah Dorsey, 2005 Fiction, 6118 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
A unique, relentless, intense, unmerciful and abstract first personal narrative of a seemingly unbalanced Twenty-Something.
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Untitled Harry S Dhillon, 2005 Fiction, 800 words | Read online... Comments... (9) |
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Prodigious Verbalism Bobby Zimmerlem, 2005 Fiction, 1 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
Everything that has ever been said in the history of mankind has been totally and completly correct for everyone living at that time, as well as everyone who has ever lived or would live at a later time. This is Prodigious Verbalism.
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Happy Valley Austin Mitchell, 2005 Fiction, 12117 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Middle-aged playboy, John Tom comes to Happy Valley and begins to play around with the young ladies. There are many in the village who feel that he will end up like Beville, for whom they had to have a collection after he lost all his money in a manner akin to John Tom’s present day activities. Is John Tom smart enough to elude the many traps set for him by several villagers? Will this party animal bow away a fortune in Happy Valley as he seeks to enjoy himself?
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A final farewell Moon loved, 2005 Fiction, 1283 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A short piece that I’m working on, constructive options sought
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Good Fences Ray Adler, 2005 Fiction, 2484 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
A doctor lets his curiousity get the better of him one afternoon on his way home from work.
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Friend of the Devil 2 Mississippi River, 2005 Fiction, 1 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Rough draft of a crucial part of my story. Cain kills Able and is sentanced to his punishment. I think some of Cain’s philosophy is poorly written and needs a tighter rewrite. Please tell me what you think.
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Friend of the Devil Mississippi River, 2005 Fiction, 538 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Closing paragraphs plus musings upon a story in the works. I am retelling the story of Cain and Able from Cain’s view, set in the old west. This is less than a first draft. It is a rough outline or sketch of a work in progress. Please comment. I will be sure to give comment for comment. Be constructive- I mean tear it down for me so that I can better see the bones of my work- if you care at all, show no mercy!
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The moment of Death Nadja Hansson, 2005 Fiction, 660 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
This short story is aparently about death, and as I have never been close to such a event it is obviously fiction. I hope you enjoy it, and mind, there may be mispellings or errors, and for them I pardon.
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The Gift K Nasri, 2004 Fiction, 4000 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
An Easter story
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Poochie’s Gang Extended Ralph Barisano, 2005 Fiction, 4024 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A continuation of the life of the family first written about in Poochie’s Gang.
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Green Thumb on Campus Pijush Gupta, 2005 Fiction, 968 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
An unsually thrilling story of a contorted mind!
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Portrait of A Demon James Tillman, 2005 Fiction, 260 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
An epic battle between two great demons. Don’t miss reading this one.
I consider it disturbingly unique. Let me know what you think.
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Poochies Gang Ralph Barisano, 2005 Fiction, 3665 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The liife of one family
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Wild At Heart Moon loved, 2005 Fiction, 2050 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A short piece that I’d like an option on
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Forgotten Barry O'Donnell, 2005 Fiction, 5157 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
This is my first attempt at a short story longer than a school essay. It is a Horror story with some adult language and violence. It was really an exersise in writing and thus I would welcome any constructive criticism. I hope you enjoy it.
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Home avantika bahl, 2005 Fiction, 399 words | Read online... Comments... (12) |
Three kids running away from home. I have not given them names because i think at some point in our lives we have all planned the same.
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"Fetish" part one of Two catrice moss, 2005 Fiction, 1 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
this stroy goes into the night life of modern america, and leaves readers to explore and even open skeletons of their own, deep and gripping not written for the soft hearted
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Raindrops by Ranjith Boyanapalli Ranjith Boyanapalli, 2005 Fiction, 1474 words | Read online... Comments... (10) |
A woman chooses a live-in relation, in a country where it is considered taboo. The dilema she faces when the live-in relation is destroyed is foretold.
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Everyone Loves A Scandal Justin Murphy, 2005 Fiction, 650 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
An excerpt of my novel entitled Everyone Loves A Scandal
The novel is published in electronic format, and is available at:
http://www.epsteinpublishing.com/Scandal.htm
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The Man Who Thought Too Much Henry Shieldsley, 2002 Fiction, 2 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Sid wakes up one morning with a lot on his mind...don’t read this if you have any paranoid tendencies!
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"The Creed" David Lee Lewis, 1997 Fiction, 1 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
It is July 4th, 1976. In the town of Greenville, Nebraska, a terrible evil is conceived into the world. The battle between good and evil has begun. This is a portion of my first chapter. I would like to receive feedback to decide whether or not to continue! Thanks for reading.
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A Birthday Present for Abiyah K Nasri, 2005 Fiction, 3000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A true story. I hope you recognize it. :-)
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The believer and the atheist Vasudha Pande, 2005 Fiction, 479 words | Read online... Comments... (9) |
A story which presents my opinion: the existence of God depends upon people. He exists in idols, because people believe so; He exists, but not in idols, because people believe so; He doesn’t exist, because people believe so.
This theory is true, because that is what I believe in; it is crap, because some people believe it to be false.
Dedicated to papa, with whom I often debate upon such subjects.
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From Lincolnshire To Little Joe Creek Rick Nelson, 2005 Fiction, 7 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Long ago in Europe there was a custom of planting an acorn in the freshly tilled earth of a child’s grave. In time the trees became highly prized as the material for the figureheads which adorned the bows of the mighty sailing ships of the day, for within the wood’s grain lingered the spirit of the child in the form of a sprite which would guard the ship against the dangers of the sea, the crew of melancholy. A boy finds one after a flood and the two spend a summer together sharing adventures and learning about each other’s life.
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The Summer of Cousin Roger Scot Savage, 2005 Fiction, 4456 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A fictional and slightly exaggerated account of a mostly true story.
Okay, I took a little artistic license to make it less boring.
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The Canterbury Incident Aditya Arun, 2005 Fiction, 1 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
Dr. Hartley Webb decides to go for a laughing therapy session but on reaching there he finds out that nothing is what it seems....
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Aniruddh Amlan Bhargav, 2005 Fiction, 1300 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
I am back!!!.....
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Holy Vampire criss walker, 2005 Fiction, 2762 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A part of a short story I wrote long ago. Mayhaps continue it.
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The revenge of the donkeys Vasudha Pande, 2005 Fiction, 496 words | Read online... Comments... (8) |
I was just thinking about why people fight over religious differences and this story took shape in my mind. Hope you like it.
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The Wise Man Vasudha Pande, 2005 Fiction, 561 words | Read online... Comments... (10) |
Just a short story about the biggest folly of humans- the creation of nations.
Dividing the land for administrative purposes is justifiable. But creating countries, retreating into the boundaries, and fighting over pieces of land is a very foolish thing to do.
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1 Way to Ascend Michael Clennell, 2005 Fiction, 1564 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
James gathers the msaages and passes them to the ones that know how to read them. To ascend he has to deal with his curse and help god to communicate with his chosen.
Let me know what you think. Chapter 2 will be posted shortly.
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Sytatagem Malcolm Scriven, 2005 Fiction, 2200 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
A girl follows a clue to a library, only to find another. Where will she end up?
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Love and Hate K Nasri, 2005 Fiction, 3000 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
I’ve been told this story is "different"...see what you think.
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Born to Perform steph Harris, 2005 Fiction, 553 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Canterbury High school Dance night 2005
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Wrath Of Minds (Chapter Four) criss walker, 2005 Fiction, 1655 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Savage, my number one reader. This is contributed to thee
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The meaning of life and it’s destination Satu Venearnar, 2005 Fiction, 1147 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
what is it but that it is.
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Flowers for Nisha Rahul Bose, 2005 Fiction, 1600 words | Read online... Comments... (5) |
In this story see how one misunderstanding in love can change your life.
P.S-I’ve narrated this story as a girl named Preeti.
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To Sarah, with love Rahul Bose, 2005 Fiction, 1500 words | Read online... Comments... (16) |
This is my first piece of writing. It about how, when a person falls in love he forgets all his differences and strives to get to his match. Read and n’joy
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Beneath John Dusterhoft, 2005 Fiction, 2 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A crew goes insane and faces the beast.
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In This World Mark Blaker, 2005 Fiction, 1200 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Using the backdrop of a TV studio discussion we analyse the concept of nationhood in the world today.
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Smethurst Mark Blaker, 2005 Fiction, 1200 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
The sudden death of a man’s son leads him to reconsider his relationship with God.
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The Gunman Derek Fanning, 2001 Fiction, 1500 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Thankfully not another shoot em up story, but rather the rather touching story of a huntsman who for some strange reason revealed in the story now no longer hunts...
The story shows how a split second can change a man’s life, and how the perseverance of a friend and a kind ear of same can help another find themselves and rebuild their life after a tragic occurrence.
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Bones Sofia Hellgren, 2005 Fiction, 100 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Just something I wrote.
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Lady Montague’s Last Sleep Satu Venearnar, 2005 Fiction, 543 words | Read online... Comments... |
Did you know that Romeo’s mom Lady Montague dies too? Had to write this for english class. Here is Lady Montagues last moments before her death.
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What is in store for you? shloka avasarala, 2005 Fiction, 3964 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
This is a simple story of how absolutely unexpected things can completely alter the course of one’s lives.
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Friendship in the Clouds of War Mark Blaker, 2005 Fiction, 600 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A two-hander playlet. Two old friends meet and in the course of a single conversation find that their relationship has changed forever.
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Song of the Dying Rachel Ward, 2005 Fiction, 312 words | Read online... Comments... (4) |
A strange dream about...well, a boy dying.
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Star-Crossed Lovers David Simons, 2005 Fiction, 1281 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Not Romeo and Juliet based like my other work, but I really love this piece. I wrote it for a writing competition based on Valentine’s Day, and it was the first piece of writing prose I have done in years, it made a nice change!
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VINNY chapter 2 sharon deichert, 2004 Fiction, 3 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
the entire book consists of 4 different stories, each story overlapping the one one before, but focusing on different characters. All except for the last story. Vinny is the first story in the book. This is chapter 2 of that story. Enjoy!
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Vinny sharon deichert, 2004 Fiction, 3 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
The first chapter to the first story to my second book.
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Nagwa’s Wedding K Nasri, 2005 Fiction, 5000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A story about some orphans in Egypt
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On the Way to Damascus K Nasri, 2005 Fiction, 4000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A familiar story involving an evil character. Historical.
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Sodomy on the High Plains Mississippi River, 2005 Fiction, 2 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
An Unbridled Tale of Interacial Zest with Extra Spicy Sauce- Wild West Style!!!
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A Karagious RolePlay Johnny Karagious, 2005 Fiction, 1406 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
To give a little backstory Karagious is a wrestler, he was very religious but he has felt the need to turn his back on his religion as it prohibits violence, he is still very torn over his decision about his religion. He has put himself onto a quest to make the title he holds the most prestigious in the wrestling world eventhough he is not a world champion.
Karagiosu has been a complete loner but lately he has taken interest in a young airhostess who has also shown an interest in him. Karagiosu lives a very frugal lifestyle out of choice, he feels this helps his training regime.
This was writen as a build up to a match where he would defend his title against two up and comers by the names of Adam Havok and Lightning James Carter. This was also writen to further his giving up on his religion and furthering his involvement with his lady friend.
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Leeting Go Marva Smith, 2005 Fiction, 215 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
A brave woman takes a chance and wins...
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Mobeetie Mississippi River, 2005 Fiction, 2 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Funny story about how a town got a name, and just deserts.
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The Great Anoxian War Adrian Allen, 2005 Fiction, 1786 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
A war between two worlds break out as one tries to take over the other. Who will when, and who will be crushed.
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Not Drowning, Burning Leif Creed, 2004 Fiction, 2506 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
A short tale of everyday heroics
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The Seclusion Room No Name, 2004 Fiction, 1744 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
A frail man is imprisoned in a room, and meets a strange girl.
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A boy named Robin Sabrina Carl, 2004 Fiction, 23008 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Robin Karl is someone who just wants two things in life, to become the world’s greatest actor, and someone who loves him. After the deaths of the two people most important in his life, he is left feeling alone while struggling to deal with this new emotion dubbed midnight blue.
Only the glittering lights of New York and streets of self destruction look inviting enough to take the pain away.
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Time-Trap Jim Westergren, 2002 Fiction, 1505 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Bill, an office worker, realizes that the next day is the same as the day before.
What happened? Why? How does he handle it?
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A pet dream!! sheela kumar, 2004 Fiction, 4271 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
the wild world of online love is the gist of it all
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A Journey Roberto Brodie, 2004 Fiction, 2326 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
This is a short story about an individual’s personal victory over a tenacious thought which he can neither express nor shake off.
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Gurtrude Forever Tito Arguello, 2004 Fiction, 4569 words | Read online... Comments... (2) |
Cupcake, Meeka, and Buttons spend the night at Gurtrude’s Apartment. This sleepover is not just fun and games. It is trouble and chaos. Who will fall in love?
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The Devil and the Curse BG Clue, 2004 Fiction, 1218 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
The story of one man’s love for the Boston Red Sox and the things he would do for a World Series victory. This was an assignment for my 11th grade English class - a retelling of the Faust Legend - let me know what you think
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A Teacher in Skool munna bhai, 2004 Fiction, 300 words | Read online... Comments... (15) |
The Story is Really gud jus read it n temme how u find dis 1.
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Close Encounter No Name, 2004 Fiction, 1172 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
Twelve year old Jenny witnesses a murderous robbery after she makes an attempt to steal herself. She tries to escape from the dangerous gang without being seen. One stupid move and she’s caught into a world in survival of the fittest.
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A Hell Of a Time Manosij Majumdar, 2004 Fiction, 1324 words | Read online... Comments... (19) |
John dies by mistake ... and meets the Devil in Purgatory.
That’s when he finds out that angels wear T-Shirts and purple halos, that the Devil is not evil, and that Holy Cow cheese is a popular dish.
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Guilty Harsha Haridas , 2004 Fiction, 837 words | Read online... Comments... (6) |
can a criminal be made 2 feel guilty?
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The Lilac Room Mihika Mirchandani, 2004 Fiction, 2 words | Read online... Comments... (7) |
If you look at the wide spectrum of what is called life, it seems quite impossible to believe that a simple thing like obsession with a colour can make such a difference in someone’s life and change it so drastically..... But if you read my story......you will kno
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Crushed Hearts shazza gordon, 2004 Fiction, 1228 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
Woman has a past....what happens when that past comes back unexpectedly?
This contains bad language and some violence, as well as a few sexual scenes...so please, if you are not into that, dont read...and flamers wont be tolerated.
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Art’s end toby blaker, 2004 Fiction, 1264 words | Read online... Comments... (3) |
public hangings are still commonplace in Iran.
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A Trip To Sudan K Nasri, 2004 Fiction, 5000 words | Read online... Comments... (1) |
A Trip To Sudan
The sun was setting and it was a warm, muggy night.
Miles from the nearest town, out in the desert, the old Volkswagen had broken down and Atallah was learning over the engine, hood up, while his sister, Galila, rested her lanky frame against the side of the car and bit her nails.
“Atallah, where are we?”
“We’re still miles north of Khartoum,” he said, head still leaning over the engine.
“Anywhere near a village?” she asked, hopefully.
“I don’t know.”
The drive from Cairo had taken hours, and Galila was tired and cranky. They hadn’t stopped since an early dinner at McDonald’s in Aswan. She and Atallah had spent half an hour walking along the Nile banks in the beautiful tourist town and talking idly between themselves. This was her birthday present, a drive into Sudan, but Atallah’s car had ruined it. Galila was turning sixteen that day.
The sounds of the arid wasteland were sparse. Nothing more than crickets, mosquitoes, and the occasional unidentifiable groan of a wild animal—a lion, maybe? Or a wildebeest? Desert sounds were nondescript. And even as much as Galila strained her ears in hope of catching the jabbering of Sudanese dialect, she heard none. She sighed anxiously. What would they do if they got stranded in the desert? They could die of thirst, of attack by a wild animal…any number of things! Even with Atallah, who was old and wise and strong both in his physique and in his bloated sense of self-confidence, Galila was afraid. At just past thirty, he was much older than Galila.
“Ok, I give up,” Atallah slammed his hands down to his sides. “I don’t have any tools. There’s nothing I can do.”
“Betcha don’t even know what’s wrong with it,” Galila teased him.
“Of course I do,” he said. “It’s the engine. Something blew out.”
Galila rolled her eyes, then ran her fingers through her hair. “So what do we do?” she asked him, concerned.
Atallah shrugged. “Leave it and walk. See if we can find a village where they’ll let us stay.”
“Are you sure? Something could happen to us.”
“Well, it’s better than sleeping in the car. The Sudanese are very hospitable. All we have to do is find a village. We’ll say we’re Egyptian travelers and our car broke. They’ll understand.”
Galila nodded hesitantly as Atallah reached for his paper cup of water leftover from McDonald’s and took a sip.
“Want some water, sis?” he asked.
Galila shook her head, but Atallah playfully thrust it at her and splashed water over her head.
“Hey!” she screamed.
“What? It’s a warm night, come on. I thought you’d like it.”
With that the two of them set off down the path into the twilight. With every step the sun sank lower and the brazen sky waned darker and stars began to appear in the night sky. There was no hope of human life anywhere to be found, just desert brush and bramble, tangles of wild vegetation where who-knows-what might be hiding.
Galila lagged a few step behind her brother and had to skip to catch up. In her expensive tight jeans and department store white sweatshirt, she spoke saliently of her identity as a Cairene city girl—and one that would be most out of place amongst the Sudanese women dressed in bright, colorful long skirts and traditional headscarves. But Galila herself was torn between her conservative family along with the increasingly more traditional social scene of Egypt and her natural bent to want to be like the girls in the West. Why couldn’t she dress and act the way they did?
“Atallah, I think I see someone up there,” she said suddenly, pointing off into the distance.
“Oh, yeah,” he craned his neck. “There’s a guy. Good. I can ask him how far we are from the nearest village.”
As they approached the dark figure who they could barely make out, he came into focus. He was a tall, black man with a walking stick.
“Excuse me, sir,” Atallah hailed him. “We need to know how far we are from the nearest village.”
The man eyed him, shifting his gaze from Atallah to Galila. It took him moments to respond and Galila thought perhaps he didn’t understand Atallah’s Egyptian accent or something. Then he blurted out suddenly,
“Give me your wallet!”
“I don’t…” Atallah hesitated. “I don’t have it,” he said, whether it was true or not. “I left it somewhere.”
But the man must have known Atallah was bluffing. Without needing any further prompting, he whacked Atallah with his stick across the neck, while Galila was left watching in horror. The man, who was definitely of smaller stature than Atallah was, somehow managed to kick him to the ground and rummage through his pockets, pull out his leather wallet and run off into the horizon as fast as a wild jackal.
“Atallah, why did you let him do that?” Galila whined as Atallah stood up, brushing off his clothes.
“He had me pinned,” he shrugged. “He really had me down good. He locked my feet with his. I tried to struggle, but I just couldn’t. Now my wallet’s gone! I can’t believe it.”
“But, Atallah,” Galila’s face went white with panic. “If we don’t have any money, how are we going to get home? How are we going to get gas for the car? How are we going to get it fixed?” Her eyes began to tear up.
“Relax, Galila, we’ll think of something,” Atallah assured her, but his
certainty was vacuous. It was a long, long way back to Cairo. “The first thing
is to find a village. If that guy was walking around here, we have to be close.
It’s a good sign.”
“But it’s dark,” said Galila pitifully. “And I’m scared.”
“Don’t be such a baby. We’ll be alright.”
They walked for several more minutes until Galila spotted an encouraging sign off in the distance.
“Atallah, look! I see light! There’s torches up there, I can see torchlight!”
“Good eye,” he nodded. “See? We’ll be ok. What did I tell you?”
As they neared the surrounding wall that enclosed village of thatch huts, they scanned it for an entrance.
“Excuse me,” Atallah called as they found their way to the gate. He stepped inside, and Galila followed. Torches blazed bright and even at the late hour a sizable number of people were gathered together and talking in low voices. Suddenly, a group of women spotted Atallah and Galila and eyed them nervously. One of them hurried to tell a man who was pacing around amongst the huts.
“Arabs!” cried one of the women. “The Arab militia is here to slaughter us!”
“We’re not Arabs!” Atallah held up his hands. “We’re Egyptians. We drove down here from Cairo but our car broke down and we wanted to know if we could stay here tonight.”
The man marched up to them to inspect them. “Yes,” he nodded. “Your accent gives you away. You are not a Sudanese Arab. And your eyes are unmistakable. Definitely Egyptian. And rich.” He pointed at Atallah’s expensive watch, then looked at Galila’s clothes and reached out to touch her sleeve, curiously. Atallah grabbed his arm and pushed him away.
“Don’t you dare touch my sister,” he warned him angrily. “Now can we stay here tonight or not?”
“Well, since you’re Egyptians I guess it would be fine. You say you’re from Cairo?”
Atallah nodded.
“Rich city people,” he said. “What are your names?”
“Atallah. My sister is Galila.”
“My name is Karim. I will welcome you generously,” he chuckled to himself, since Karim meant “generous” in Arabic. “You may stay in the guest hut,” he pointed at it. “We will give you food and blankets, whatever you need.”
“Thank you. I don’t really have anything to offer you in return,” Atallah apologized. “Except a cigarette.” He pulled his pack of cigarettes out of his shirt pocket and handed one to Karim, who took it gratefully.
“I’ll show them,” said a timid voice, and in a moment’s time a young girl appeared behind Karim, draped in a labyrinth of bright colored swirling fabrics. She smiled mysteriously.
“Oh,” Karim pointed. “This is my daughter, Farida. Very well, Farida, show our guests where they’ll stay.”
“It would be a pleasure,” she smiled, casting a glance at Atallah. When they were out of Karim’s earshot, she asked Atallah, “So, what brings you here?”
“Oh, it’s my sister’s sixteenth birthday today, so I decided to take her on a trip but our car broke down and we won’t be getting back to Cairo tonight.”
“I’m sixteen,” she told him proudly, undeniably smiling at him with a glimmer of affection in her eyes. Galila noticed it immediately and she wondered if Atallah did. “Cairo is a big city, isn’t it?”
Atallah nodded. “There are more people in Cairo than there are in the entire country of Sudan, I’m sure.”
She giggled. “Well, this is the guest hut.” She pushed open the thatch door and inside the room were two straw-stuffed mattresses and folded turquoise and maroon blankets at the foot of each of them. “Almost as though we were expecting you,” she smiled.
“Thanks,” said Atallah, sitting down on the ground.
“I bet you would like something to eat?” she asked, lacing her fingers together as she faced them. “Naw, we went to McDonald’s,” he told her.
“McDonald’s?” Farida was puzzled.
“It’s an American import. They have it in the big cities,” he explained. “Cheap, greasy American food.”
“Oh,” Farida was impressed. “Well, we have plenty of cornmeal, fresh fruit, rice, goat milk, lots of things. If you change your minds.”
“Thanks,” Atallah nodded. Galila sat down next to him on the other bed and watched as Farida dawdled uncomfortably in the doorway. She wanted to stay, Galila thought, because she had a mad crush on Atallah and she didn’t want to leave. It was sickening!
“So,” she began timidly. “Is it fun living in the big city? Where all the
excitement is?”
“It’s ok. Cairo, well, it’s just like any big city. Noisy, crowded, dirty. You wouldn’t like it. It’s nicer out here in the wilderness.”
Farida’s eyes glimmered and she sank down on her knees facing Atallah on his bed. He backed away a little uncomfortably and folded his arms across his chest.
“You must be used to it, though,” she said.
“Yeah, well, it’s ok. I lived in France for a year, too and—”
“You did?” her eyes went big.
“Yeah, to study. I went to architecture school there. At L’Ecole de Beaux Arts. It’s pretty famous.”
“You must speak French, then,” she regarded him with awe.
“Sure,” he shrugged.
“I’m pretty certain,” she confided. “That my parents would never let me go to the West to study. It’s too far away and there are too many corrupting influences.”
“Yeah, well, my parents were ok with it. I mean, they didn’t like the idea of corrupting influences, either, because they’re pretty conservative. But they wanted me to have a good education so I could get a good job. Galila wants to go to the States in a couple years, if she can get in.”
Galila nodded, pleased that in the midst of Farida being enamored with Atallah that she had finally been acknowledged.
“You’re lucky, Galila,” she looked at her. “So,” she turned back to Atallah. “You’re an architect?”
“A construction engineer, yeah, it’s the same thing.”
“Are you…um, married?” she quizzed him anxiously, glancing obviously at his hand to check for a ring.
He shook his head. Farida looked desperately relieved. “I have to say,” Farida said in a half-whisper. “My parents are trying to marry me off. They wanted me married soon. I’m afraid because I know they’re thinking of a guy I don’t really like. He lives in Khartoum and he has a good job, but I don’t like him. He never smiles,” she shook her head regrettably. “But all my parents care about is that he has a good job. And you say you have a good job?”
Atallah blushed, as though he had only just realized that she was interested in him. “Uh, well, I do, but, Farida, I can’t…”
“Atallah,” she said seriously. “I know I only met you a couple of minutes ago. We hardly know a thing about each other. But that’s the way it is for whoever my parents have me marry. And you’re…well, you’re so charming and you seem so nice. Are you religious?”
“Sure.”
“Good, because my parents want me to marry a very religious Muslim.”
“Farida, I’m sorry, but I can’t marry you. My parents don’t know about you. There’s no way it will work.”
Farida looked down at the ground, pitifully. She played with her gold necklace that was swinging low at her middle.
“Promise me you’ll ask my father for my hand,” she begged.
“But I don’t even know you!” Atallah protested, helplessly, once again.
Galila was exasperated. She could not imagine any girl possibly being attracted to her crabby older brother. Just then they heard a voice calling her.
“Farida! Come back here and help bring in the oxen!”
Farida rolled her eyes. “I have to go,” she said apologetically. “Please make yourselves at home here. Maybe some of the musicians will sing and play a song for you. I…well, I play the flute sometimes, too. Not so much anymore, but sometimes.”
She gave the two of them a mysterious smile as she darted out of the hut.
“I don’t like that girl,” Galila groaned as soon as she was gone. “I could tell from the very beginning that she was flirting with you.”
“Galila, she was not!” Atallah snapped back, half-angry, half-embarrassed. “Now what am I going to do?”
“I suggest we leave first thing in the morning. You’re going to break her heart, you may as well get it over with. It’s just a mystery to me,” Galila sighed. “Why all your life you’ve been a magnet for girls. I mean, what can they possibly see in you? I mean, you’re grouchy and kind of gross.”
“Thanks a lot, Galila. But I really don’t want to talk about it anymore. I suggest we go ask if there’s any way we can help. We have to earn our keep somehow.”
At that Atallah sprang up from where he was sitting on the mattress and Galila reluctantly followed him. She hated hard work. Why did Atallah have to go looking for it?
“This heat is miserable,” Atallah commented. “It just doesn’t get any cooler here, does it?”
“No,” Galila groaned as they walked by the hazy light of the torches over to where Karim was roping up an ox who he had let out to pasture for the day.
“Any way we can help?” Atallah asked.
“No, no. You’re our guests,” Karim insisted. But out of the corner of her eye Galila could see Farida cast him a look. Oh, dear, and she probably thought Atallah was asking for her hand in marriage!
“Well, if you say so,” Atallah shrugged.
About an hour later, Farida came to the door as they were lying on their mattresses tiredly and fanning themselves in the heat.
“We have something special prepared for you,” she smiled. “Come,” she beckoned them.
Atallah and Galila followed her outside to where a group of musicians with traditional Nubian instruments were gathered in a small cluster beneath the torches.
“You’re our guests of honor,” Farida smiled hospitably as she ushered them to sit down.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” Karim cleared his throat. “In honor of our Egyptian guests, we welcome them.”
Everyone turned around and stared at where Atallah and Galila were standing awkwardly in the back.
“Sit down,” Farida urged them, over the murmur of the villagers’ chattering interestedly amongst themselves about the Egyptian visitors.
Galila waited for Atallah to sit down before she did. She watched Farida closely to see what she would do. The musicians began tuning up their instruments and they began a rhythmical African song sung in the Sudanese-Nubian dialect of Arabic. Galila felt immediately placid and relaxed when she heard the sound of the ouds and the various percussion instruments. She had always loved African music and she was enjoying herself. She rested her hands in her lap and leaned back as she drank in the beautiful performance, then glanced over at Atallah to see if he was enjoying it, too. He sat there with his knees scrunched to his chest, listening intently and probably trying to avoid eye contact with Farida, who was pacing restlessly a few feet away.
Everyone clapped when the music ended and then one of the men playing the oud asked Atallah,
“Do you play?”
“Yeah, well kind of,” he admitted. “I can play. I’m better at the guitar, though.”
“Then you should perform an Egyptian song for us. Won’t you, please?”
“Oh, yes!” everyone agreed.
“No, I don’t think…” he tried to protest. But it was too late. The man shoved his round-bodied wooden instrument into Atallah’s hands and forced him to take it. Atallah looked away sheepishly. Everyone was waiting attentively. Galila was embarrassed. Atallah was very musical, but never in front of other people. He was too shy. Galila remembered learning the clarinet when she was little. She still had her clarinet, somewhere. But now that she was in secondary school she had to concentrate on her studies if she wanted to get into college.
Atallah began to pluck the strings nervously, as though he were making sure they were in tune. Everyone smiled and listened as he performed one of his and Galila’s favorite old songs by Hamza El Din. They applauded graciously when he had finished and he hurriedly returned the oud to its owner.
“You’re not bad,” Galila whispered in his ear and he shrugged, embarrassed.
The hour was growing late and after everyone had dispersed, Atallah and Galila headed back to their hut, exhausted. But not before they heard the sound of pounding bare feet coming up behind them.
“Atallah!” squealed the high-pitched voice.
“Oh, no,” Galila rolled her eyes. They turned around.
“Oh, you were so good!” Farida clasped her hands together. “You are the most amazing musician I have ever heard! Your singing is from heaven!”
“Thanks,” Atallah tried to brush it off. “I don’t want to be rude, but I have to go to bed. I’m really tired. Good night,” he said to her quickly, as though it would get her to go away.
“Good night,” she smiled back at him, eyes dancing and round dark face aglow as she skipped away into the darkness.
“Well, she’s excited,” Galila muttered as they ducked inside.
“It’s so hot,” Atallah complained as he sat down to take off his shoes. Galila lay down on her bed and tried to get comfortable as she curled up neatly under the blankets. She was warm, but the silky fabric of the blankets felt cool against her skin.
“I’m drenched in sweat,” Atallah commented, as though Galila really wanted to know. “My shirt’s all wet. It’s sticking to my back.”
“And you smell bad, too,” she muttered under her breath. “Please don’t talk about your sweat, Atallah, that’s disgusting.”
He held up his shirt and used to wipe his face and his sticky hair. Galila rolled her eyes and looked away. He could be so repulsive! He lay down on top of the blankets with his hands behind his head. Galila held her nose. He really could use a good wash. And Farida was attracted to him? For a moment she wished Farida could smell him now. Then she would leave him alone! “I sure hope it cools down some or I won’t be able to fall asleep.”
“What are we going to do in the morning, anyway?”
“I don’t know,” he shrugged. “Ask if they can take us to the nearest town where they have a garage.”
“That might be a long, long ways from here. But I’m sure Farida would be happy to walk the whole way with you.”
“Don’t talk about her anymore. I’m hoping she’ll forget about me by tomorrow morning.”
At that Atallah yawned and those were the last words either of them spoke before they both fell fast asleep.
The morning sunlight pierced the cracks in the thatch roof, and as Galila came to consciousness she could smell the sweet scent of the fresh summer air and could hear the braying of wild animals—the exotic African birds screeching and squawking and whistling as they soared across the barren plain, the groaning and grunting of wild boars and water buffalo, and she even thought she could hear somewhere in the vague distance a lion roaring. Could it be possible? Galila had only seen lions at the Cairo zoo as a little girl. They had scared her then and she was certain that seeing one in the wild would scare her now.
She looked over at Atallah, who was curled up fast asleep on his side, breathing evenly. She jumped up out of bed and brushed off her clothes, gave Atallah one last look and noticed something. His watch was gone. Hadn’t he been wearing it last night? She was sure he had been. She hadn’t seen him take it off, but maybe he did when she wasn’t looking.
She stepped outside, into the bright morning sunrise, where the blend of pink and gold and blue were bleeding into each other to fill the sky with a glorious paint-spill of color. Galila stared up at the sky with her mouth agape. She had never seen anything so beautiful before in her life. The only sky she knew was the smoggy, polluted dismal gray city sky of Cairo. Here in the Sudanese wilderness, it was different.
“Good morning,” said the cheerful voice.
Galila looked back down. Farida was running up to her, barefoot and dressed in a bright fuchsia pink dress and golden earrings. Her hair, now uncovered, was braided down to the last strand with perfect precision and her wiry ropes of black hair beat loosely against her back.
“Oh, good morning, Farida.”
“How did you sleep?”
“Pretty good. It was hot, though.”
“I’ll bring you some water to wash your face. Is Atallah awake yet?”
“Uh-uh.”
“Oh. Well, follow me. I’ll show you where our well is.”
Galila followed Farida to the limits of the village wall, where a stone well had been dug into the dusty earth.
“Our village’s entire water supply,” she said proudly, lowering the bucket to draw water for Galila.
“Thank you,” Galila smiled as she splashed some on her face.
“You two aren’t leaving today, are you?” She looked worried.
“Well, we were supposed to be home last night. Our parents are probably really worried about us. We have to get back. I have school tomorrow, anyway, and Atallah has work.”
“Oh,” Farida’s face fell. “I’m going to miss you.”
Galila reserved any comment she was tempted to make to herself. Farida may have been silly and starry-eyed, but she wasn’t worthy of insulting.
“Yeah, we’ll miss you, too. It was really nice of all of you to let us stay here. It’s so beautiful out here in the wilderness. I wish I could live here.”
“Really?” Farida was intrigued. “I’ve always wanted to live in the big city.”
“Nah, you don’t want to live in Cairo,” Galila assured her. “Other big cities, like Abu Dhabi, maybe, or even Beirut, but not Cairo.”
“It’s too bad,” Farida smiled. “That we can’t trade places. You stay here and be me and marry that awful man from Khartoum, and I could go back to Cairo and be you and go to your school.”
Galila smiled back. “Well, I never said I wanted to marry an awful man from Khartoum.”
Just then Atallah came jogging out of the guest hut, his hair messy and his clothes wrinkled and his eyes glazed over with early morning fatigue.
“I seem to be missing my watch,” he announced anxiously as he joined the two girls.
“Really?” Farida was the first to speak. She stared at him—messy hair not withstanding—in pointed fascination. “Where did you have it?”
“Right here,” he held up his arm. “On my wrist. I didn’t take it off last night. Someone here took it right off of me in my sleep.”
“Now, Atallah,” Galila tried to slow him down before he made a fool out of himself. “How do you know it didn’t just fall off? Or that you took it off and you forgot about it? It could be anywhere.”
“Because I just know,” he hissed impatiently. “I didn’t take it off. I remember because I put it against my face and I noticed how good it felt to have the cold metal against my skin since it was so hot last night. And besides, I already looked all around the hut. It’s not there.”
“But who would steal your watch?” Farida asked, concerned. “No one here would do that.”
“Well, I guess they would,” Atallah contradicted her brusquely. “That was an expensive watch. I paid a lot of money for it. I think you should ask everyone if they know where it is.”
“Like I said,” Farida pleaded innocently. “No one here would steal
anything from you. I think you must be mistaken.”
“Look,” Atallah raised his voice angrily, shaking his finger in Farida’s face. “I already had my wallet stolen. If I get my watch stolen, too, we might not ever be able to get back to Egypt. Do you know how hard it’s going to be getting back across the border with no ID? At least if I had my watch I could pawn it and buy us out of here. But not now, thanks to you or one of your friends,” he snapped.
“Atallah, calm down,” Galila looked at him suddenly, alarmed by his behavior. She looked over at Farida. Tears were forming in her eyes.
“I don’t know anything about it!” Farida cried, hiding her face and burying it in her hands.
“Now look what you did!” Galila yelled at her brother, outraged. What had gotten into him? “Farida,” she began calmly. “Don’t listen to him. He’s worried, that’s all. Don’t let him upset you.”
She nodded pitifully.
Atallah sighed. “Well, ok, I’m sorry. I guess it’s not your fault.”
Just then Karim appeared, kicking up dust with his feet. He looked worried.
“Something the matter, friends?” he asked.
“Yes,” Atallah cleared his throat. “My watch has been stolen. Someone came in and took it off my wrist while I was sleeping.”
“Why, that’s impossible,” Karim was aghast. “Now, Master Atallah, as surely as this is my village I can tell you that no one here would think of stealing from a guest.”
“Well, think again,” he muttered.
“I’ll be sure that everyone does their part to look for it,” Karim told him quickly. “But please, first have some breakfast.”
“No, thanks, I’m not hungry. What I do need is to get to a town that has a garage. I need to bring someone back here who can fix my car. Any chance of loaning me a horse?”
Karim shook his head. “No one in this village has a horse, I’m sorry to say. But I can loan you donkey. It’s not as fast, but if you follow the main road you should reach the town in an hour or so.”
“Thanks.”
”Am I coming with you?” Galila asked him, concerned.
“Absolutely not. I have to get back as quickly as I can. I’m also going to
give mom and dad a call and let them know we’re alright.”
“So I have to stay here?” Galila stared up into his eyes, dreading what she was about to hear.
“Yes. You can help Farida feed the animals,” he laughed to himself.
Galila bit her lip. She did not think it was funny. Just then Karim came around from the stable leading a mangy old gray donkey by a frayed rope.
“Here. It’s the best I can offer you,” he apologized.
The animal look too weak to be able to walk an hour and back, let alone bear Atallah’s weight the whole time. He looked at it skeptically.
“Is he going to make it?” he asked.
Galila felt sorry for the donkey. Even his crusty old hooves were chipped.
“Oh, yes, he will,” Karim nodded eagerly. “He may not be a lot to look at, but he’s strong.”
“I hope you’re right.”
He bounced a few times on his feet to get his momentum up, then leapt
up to straddle the animal. Galila watched worriedly as he gave the donkey a heartless kick in his sagging old sides and goaded him to a trot.
“I hope Atallah will be nice to your donkey,” she commented forlornly. “He really doesn’t know a lot about animals.”
“I trust him,” Karim said confidently as he gazed off into the horizon. “He is a wise man. You Egyptians have a strong spirit.”
Farida looked at her father suddenly, and Galila wondered what must be going through her mind. She looked sad and dejected.
“Now, Galila,” Karim clapped his hands together. “Allow Farida to fix you something to eat. Farida, show Galila to your mother’s hut.”
“Yes, Father,” she nodded.
Galila trailed behind Farida several yards down the overgrown brush that covered the paths intersecting the thatched huts.
“Mother,” Farida said as she pushed open the door. “This is Galila, the Egyptian girl.”
“My,” smiled the middle-aged woman as she turned around from where she had been sitting on the dirt floor cooking over a fire contained in a stone pit. Her hair was braided like Farida’s and she was dressed in the customary array of bright colors. “She’s even more beautiful up close. It’s nice to meet you, Galila. I’m Zuleika, Farida’s mother.”
“It’s nice to meet you, too,” Galila smiled shyly.
“I trust you like goat milk?”
She nodded.
“Here,” Zuleika smiled as she handed Galila a pitcher of fresh, warm milk. “We just milked the goats not more than five minutes ago. I will make you some fresh rice and grains, from our fields, to eat. Please sit down.”
Galila sat cross-legged on the ground and sipped the milk slowly as Zuleika continued simmering the rice and grains with the traditional Sudanese spices.
When Galila tasted the succulent food, she wished even more that she could stay behind with Farida instead of having to go back to filthy Cairo. Life was so much easier out here in the wilderness.
After she had finished, she and Farida went out to take the oxen out to pasture.
“I really wish I didn’t have to get married so soon,” Farida complained as the girls led the animals outside the fence and they were safely out of earshot. She kicked the wooden feeding bucket and stared down at her scabbed toes.
“How soon before you have to get married?” Galila asked.
“Well, my father says as soon as Abu Hanjour come back from Khartoum to see me. That could be just in a matter of weeks. I just feel,” she sighed. “Like I should get to do the things that the city girls get to do. I want to go to college and study philosophy and literature. That would be much better than just staying here and working with the animals for the rest of my life. Who knows. I’ll probably have to move to Khartoum with Abu Hanjour.”
“Maybe you’ll like Khartoum,” Galila suggested optimistically.
“I suppose I might,” Farida shrugged. “You’ve never been there, have you?”
“No, but I would have if the car hadn’t broken down,” she complained.
“Are you certain? There’s no way you could drive all the way down to Khartoum and back again in the same day. You must be mistaken.”
“Well, that’s what Atallah said,” she shrugged.
At that, Farida threw back her head in laughter. “Oh, no, no, no. You can’t do that. It’s hours and hours from here. You were really expecting to take a day trip from Cairo to Khartoum?”
“Well, Atallah was.”
”Oh, Atallah, he is funny,” she giggled. “Not too smart, but funny.”
”Yeah, well he can be really impulsive sometimes. He never thinks
things out. And then when his plans don’t work out he acts like it’s your fault and his temper flares up in a second. He’s irrational but very proud. He can never admit that he’s wrong.”
“Hmm,” Farida pondered, undoing the rope that was binding the cattle. “That’s funny, because that’s exactly what I thought about Abu Hanjour. That he was proud and couldn’t admit when he was wrong. Perhaps all men are like that.”
“Perhaps,” Galila shrugged.
“So, come to think of it, if Abu Hanjour is anything like Atallah is, marrying him maybe wouldn’t be so bad. I mean, Atallah may be proud, but he’s funny and wise and he’s so much fun to be around. He has the sweetest personality of anyone I’ve met. I wonder if Abu Hanjour does, too.”
Galila thought she was going to be sick. What was so sweet about Atallah throwing water on her, talking about his sweat, calling her a baby, and not to mention the countless other tasteless and disgusting things he had done throughout his life? Well, she decided, apparently there was someone for everyone.
The girls finished grazing the animals, meanwhile chattering away about trivial things, and just as they were coming back into the village, having to hike through the brush that had grown to knee’s height, when Galila caught sight of Atallah jogging up to them.
“Guess, what, I got someone to fix the car,” he announced, triumphantly. “And look what I have! My wallet! I got it back!”
“How’d you manage that?” Galila was curious.
“You’d never believe this. The guy who owns the garage is the brother of the guy who took my wallet. His brother recognized me and I guess when he found out about the car he felt enough remorse to choke up the wallet and he gave it back. He said he thought I was an Arab and I deserved it because his father was killed by an Arab in a raid by one of the Sudanese militias,” Atallah chuckled to himself. “But then he looked through it and found my Egyptian passport and driver’s license, he realized he had made a mistake.”
“And he was the one, apparently, who took your watch, too?” Galila stared down at Atallah’s wrist, noticing that his watch was there.
“Oh,” his face turned pink. “I guess I forgot that I woke up in the middle of the night last night and I took it off and put it in my pocket because it was getting snagged on my shirt. So it was there all along, but I didn’t realize it until just now.”
Galila rolled her eyes in disbelief. “See what I mean?” she looked at Farida.
Farida smiled, eyes alit. “So, Atallah, I hear that you think you can drive from Cairo to Khartoum and back in one day.”
“Sure, you could make it,” he shrugged casually, arrogant at getting to show off his vast knowledge.
The two girls looked at each other and burst into giggles.
“What’s the matter?” Atallah looked confused. “What’s so funny?”
“You are, Atallah,” Farida giggled. “Do you have any idea how long it takes to get to Khartoum?”
“Six hours, I’d suppose.”
“Try twelve,” she looked at him and pointed a finger in between his eyeballs.
“Oh,” Atallah looked dismal. “Well, I’ve never actually driven all the way there before.”
The girls laughed some more until Atallah finally broke it up and said, “Ok, ok. Stop laughing at me. I didn’t know any better. So little sister,” he looked at Galila. “Shall we go home?”
“Yes,” she nodded and, with his arm around her Atallah led her back to the village gates where they said good bye to everyone at Karim’s village for the very last time.
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