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Amy SutchSteven TaylorPaula De Stories 04-07

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  • The Party
  • The City
  • The City That Kills
  • Southern Living
  • The Party

        "Why did I agree to go to the party?" Lani cringed to herself, full of regret. Holding up outfit after outfit she tossed them all on the bed in the rejection pile. What good would it do to go, she continued to lament? I won't know anyone there. Being an introvert, she knew casual banter did not come easily to her. In fact, she was downright awkward in social situations. This party would be a disaster."You need to get out more," her friend, Terri had suggested. "You're living like a hermit. It's been over two months since Jack left.""I'm fine," Lani tried to assure her, but her oily hair an...1ktone door

    The City

    The city never changes, he thought as he rushed down the stairs to the subway. Blazing sirens, only slightly louder than the various noises of the scrambling crowd, screamed off into the distance, and a stench, puffing up as smoke from a manhole behind him, flooded his nostrils. He felt something foul bubbling up his chest, stopping at the back of his throat.The streets seemed more congested than ever, and the sidewalks even more so.He reached the platform just in time to watch the doors closing, the train pulling away, and he growled loud enough for that odd woman to hear. She sat on the plat...1ktone door

    The City That Kills

    “That’s the thing about this city, you gotta’ stand up too it yah hear me?” “It will chew you up and spit you out into tiny pieces like that recycling plant.” Not realizing he was almost yelling Jimmy Armado said this to the young man walking with him as part warning and part prediction. Although he himself didn’t know what a prediction it would be. Jimmy gestured with his thumb jutting out his fist over his shoulder to the recycling plant that was billowing thick grey and black clouds of smoke from the incinerator. Nathan shuffled along with Jimmy on the litter strewn street and side walk in...1ktone door

    Southern Living

    Tony and Emma raised 3 beautiful boys in the home Emma diligently packed to fit into a 1 bedroom condo across the country. She carefully went through items she hoped each of her daughter in laws would appreciate and store for the grandchildren to get a glimpse of their fathers childhood. As the public walked through her 4 bedroom victorian home opening and closing cabinet doors that they just don't make anymore, talking about ripping down the custom built in's throughout Tony's craftsmen hands made to compliment the home and provide storage. No-one understanding how valuable the stain glasswww.onedoor.cc wi...1ktone door

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