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Cherry

Two Ways to Win [1 of 2]

Penrose donned his armor, the polished metal sparkling in the early morning. After a night of lost sleep and sore elbows, it had better be sparkling...

6.2 Guesthouse

Sophie grabbed a pair of sunglasses and a digital camera. Threw a towel over her shoulders and got out to the terrace. A wooden deck with a plastic...
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The End of the Pier

No, no! You sit there. I’ve got everything ready. Tea ok for you? Earl Grey with lemon? I could make coffee if you prefer? Tea is so English isn’t it...

6.1 Guesthouse

My door was fitted with a full sheet of textured glass. I could see light outside and make out shapes in a blur. Tuesday afternoon, I sat on my bed...

5.2 In The Storm

I could tell by the sound of the key turning and unlocking the doors, which door from the two wings was opened while I sat in my kitchen-office...

5.1 In The Storm

It rained into the second half of November with scattered showers and unpredictable. I climbed the rooftop on an attempt even more pathetic. I...

4.2 The Doors

In a matter of days, Shalin’s family settled, bills paid, rent paid. There were two guys: a school-going boy and her own brother. They probably slept...

4.1 The Doors

It was late afternoon, I listened to Shalin talking in the lawn with her family and the east wing occupants. Her brother brought a team of guys and...

3.2 Star of The Sea

I took shower and to ease my mind I got engaged with repairing a kitchen cabinet in the refurbished floor. Around eleven-thirty, a group of girls...
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The End, For Real This Time, Or Is It?

Here's another quick short story that came listening to The Doors and the prompt: "Write a story with an open ending that gives readers just enough...