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“Desperate Remedies” by Jennifer Luckett

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I wanted to stop, but a voice in my head shouted, Don’t stop. Every part of my body ached. Throbbing temples, stiffness traveling from my neck, with its destination my lower back, raging flames in my throat, needles piercing my calves and feet begged me to end this torture. My mind wanted the pain, needed the pain to cure the weakness. I had been running for three hours, ignoring the intense early morning heat to finish the ten mile loop I began in darkness. This was day 5...

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“Desperate Remedies ” by Emerald Lace

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Kicking and screaming, he shoved her into the back of his Chevy Bel Air as the storm raged in the distance and his sinister chuckle was drowned out by the rumble of thunder. He strapped her into the back seat like a wild animal before he sped out of the driveway that sat in front of what was supposed to be their dream home. He only had a twinge of guilty conscience when he caught sight of the two tiny tear-streaked faces in his living room window.His wife hadn't stopped her caterwauling the entire drive, so by time they'd made it to the asyl...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Rachel Henry

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When the bombs hit it was nothing like what we were told it would be. We had been raised preparing for the day the world went up in flames and became uninhabitable, but the bunkers we had been instructed to build collapsed around us. Heavy soil filled my mouth and nostrils.I couldn’t tell which way was up and which snapping sounds were the shelves or the bones in my body and those of my loved ones. I clawed my way through the dirt that threatened to suffocate me and the skin on my hands began to blister, as did every inch of me as I got clos...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Ralph Aldrich

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A dry desert wind blows across the surface of planet Argot. Thick dust clouds fill the air, twisting and turning, constantly changing the appearance of the dunes. Its citizens have moved underground centuries before. Argot was one of the first planets in all the galaxies to produce life after the Big Bang. Over millions of years, its population had used all its elemental resources. Their scientists worked hard to solve the dilemma but with little success. They eventually achieved a momentous victory when they le...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Lindsey Kel

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Content warning: suicide, substance abuse, physical abuse, and violenceDesperate RemediesBy Lindsey Keller There was something I had been practicing for months. It seemed like a typical science fair project, but it wasn’t that fatuous. In fact, I could save my world with this thing. Looking up at the hunk of metal I felt a wave of satisfaction rush over me. I had done it. Taking a deep breath I turned it on. The circuits and fans were working perfectly. After hours of retouching different aspects, my travel to the past machine was rea...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Tunay Tokmak

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She stands still on her couch in a dimly lighted room. She feels her fingertips are uneasy. She listens to time. E-mail notifications barely make the song of time audible. Tick tocks stir a sense of urgency, and this sense of urgency builds a nest on her fingertips, making her unable to tame time. Paralyzed by the uneasiness, she promises to take control of her life and falls asleep. Tick tock, tick tock, quarter past six, half past six. Beep-beep-beep. Brush and flush, brush and flush, ninety seconds. A tram every ten minutes. Jack Daniels,...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Cara Fidler

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We’ve all been there: endured the blind date from hell with a guy who turns your stomach. You know the type: short and portly like a hobbit and a head like a cue ball. Not surprisingly, he’s smitten with you and continues to call despite your efforts to dissuade him: “The medication I take makes me drool.” But like a termite, he is an unwanted, tenacious pest. Fortunately, the good folks at People Repellants are on standby waiting for your call. You call to make an appointment for a customized Pest Elimination Plan. After that, a Pest Elimin...

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“Desperate Remedies: The story of repeats” by Krissa Svavars

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Did you know that the world keeps repeating itself. Trust me, it does. Every 150 years or so another perfect copy of you is born and lives it’s own natural live. It does not have your soul, but the body is yours. Down to every blemish and freckle. How do I know that? Well, it’s both easy and difficult to understand. I myself am eternal. I’m the first. The greatest of us all. I was born in the beginning of time into the first tribe of men. I watched as our species grew and had my own hand in nurturing it forward. Always trying my best to c...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Joseph Keener

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There was blood on the phone. That phone had been expensive. That was all Dani could think about as her father slammed the receiver until it cracked, his wrist leaking blood where the jagged plastic cut at his hand. He picked up the device and hucked it with incredible force into the safety glass of the conference room wall, a resounding thump to the people on the other side. As Wilson set himself back down on the chair, he placed his head in his hands. Concern was growing all around him, the employees were ushered away as the others: her fa...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Joe Smallwood

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Dee flashed before me for a minute, his terrified look mirroring my own.“What?” he exclaimed before falling onto my new hardwood floors—the ones I had spent years saving for.I was good at saving up—I've been saving all my life. I always put off what could be done until tomorrow or next week. The years go by in what seems like a month, and then it's the new me! Ta-da! I fooled myself!Dee says I'm always fooling myself. We have the perfect marriage, and he’s always ahead of me. You’re such a mind reader! I told him one day. I meant it as a jok...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Alfie Mills

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March 8th, 2023 - My Final PostSleep evades me, my mouth a dry desert of sores that burn with each breath. The mere thought of food induces violent waves of nausea, and I have resorted to shaving my own head in desperation. This is the last night I will spend on this earth, according to their twisted plans. But I refuse to succumb. No, this won't be my final night on this doomed planet if my plan succeeds.It's been four months since I was diagnosed with the worst kind of cancer. They tell me my only chance is chemotherapy, but I know the tru...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Steven Nimocks

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Chapter 1The alarm clock's speakers shattered the blissful peace by blasting the chorus of Highway to Hell. Noah Vale needed the shock to wake up at 4:30 A.M. He stood up and stretched. For the last 10 years, it signaled another mundane day for Noah at Omni-Forge Industries. His wife of 15 years still laid there as the weather forecast began."Lauren, get up or I'll be late," he said, finding her still in bed when he finished his morning routine."C'mon, I got ten minutes left." He gathered his things to leave. Lauren got up and made breakfast...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Erika Sams

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Desperate RemediesBy Erika Sams After a week on a meditation retreat in the middle of nowhere Josephine had decided the Zen life was bullshit. Behind the smiles and high-pitched whispers of welcome was a rage barely contained with deep breathing and overdosing on lavender tea. Fuck, that tea was delicious though. Either way, she knew all these lost souls were one misfortune away from snapping. How was she so sure? Because the yoga instructor was dead in her trunk. In Josephine’s defense, she was feeling much better! The smell of lavender fro...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Kenneth Penn

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A deafening cheer erupts from the crowd outside Danny’s hotel window in New York City’s Time Square. The sky darkens as a giant, electric-blue ball begins to descend, a harbinger of the New Year’s arrival. Danny’s heart races, his nausea amplified by the rising tide of voices counting down in perfect sync. “Fifty-nine, fifty-eight, fifty-seven-” Less than a minute left now. What will it be? His humanity, or soul? Three strange beings wait patiently in the room with him. They aren’t human. They don’t look like the aliens he’s seen in movies -...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Danielle A

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"Just relax." I did that in January, February, and March, but maybe April will be different. I can't be this broken that I can't relax, right? April is gonna be it. Relaxing. Ommmmmmmmmmmmmm. "Have you tried getting drunk? Going on vacation? Drunk on vacation?" Well, it wasn't April as well, so May will be a combo month - relaxing, drinking, and a vacay. With these three checked, I can't not be pregnant at the end of this month, right? But how drunk is too drunk or not drunk enough? Never mind, I'll do both: two glasses of wine and two bottl...

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Write a story titled 'Desperate Remedies'.

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✍️ 66 stories

“Desperate Remedies” by Jennifer Luckett

“Desperate Remedies ” by Emerald Lace

“Desperate Remedies” by Rachel Henry

“Desperate Remedies” by Ralph Aldrich

“Desperate Remedies” by Lindsey Kel

“Desperate Remedies” by Tunay Tokmak

“Desperate Remedies” by Cara Fidler

“Desperate Remedies: The story of repeats” by Krissa Svavars

“Desperate Remedies” by Joseph Keener

“Desperate Remedies” by Joe Smallwood

“Desperate Remedies” by Alfie Mills

“Desperate Remedies” by Steven Nimocks

“Desperate Remedies” by Erika Sams

“Desperate Remedies” by Kenneth Penn

“Desperate Remedies” by Danielle A

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