Tag: fiction
member name: John L.
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May 21, 2008 11:46 AM EDT --
I swallowed the worm and immediately felt a sharp pain in my throat. Aw, not again!
A violent jerk pulled me above the water. . . .
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May 21, 2008 12:15 PM EDT --
It's hard to be noticed when you're an itsy bitsy spider. Especially when you're the itsiest bitsiest spider in a family of four thousand. Dad expected all of us to go into the family business. . . .
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June 11, 2008 06:07 PM EDT --
PROLOGUE 8:30 p.m. Thursday, September 17 (Brooks University, Winfrey Hall)
I'm a single Christian white male, 23, with no car. Please, if you had to reread that, then just stop reading . . .
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June 11, 2008 06:12 PM EDT --
6:45 p.m. Friday, September 18
Valerie parked in the visitor lot at Brooks University and studied a campus map mounted on a placard along the sidewalk. She plotted her course to Winfrey Hall and . . .
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June 11, 2008 06:23 PM EDT --
7 p.m. Friday, September 18 (Brooks University Library)
The scraping of Angela's soles echoed against the linoleum echoed off the library walls and shelves. With most Brooks students forgoing . . .
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June 12, 2008 06:09 AM EDT --
7 a.m. Sunday, September 20
"H'lo?"
Marvin groped for a response to the groggy moan in his telephone earpiece. . . .
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June 12, 2008 06:10 AM EDT --
8 p.m. Friday, September 18 (Valerie's apartment)
Back from her abortive matchmaking stint at Brooks University, Valerie laid her satchel by the sofa and unlatched the ferret cage. Adam and . . .
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June 12, 2008 06:10 AM EDT --
8:45 p.m. Friday, September 18 (Marvin's apartment)
"But I want to. I really do."
Diana's words echoed . . .
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June 12, 2008 06:22 PM EDT --
5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20
Valerie returned from the hospital to find another message from Marvin on her answering machine announcing that she should call because "the most amazing thing" . . .
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June 12, 2008 06:23 PM EDT --
3:15 p.m. Monday, September 21
". . . and be assured that I am very familiar with the essays peddled by yeah-sure-its-mine.com and its competitors. Do not waste your money, because you will . . .
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June 12, 2008 06:23 PM EDT --
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 22 (Marvin's apartment)
"Hi, this is Gretchen. Loved your ad. I'm young, brunette, and really cute. My number is ###-###-####. Can't wait to hear from . . .
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July 29, 2008 10:04 AM EDT --
Here's a quick overview of the helpful articles on grammar and writing now available at The Grammar Weasel :
Dangling Participles (series of 2 articles)
Participial Phrases
Absolute . . .
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June 13, 2008 05:54 AM EDT --
6:45 p.m. Thursday, September 24
Marvin poised his hand over the receiver for a moment and then picked up. "Hello?"
A female voice responded. "Marvin. Guess who."
"Diana?" . . .
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June 13, 2008 05:54 AM EDT --
1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 26 (Corner Grove, the Miller Residence)
Valerie decided to learn the rest of Angela's story before Marvin got any closer to her. Reluctant to raise Angela's . . .
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June 13, 2008 05:54 AM EDT --
8:30 p.m. Sunday, September 27
"Hi, Marvin, I'm Brenda. I'm 25 and a financial analyst. I'm smart, sugar-sweet, sandy-blond, and super-intrigued by your ad. Anyway, give me a . . .
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June 13, 2008 01:20 PM EDT --
6:45 p.m. Tuesday, September 29
"Hi, Marvin. My name's Anita. I've never answered a personal ad before, and I never thought I would, but something about yours just seems to call out . . .
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June 14, 2008 12:07 AM EDT --
10:52 p.m. Friday, October 9
"This will be over soon." Angela Miller dashed across the Brooks University campus. "In fact, this never started. There is no this !"
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July 04, 2008 03:32 PM EDT --
PROLOGUE
8:30 p.m. Thursday, September 17 (Brooks University, Winfrey Hall)
I'm a single Christian white male, 23, with no car.
Please, if you had to reread that, then just . . .
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July 10, 2008 05:55 PM EDT --
It was a dark and stormy night.
Uh-oh, that doesn't bode well for this article. For over a century that sentence has gained a reputation as the worst possible opening for a work of fiction. Charles . . .
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June 13, 2008 01:26 PM EDT --
7:05 p.m. Tuesday, September 29
"Gretchen doesn't like you."
Tulip's words echoed in Marvin's ear as Valerie studied his expression.
Marvin caught Valerie's stare . . .
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