Short Stories
By pauper
My short stories
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A Sign
I wrote this one off the top of my head without stopping really. I've never written like that, so I thought I'd give it a try. It came out very different.
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Damaged
He was amazed by how the slightest scent or wisp of wind could send his mind years, or decades even, back into the past, when everything was better — whether it really was better or not.
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Count by Three
Something unfinished that I just put together real quick to entertain a little idea I've been mulling over. I just wanted to get it posted before I head to bed. Would appreciate any feedback.
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Today I decided to Go Insane
Wrote this one without a plan and just saw where it took me.
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East End
A chapter of a book I started and gave up on a while back.
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Fake - IP
Rhythmic, meaningful, cryptic, thought-provoking: everything I strive for when I write. I want to write like that; I want to write like you.
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Invictus
I went from complete awe, inspired by William Ernest Henley's "Invictus," to this rant about the challenges of writing.
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The Woodsman
Thwack. She heard the distant noise just as she stepped outside and again as she reached the edge of the woods. Thwack.
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Caelum (Chapter 1)
“Why do we call it our second life?” Maslow asked “We call it our second life because,” Maslow’s father began, pausing to think for a moment. “Well,...
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Initiation
My name’s Jawbone, and this here is my assistant, Goggles. Don’t tell us your name, because we don’t care. Goggles and I run things around here. You...
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Tomorrow
Wake up. Wonder why every time you wake up, your first thought is No. Stare bleary eyed and head swimming at the fuzzy characters on your iPhone...
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The Door
The beginning to a longer piece I've been working on. Would appreciate any feedback. Let me know if you're interested in seeing the rest.
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The Door Part II
Second part of a story that I posted awhile back.
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Jesus Christ, Marvin
“Well, I have this overwhelming sense that time is running out. It hangs there over me, this...this fucking haze of malformed static, buzzing and...
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Let Go
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The elevators in the hallway must have been broken, they were taking forever. The office across the way was much more interesting to watch while the...
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Alpha
Alpha The scent of gunpowder is still fresh in the air; the sound of the hunter’s feet crunching on dead leaves and bark is miles away now, far...
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