Sunshine and ponies!

{My critics have accused me of being too descriptive and emo. I always aim to please, so I will strive to make this a happy story with little to no adjectives or adverbs. Enjoy!}
She awakes with a smile. The sun is shining and birds are singing. “Another day!” she exclaims. She puts on [...]

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The journey of a day

{Fiction or non-fiction? Perhaps a bit of both dangerously intermingled into one story that’s mostly almost about me. Take it with a grain of salt, whatever that really means.}
She worshiped the glowing screen, petitioning it for the fellowship she desperately desired. “Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life…” Yes, yes, [...]

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Short story from Peace Park

{The following is a story I wrote in my notebook today while sitting in the park in between classes. I’d seen this guy with his fat little dachshund around downtown twice in 24 hours, and then they walked past me in the park. They seemed aimless, so I decided to give them a story.}
He had [...]

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Columbia, Casablanca, and class

**WARNING- If you’ve never seen Casablanca and don’t want to know the end, don’t read this. (Nothing’s spoiled til after the page break) You’ve been warned.
I’ve been back in Columbia for six days now and am settling back into life as I know it.  It started out rather lonely as Meredith was still in Thailand, [...]

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Lacy green panties

They seem so out of place, lying crumpled on the gravel drive. Once green, they have now faded to a sickish yellow. Perhaps they were once delicate. Private.
But there they are, displayed for all to see. There they sit through sun, through rain, through snow. They are ground into the gravel by cars and side-stepped [...]

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