Tag: short stories
member name: maria (lurking in the shadows of the night) B.
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September 07, 2006 06:43 AM EDT --
Thomas's eyes were bright and clear as he sat near the pond and a gentle breeze tussled his blond hair. He played in the garden everyday and the pond was his favourite place. He would sit and watch . . .
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September 20, 2006 02:58 AM EDT --
It was dark and raining hard when Elspeth Sanders pulled into the driveway. The old house stood and looked menacing in the shadows of the lightning that flashed constantly, casting an eerie look about . . .
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February 10, 2007 10:57 PM EST --
Annie Black was six years old. A pretty girl with dark black hair that sat on her shoulders, a rosy pink complexion and deep blue eyes. She was the youngest of six children. She lived in a housing commission . . .
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October 22, 2007 09:08 PM EDT --
Too many jack-o-lanterns and cornstalk scarecrows stretched across the sprawling backyard as Sylvia entered through a back gate and made her way towards the house. She counted thirteen lanterns and twelve . . .
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November 05, 2007 04:25 AM EST --
“My dear Mrs. Pemberton, hello!” Captain Williams said as he answered the door to her insistent knocking. “Won’t you please come in?”
“Good morning Jeffrey’ . . .
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October 12, 2008 10:03 PM EDT --
The flowers lay spread on the table. Ted knew they were Elaine's favourites. She had always had a love for daffodils, snowdrops and bluebells and he added tulips and roses as well. How else was he . . .
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January 09, 2007 06:23 AM EST --
Imagination is one of the greatest gifts a child could have. Here is a short piece that I have written as I remember when I was a child.
“Goodnight”my mother whispered as she put me . . .
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February 06, 2007 06:26 PM EST --
Anna and Hans Schmidt sat in the small lounge room of their flat going over the plans they had made. The news they had received a couple of weeks before had bowled them over. It wasn’t supposed to . . .
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January 21, 2008 06:27 AM EST --
Sam's shadow fell silently across the gravestone. His usually bright blue eyes were dulled by the pain behind them and a sorrow which he never believed possible tore deep into his heart. They had . . .
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September 28, 2008 04:12 AM EDT --
Sounds of muffled laughter came from behind the closed doors. Susannah placed her brief case beside the coat stand in the hallway and made her way towards the living room. She was exhausted and tired . . .
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