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You’re Next Always check your spam… It was a glorious Monday morning, as the sun was rising over Daor road.The birds were chirping sweetly and you could hear a gentle roar as cars and cycles went on by. A stray cat curled up on the road as a dog walker ambled on, a jogger passing by. This was the scene that greeted Sniatruc as he opened his curtains. He was in his early 60s and was a retired History teacher and seemed to be stuck in the past, putting on a pinstriped suit morning without fail with a plain colourless tie that had seen...
The Unexpected Rescue Some things just can’t be planned… Witches I can understand(just don’t ask them to make sandwiches…) unicorns make great pets and the Loch Ness monster keeps away the sharks ( on second thoughts the sharks might be safer but that’s beside the point) but dragons? What’s the point of them-all they do is breath fire and spread their halitosis (never speak to a dragon before he’s brushed his teeth-if the fire doesn’t kill you their breath will) and they never buy any of my Ilovemyking merchandise ( buy one get one free)...
Submitted to Contest #105
The Sphynx Cat You never know who you might meet... Go to elgoog Earth (there were copyright issues…) do you see that HUGE place with France, Spain, Germany etc? Good, now look at the small insignificant dot next to it (you might need a magnifying glass).Found it? Well done, you win a prize-you get to read this book (some may say that it's a punishment but that’s beside the point…)for this is where our story starts. There is a boy called Tom. Tom was a good boy. He was the sort of person who would help an old lady with her shopping or help...
Submitted to Contest #83
The HolidayIt started with, as do many things, with a holiday. To be more specific, a holiday to Hawaii. Let’s start from the beginning… It all began on a tranquil Thursday. At the time I was a middle-aged man in my early 40s. After a long day at the office, I came home and settled into the latest football match. Something was wrong… That much was obvious, but I couldn’t place my finger on it. Was it the fact that my 5-year-old son was beheading his sister’s dolls? Or the cry of “Oh, no my chicken is burnt!” from my wife in the next room? No...
I am an avid bookworm who has recently taken up writing. I hope to win some competitions.
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