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A Family Exiled. Runner-Up in Chapters Challenge.
I gazed out over the Baltic Sea, its waters calm and peaceful. It was good to be back in Latvia. I became enchanted with its stoic beauty, strong people, and curious youth in 2019 when I was able be on a short term mission trip with a team from our church.
By Hallie Carl3 years ago in Chapters
Save One Bullet
I was staying with my friend, Brenda until I found a place of my own. We were getting the daylights pounded out of us with a lake-effect snow storm coming in off Lake Ontario. The snow was falling an inch an hour and the high winds had turned it into a blizzard. Everything was shut down in and around Syracuse and Brenda had the next day off from the library. So, I asked her to help me with research on getting even with the people who had treated me so badly, Tom, Marcia, Rick, and I added Ned Wesson, simply because I didn't like him.
By Tina D'Angelo3 years ago in Chapters
French Kiss Chapter 14 Hair
I nestled in Frédéric’s embrace at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, the cacophony of travelers’ voices, loudspeakers, and the squeaky wheels of dragged luggage fading as I tucked my head beneath his chin, willing his pulse to sync with mine, pretending I was breathing life into the cells he had dispatched against the cancer. He was thinner. The wig fit him like an inside-out fur cap without the ear flaps, more fur-hair than he ever had, more than his gaunt face needed. It was cut professionally, like some mirage of normalcy. His sooty eyelashes were gone, but the chemo and radiation had not completely erased his five o’clock shadow and caterpillar brows, now pencil lines above his doe eyes.
By Lacy Loar-Gruenler3 years ago in Chapters
In the Whispers.
Akon the Star. Akon is a very interesting girl: who has endured many trials of persecution in her life. But when she thinks she’s driven by the Star of David ; only to find out it’s the ethereal Star of Justice and Beauty that keeps her locked away in an attic; similar to Rapunzel who finds herself trapped inside the Star of Justice box and can only seek the truth: her hair grows so long that it becomes an escape from the castle;
By Dawn Earnshaw3 years ago in Chapters
A Fair Cut
Happy Halloween dearest spirits from here and beyond! Welcome to my newest collection of flash stories, apparently a tradition I'm trying to cement for myself. Last year I completed a series called "The Wicked Carousel", one flash story a week at 1000 words or under. It was fun! And exhausting. So I thought I might just cool my heels in the black water pond this year, but when the wind whispers through white skeletal trees . . . you listen! So welcome to "Fright Feast", another collection that I'll be putting together as an anthology on this wondrous new community available to us. Hopefully I'll complete a story every two weeks.
By Delise Fantome3 years ago in Chapters
Chapter 17
I just turned seventeen and still worked at McDonald's after school. Being a junior in high school was better than being a freshman and it had its perks. I got to drive everywhere along with CO-OP which meant that I got to leave school after half a day. We had just switched to college block classes, so we only had four classes a day. I wasn't having the time of my life, but things were good.
By Tabitha Kristy Spears3 years ago in Chapters
Curiosity Unveiled: A Journey into the Essence of Life
Life is a tapestry woven from countless experiences, each thread contributing to the unique pattern of who we become. Reflecting on one's life can be like navigating a labyrinth, full of unexpected twists and turns. In this chapter, I invite you to join me on a journey into the recesses of my memory, a journey centered around a pivotal moment that encapsulates the essence of my life's story. This chapter isn't the climax but rather a turning point, a moment of curiosity that sparked a lifelong quest for knowledge and understanding.
By Rebecca Magaju3 years ago in Chapters
