Tag: creative writing
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First and Final Drafts
Lizjumped when the phone rang, but as she picked up the receiver a look of good will crossed her face. It was her agent, Priscilla, she had spoken to the publishing house earlier that afternoon. Liz smiled, thinking that she had shown great progress over the course of her professional writing career, with this upcoming…
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Scout Sailing
I didn’t know where my scout leader had gone. I couldn’t spot Tony, or Jeremiah, or even the best swimmer in our troop, Peter. Waist deep in the ocean I turned to face the shore before me. No one was waiting for me, no rescue team, not even an animal. Sprawled out before me, I…
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Did I Mention My Father’s a Brown Graduate?
GRANDPA I was 12 years old and soccer practice was coming to a close. “Is your grandpa picking you up?” A girl snickered. I turned to see a man waving in my direction. I grabbed my bag and ran towards him, yelling out, “Hey, Dad!” SNIP SNIP We fought all the time. Some of these…
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Day Trip
I could feel her this way. I could see her in a way I never had before, like every fiber in her being was radiating gold; she was enclosed in a halo of good feelings – the ones that give you the willies starting at the top of your spine sending chills down to your…
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