Write a story titled 'Desperate Remedies'.

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“Desperate Remedies” by Ali Hamdoun

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April 2nd, 1896 Benjamin Cornelius Cornwell was blankly staring at the emptiness. At a void beyond their realm, it seemed. Sitting vegetatively, catatonically in Saint Jean de Dieu’s big day room situated at the ground floor. Where he spent most of his time. Gazing outward, northward, beyond the veranda-like bay window which offered a full view of Saint Jean de Dieu’s garden. Meanwhile an ever affluent agitation of personnel, composed of mostly nuns, sisters, kept the overwise nursery home-looking place somewhat alive. And God knows the plac...

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“Desperate Remedies” by Artur Kondratyev

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To lose a part of yourself is the greatest fear mankind can have, sacrifice that which you hold so dear. But the fear is not that what you will become. It is the emptiness that accompanies it. The vacuum suddenly filling up the hollowness with a breath of new life, flowing deep inside, taking form. It becomes you.In the waning months of the autumn, my brother, Aden, lay bedridden with failing breath. He sleeps through most of the gloomy, rainy days, waking up to eat with what little energy he can muster. Only our family physician helps him. ...

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“The Sunday Blues” by Adrian Pedraza

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So it was this time around three a.m. when the train rumble awoke me, and I saw the uncovered windows of second-story buildings through the creaks and cracks of my blinds. It was no secret what went along in that dingy backroom dwelling, though a sight to see: silhouetted figures so sleek and smooth against the silvery yellow of their own sorta dawn. But the men don't get lucky. And stopped getting lucky some years ago when having to pull out their wallets. It was no nuisance to me, except when dumb, bum, rum, dry outta cash.And tore through...

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“Desperate Remedies ” by Kelsey Fuentes

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Wendy, a very curious and precocious child with a brilliant mind, eagerly explored the world around her, soaking up knowledge like a sponge and leaving a trail of wonder in her wake. Once she began to recognize the beauty around her, the more she wanted to share it with others, her enthusiasm infectious and her passion palpable. Unfortunately, though, her mental health was often a struggle, casting shadows on her otherwise bright spirit. Each time she wanted to share her light and the beauty she discovered, the shadow wanted to bind her and ...

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“I Am Enough ” by Paula Badder

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I am just like you… I spend time with loved ones, I go to work to my full time office job where I have responsibilities and work with doctors, professors, psychiatrists, sociologists, social workers, law enforcement trainees and emergency services trainees, I do the weekly food shop, I cook dinner, I pack up the daily snap, I do chores, I shower, I watch videos, I watch films, and TV, I read, I listen to music and I sleep. I lie awake wondering what my future holds. Most people have their ducks in a row by 45. Mine, it would seem have yet ...

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“Desperate Remedies ” by Asia Miller

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I could have chosen differently. Then maybe things wouldn't have gotten so bad. Though, in typical me fashion, I just had to know the ‘other side’ of things. I can feel the breeze moving my hair. All I can think about is how good it feels as it curves around my cheeks and past my ears. There is a quality so graceful to the sound it makes. I just feel so…aerodynamic. I'll be honest, my first bad decision came on the night of my best friends 20th birthday party. It was such a wild night. She'd rented out a cabin on a lake with the most b...

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Write a story titled 'Desperate Remedies'.

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✍️ 66 stories

“Desperate Remedies” by Ali Hamdoun

“Desperate Remedies” by Artur Kondratyev

“The Sunday Blues” by Adrian Pedraza

“Desperate Remedies ” by Kelsey Fuentes

“I Am Enough ” by Paula Badder

“Desperate Remedies ” by Asia Miller

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