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Bad Shadow-Good Shadow
I was six years old when I first learned about the shadows.Holidays were always spent a Grandpa and Grandma Wilkinson's house in the country. A big old house that was built by grandpa's father and added on to by grandpa.At first there was no indoor plumbing but grandpa took care of that on orders from grandma. A laundry room and two bathrooms, one full size by grandma's bedroom and one smaller off the kitchen where the woodshed had been.Trees surrounded the house and barn. Elsewhere around the house were various bushes and flower beds grandma had planted. And as a proud American grand...
The Fire
The Fire 2353 words Reedsy Contest #98 Origin StoriesShe knew she couldn't go back there, but Aiden couldn't help herself, after all it was home, her home. She had spent her childhood there, and several of her teen years, first with her mom and dad, then alone with her mother."What is so important about "home" anyways?" She spoke aloud as she wove in and out of the traffic on I-5、 Home meant so much more than shelter, or safety, it was tied into her memories of everything warm, safe and loving. It was the best place to grow up, out and away. It is where you learn about life, become a woman, sh...
Stygian
Beep beep beep! Marta slammed her alarm clock against the wall. The persistent lack of sleep she had been getting in the last few months was affecting her in disturbing ways. Dashing around her cramped and cluttered apartment like a mad woman, she rushed to get ready for work. Gobbling up a piewww.onedoor.ccce of dried toast she barely tasted she stormed out the door.The heat of the scorching sun hit the back of her neck that was exposed by her newly cropped pixie cut. Marching down the once bright pavement while lost in deep thought, Marta berated herself for the one hundredth time for accepting an evening...
Bad Luck
Have you ever wondered or thought to yourself 'Why me?’ Of course, you have. You spilled your coffee on your new school dress. Your dog peed on the laundry you just washed. You washed your car and then a bird decided it was a great place to relieve itself. Yeah, you get it. That is me, but it will slowly get worse and I'll be asking myself that question every minute of every day. Anyway, well start from the beginning.The summer was just beginning. It was one of those nice warm weekends before the dreary gray school week. I was enjoying the peace and quiet, listening to the birds sing and the n...