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Nick WynneR. SadehPhilip Dmitr Stories 04-07

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    His name was “Flyrod” Jenkins—not really, but that’s what it said on his birth certificate when we found it while cleaning out the attic to his family home. Flyrod, but everyone called him Floyd. Everyone but me, that is. Although he made me take a sacred oath to never reveal the truth of his real name to anyone, to me, he was Flyrod forever and ever. He just died, so I am released from my oath—at least, I think I am. He’s dead, who cares what his real name was?When Flyrod confronted his father—a crusty tobacco farmer in South Georgia—about the spelling, his dad looked at him and smiled, “Wel...tUyone door

    The 20 & Back

    The 20 & BackIt started when I was five. A man in a grey suit came to take me away. I can’t quite remember his face. Every time I try to do that it just slips from the corners of my mind like a fish out of water. It bugs me. Because he’s the one who started it all. Or so I thought at the time. I remember the soft texture of his hand as he took mine in his. It was warm and I felt safe. Safe enough to walk out of the play area, where I spent so many hours every day, and leave with him. That wasn’t the first time I saw him. He used to show up every now and then and stand behind a tree. Watching u...tUyone door

    people are people

    "You’ll never be content" He shook off the ash from his cigarette by sticking his hand out the window. "And what's more you'll never be happywww.onedoor.cc, cuz you're just anoth-"The wind blew in through the open window and carried the words away leaving me with only scraps of phrases.I couldn't hear him and I didn't mind. I was completely immersed in the road ahead of me. I didn't want to think badly of him; not at all, I was very grateful. The window closed and the cabin filled with harsh and mature phrases again. "I pick up guys like you almost every trip. You're all the same."Well, I couldn't keep quie...tUyone door

    Dice

    “I’ve got a plan.” The table groaned. This wasn’t the first time Clint had a plan. It wouldn’t be the last, but everyone sitting around that table exaggerated their distress at these words. Claire grimaced, Todd shook his head, Jeff and Jenifer both looked away while Amber threw her arms up. Everyone was upset except for Clint and Pat, their Dungeon Master.“What is the plan?” Pat said with a wicked grin.“Well-”“No…. Don’t say anything yet. Just stop,” Jennifer jumped in. “Don’t say a word.”“But… I-”“-Don’t. Not yet…” Amber butted in.“Clint, it is your turn,” Pat reminded the table gently, gri...tUyone door

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