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The Love Triangle

Posted on November 2, 2014 by startingwritenow

Katherine flicks the ash off the end of her cigarette absently, her hand shaking ever so slightly. She keeps her eyes on the fellow behind the counter, he seems to be moving in slow motion, and she finds herself mesmerized. … Continue reading →

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Give and Take/Writing101Day7

Posted on June 13, 2014 by startingwritenow

The lie lay between them like a corpse. It was solid and cold and immovable. It was the unspeakable thing in the room and it was slowly stealing all of the air from her lungs. If she didn’t speak soon, … Continue reading →

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Ah, my darling

Posted on May 14, 2014 by startingwritenow

He kissed my forehead, wiped my tears. I tried to catch my breath, tried to steady my heartbeat, tried to stop the noise. ‘I’m sorry…I’m sorry I’m a mess’, I said over and over. We’ve been here before, haven’t we… … Continue reading →

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The Golden Years

Posted on March 12, 2014 by startingwritenow

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/weekly-writing-challenge-golden-years/ Irene stood in the parking lot scanning the rows for her car.  She just stopped in for a birthday card, a quick trip, and now this.  Months ago she had to put a tennis ball on her antennae so … Continue reading →

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Knock Knock

Posted on March 8, 2014 by startingwritenow

Mickey stood up to stretch his legs and looked around.  The hallway was still quiet, dark and cold. He must have dozed off for a bit, but didn’t remember.  He didn’t remember a lot. He knocked three times faintly on … Continue reading →

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She

Posted on February 21, 2014 by startingwritenow

She shuffled into the kitchen with an unlit cigarette hanging from her mouth and an empty coffee mug in her hand. She rinsed it once with water and filled it with the leftover coffee from yesterday and popped it in … Continue reading →

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