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  • A Daughter of Oklahoma
  • Cookie Exchange
  • A Tired Girl
  • Revolution In the Air
  • A Daughter of Oklahoma

       The morning air is filled with chaos. Ambulance sirens scream, firetruck horns honk and shouts of alarm seem to come from every direction. I sit frozen on the park bench, my fingernails biting into the green flaking wood. The swing careens wildly from where I abandoned it. No more laughter. The children all disappeared. All but me.Smoke billows overhead and I mistake the falling ash for snow until one falls gently to rest on my knee. I should be freaking out, but the noise cocoons this moment. A couple rushes by. A dog’s bark ends abruptly at the tug of the leash. The large boom from moment...jfVone door

    Cookie Exchange

    The Cookie Exchange“Hey Kevon, thank you for coming,” Venia said as she opened her bakery shop door. The gentleman greeted Venia with a big grin. He came in and took off his jacket. Kevon said, “Your sign said closed. I hesitated for a moment. Then I remembered you said the shop had not officially opened yet. So you're hosting a “Cookie Exchange” tomorrow? How will that work since your the owner of a Cookie Bakery?”Venia took the mans jacket and hung it on coat holder. She held her arm out to lead him to hewww.onedoor.ccr unusual black and gold edged counter. Venia said “My cookie exchange will be as differ...jfVone door

    A Tired Girl

    Penelope tosses and turns throughout the night because of some many reasons such as there is dirt touching her, the room is hot or freezing, and/or her muscles are very irritable. Suddenly, her alarm is buzzing and she just lays there, but it starts to irritate her because it keeps getting louder. So, she gets up to throw it across the room. Then, she slowly goes to get her clothes and towel for a shower, in which she takes like 30 minutes because she really just wants to be in the bed still. She gets out and transforms her hair trying to make her appearance a little better because she is very...jfVone door

    Revolution In the Air

    Jimmy Bob, lived on the thirteenth floor of Abercrombie and Flinch Building. Bob James, lived in the basement of the same building. Jimmy lived in the penthouse, having access to a rooftop with apocalyptic views of the city.  Bob lived next to a boiler that was heard to be possessed.  They shared one thing in common: noise.  The route of Santana Gomez, included the 4 AM dumpster pick up, and subsequent emptying of refuse from the dumpsters of the Flinch building, where it was meant to disappear into the unknown, and be forgotten.  Santana, although nearing retirement, had no stock in Waste Ma...jfVone door

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