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Sullivan Dark

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The Lonely

Submitted to Contest #154

The Lonely "Only the Lonely knows how I feel tonight,"__ Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. I am sitting here in this room, surrounded by all these people, I look at their faces, and I wonder, is anyone here besides me feeling The Lonely? I talk, am social, and smile and look the part, but inside, The Lonely is with me. At times, he tries to overwhelm me, drag me down to a dark and damp place so overwhelming that no matter how hard I try… I simply can't climb to the rim of the crevasse. The people at this par...

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The Magic Tree

Submitted to Contest #153

It was a rainy, windy day as we drove down the dead-end street to our new home. We have been wanting a home for the longest time and now that I have been released from the Marines, we are finally getting a home of our own. Lois has been planning for days as we drove from California to Florida on how she wants to decorate. She has looked at every design magazine and online to pick colors, furniture, and decorative items. I don’t really mind at all, Lois put up with a lot of loneliness and made do ...

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The Oracle in the Alley by JD Magowan

Submitted to Contest #152

My friends talked me into going to a fortune teller with them, I did not want to go, but I know they are only trying to make me forget about Elijah, and what happened to him last week. But I really don’t believe in fortune-tellers or oracles. I know Elijah died and he will never be in my life again, so what’s the point? I asked myself. I know I have been down since the wreck and the girls are trying to make me feel better so reluctantly, I agreed to come along. Laura, my best friend turned down an alley and we...

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