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Erin BeilhartzMaureen MacLenna Stories 04-07

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  • The Devil Herself
  • Item #1
  • The Velvet Curtain
  • Mask and You Shall Receive
  • The Devil Herself

    As the cuffs tightened on his wrists, Damien scanned the crowd with desperate eyes searching for the one person who could clear his name. He wasn’t a killer, for fucks sake. All he’d done was ripped the son of a bitch off his woman and hit him once. Ok, twice. Maybe it was a half dozen times. But he hadn’t killed anyone. And she knew it. As the cop gripped his arm and dragged him towards the cruiser Damien finally saw the face he was looking for. Rage flowed through him again at the sight of her beautiful face bearing a bruise from that bastard. He wanted to race to her. To pull her into his ...vjNone door

    Item #1

    Item #1www.onedoor.ccHe’s been thinking about it for months now, just quitting. It shouldn’t be hard and truth told it would be harder on everyone if he kept going. Sitting back in his recliner with a pad of paper and pen he decided to write down his resolutions for the next year. His mother had trained him in this habit decades ago. It didn’t always work, planning and promising activities, or in this case the cessation of activities. He could quite literally dig out resolution lists from years gone by. He kept them to remind himself of how far he’d fallen. Each 31st of December...vjNone door

    The Velvet Curtain

    Breathe. The breath she takes is deep; her blush red lips quiver from the thought of the moment approaching. The light shines down the curtains edge, illuminating the velvet texture. Suddenly everything becomes bright and the colors heighten in contrast, revealing the beauty of all that is. She can feel her heart pulsating in finger tips as she raises her hand to touch the soft velvet curtain. Her focus tunes in; she drowns out the music from the performance on stage. Her mind goes back to the days, weeks, months, years of practice and the diligence it has taken to get to where she now stands....vjNone door

    Mask and You Shall Receive

    When you’ve been a bespoke costume maker for as long as I have, you don’t normally get surprised. I’ve pretty much seen it all. But one letter sent by a potential customer three days before Halloween night perplexed me more than any other I’ve ever received.The letter read:Mr. Robert,I require a mask made from the photo attached below. Make it as realistic as possible. My head measurements are written on the backside and so is my address. Have it ready by the 30th and leave it outside the door of my house. Your payment is enclosed. I look forward to seeing your work.AndyIn the envelope, I foun...vjNone door

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