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14/11/17
He smoked religiously, jumping the queue to heaven.
Hilda Quiggans on
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14/11/17
I’m humble. So, so humble. The most humble.
Chris Brown on
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14/11/17
Habit filled the void vacated by mutual love.
Henry Lourens on
Love
14/11/17
Hesitation – the open gate through which opportunity bolted.
Henry Lourens on
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14/11/17
His searing insults permanently disfigured her self-esteem.
Henry Lourens on
Love
14/11/17
Gunshots, screams, footsteps in corridor. Hush sweetie, quiet……
Steve Hawe on
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14/11/17
He wanted to win. He lost; we lived.
Astora on
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14/11/17
When she left him she lifted her chin.
Jo Palmer on
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14/11/17
I pulled the lever and lost it all.
Natalie Pedler on
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14/11/17
Alert. Radiation Shelters Filling. One Child Per Family.
Melissa Beit on
Love
14/11/17
Her parting note, the bill on the table.
Andrea Baldwin on
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14/11/17
The child inside her yearned to laugh again
@loulyston on
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14/11/17
Freida knew she’d return. Just not like this.
Jo Winten on
Home
14/11/17
Tomorrow. Wait until tomorrow. She’ll come with roses.
Jo Winten on
Love
14/11/17
I ran from love, but it was faster!
Eric Rangitaawa on
Love
14/11/17
Grey nomads traversing the sun scorched land. Freedom.
Jackie Walden on
Play
14/11/17
She is the only one expected to fail.
Gretchen Netterfield on
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14/11/17
If not her blood, whose? Horrified, she knew.
Marianne Guy on
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14/11/17
Only brush the teeth you wish to keep
Glen Harvey on
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14/11/17
Her eyes told him – he had to go.
Julian Hardy on
Love
14/11/17
The narcissist had only one true love. Himself.
Andy Sides on
Love
14/11/17
She always cried like it had escaped accidentally.
Monique Di Russo on
Home
14/11/17
In our home, silence is the loudest scream
Ella Evans on
Home
14/11/17
Tom never saw his parents kiss or hug.
David McMahon on
Home
14/11/17
She found her voice, finally, with eight words.
Patrice Thomson on
Change
14/11/17
Then she walks off. As they always do.
Jill Jones on
Love
14/11/17
The car door slams, those years rushing away.
Jill Jones on
Love
14/11/17
Positions Vacant. CLOWN. Apparently I was over qualified.
Scott Baker on
Change
14/11/17
Luggage loaded, ticket punched, tearful goodbye……wrong train!
Rachel Jones on
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14/11/17
He said yes, but forgot to say conditional.
Janine Arnold on
Love
14/11/17
Magical thinking will not fix the fridge, Darren!
Scott Baker on
Home
14/11/17
Tears fell, dissolving the mask concealing lost love.
RK on
Love
14/11/17
Pondering life’s choices and the consequences…with satisfaction.
Kathryn Tominaga on
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14/11/17
Her eyes, a broken kaleidoscope, colours faded grey.
Instagram.com/cinematicsoul on
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14/11/17
The alien super highway was never used again.
John Mabb on
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14/11/17
The ferry goes and she stands so quietly.
Jeanette C on
Love
14/11/17
Hesitant and scared, she knocked at the door.
N Ashney on
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14/11/17
Graduation day comes. They grow up so fast.
J Casey on
Home
14/11/17
She couldn’t authorise her autobiography due to amnesia.
Stephen Johnson on
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14/11/17
Citadels, designed by Escher and directed by Hitchcock.
Allison Wafers on
Home
14/11/17
Even in ruins, with family, it was home.
Leisa Booth on
Home
14/11/17
The storm rolled in, thunder filled their home.
Monika G on
Home
14/11/17
He never became famous in an alternate universe.
Allison Wafers on
Love
14/11/17
The rope gently swayed but she never resurfaced.
Kirsty on
Play
13/11/17
Father argued air. Mother wept vinegar. I capitulated.
Kym Larkin on
Home
13/11/17
The Sun rose late this morning. Nobody noticed.
Jimmy Brittle on
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13/11/17
In tall timbers, and quietly living, birds kiss.
Jess Andreatta on
Home
13/11/17
Knife in the heart. Fork in the road.
Helen Angela Taylor on
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13/11/17
She kicked his shin. He cherished the bruise.
theloveofwords on
Love
11/11/17
He regretted submitting stories, before reading “Writing Tips.”
Stephen Johnson (author of numerous other clearly unusable 8 word stories, using dubious aliases and questionable themes). on
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