Laura Dvoran

“A day like no other” by Laura Dvoran

What a beautiful day it was going to be she thought. The weather was predicted to be 85 degrees, sunny with little wind near her favorite little get away in the most southern part of the state. It was very early in the morning, 4:30am to be exact and Annie decided to finally give in to her whims and take that long and winding drive along the coast to a small cottage to get some rest and much needed relaxation. She had been procrastinating about taking time off for 5 years and finally decided today was definitely the day to make that move....

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“Sea of Life” by Laura Dvoran

Submitted to Contest #244

Today started like any other day, except there was something that continued to bother me. I was Spring cleaning my bedroom and came across an old photo album taken years ago, and I zeroed in on one particular photo I don't recall taking.It showed a picture of me standing in front of the ocean which I have never in my life visited and the views were amazing. The sky overhead was the most vivid blue I have ever seen along with a few puffy clouds in addition to the glorious color of the sea which seemed almost an aqua marine in color. The magni...

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“Anticipation” by Laura Dvoran

Submitted to Contest #104

The moral of this story would have to be my persistence for getting things right the first time. I strive myself on preparing for the worst and it seems to have gotten the better of me. I was looking forward to spending a lovely evening with a dear friend of mine who I had not seen in years. He and I went to college together and we drifted apart and I was looking forward to catching up on old times. This get together was brought on my an email I received a few days ago and wasn't sure I was ready to see him again. The last time we ...

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“The last gathering” by Laura Dvoran

Submitted to Contest #103

Today seemed like the perfect day to start cleaning out my home of many years that memories have been made. I tended to be sort of a horder, meaning I was a paper freak! I don't understand what the importance of having records for the past 20 years was, when only a very small fraction is needed.I have a small bedroom which also doubles as my "official" office per say, but truth be told, I have paperwork in the living room by my home computer as well. It does get confusing when I am trying to take care of important things, like paying bills, ...

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“The unwanted” by Laura Dvoran

Submitted to Contest #102

Waking up to a thunderous clap surprised even me a deep sleeper and rarely do I get startled by such a noise, but this was one for the books. I was dreaming very intently when all of a sudden I swore I heard a loud boom and I woke up instantly and gazed upon my surrounding and thought a gun had gone off or worse yet a lightening strike very close to home.I gathered myself and walked carefully out of my bedroom towards the living room to see what had happened and I found that there was no electricity and the room was very still. I heard nothi...

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“Gazing outward and inward” by Laura Dvoran

This is not how the story is supposed to end....I have been having these dreams for the past few weeks, very vivid, very real and swear that I am not going to wake up. It all started about 3 weeks ago when I was settling down for the night after a satisfied evening spent curled up with my latest crime murder mystery. Apparently, I had dozed off and the book slid off of my bed onto the floor and the cat decided it was a perfect place to lie.I heard someone calling my name early in the morning, but no one else lives with me, besides my feline....

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“Coffee, Tea or me?” by Laura Dvoran

Submitted to Contest #100

Today seemed like any other day, sun was up and shining and my best friend in the whole world had BIG news to share! I was trying to get the sleep out of my eyes when my phone rang and she said, "I'm coming over with BIG news". Well, honestly, I thought I was still sleeping and rolled over and fell back asleep. Not long after, I heard a pounding on my front door, so of course, I had to get dressed and find out who was there. I got to the front door and saw that it was my neighbor, Shandy. We have not really been close neighbor's and her arri...

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