Mystery

East Texas Barn of Wonders
All my life I lived in Texas. My parents were attorneys and both of them wanted me to follow in their footsteps. This was not what I wanted, but I completed law school and worked with my parent’s in their law firm. I did not want to disappointment them, and this was the only path to take at the time.
By Silvia C Corella5 years ago in Fiction
Saving Senna
The wind swirled and the darkening clouds slowly rolled in over the bay, but Senna couldn’t see behind the tears welling in her eyes as she blindly ran towards the open water. Hitting the waves like a raging bull in a china shop, she lost her balance and fell into the foamy but shallow water, and prayed the waves would take her far away. Letting herself float for a few minutes while she closed her eyes, her brain replayed the incident automatically.
By Ashleigh Holmes5 years ago in Fiction
THE ACCIDENTAL MURDERS
I am tired of watching silly movies about college students being depicted as less than intelligent. They made it to college for Pete's sake.( Who is Pete anyway?) Give them the credit that is due to them.
By Novel Allen5 years ago in Fiction
Tacos & Trivia
"... it survived Katrina, Betsy and the Hurricane of 1915 and it will be here when your ass can't cut it," was the second thing the owner told Naymon.
By Jonathan B Campbell5 years ago in Fiction
The Song from Outside
Nursing her coffee for warmth, Teresa sits on the porch swing to enjoy the serenity of the dark forest. With a sigh, she gently pushes back with her pedicured feet to start swinging. She smiles contently, resting her head on the seat back and draping her long brown hair over it.
By K. T. Scott5 years ago in Fiction
A Message at the Old Barn
Hip-Hippo-Ray! It was a cute play on words. The thick piece of cardstock with a cute cartoon hippo with a yellow umbrella smiled back at Hope Owens, as it tucked sideways into the bureau mirror. At this point she wondered if there was an actual hippo growing in her. The body she had worked so hard on throughout four years of college field hockey gone as she turned to the side in a green maxi dress. She rubbed her belly. “Ready lil’ hippo?” She asked it.
By A.M Trieu5 years ago in Fiction
Wrong Place at the Right Time
Sophie raised her head at the shuffling sound from outside and flicked off a wood chip that was stuck to her cheek. She rolled over onto her back and with her non handcuffed hand, shovelled a few pieces of wood chips from her bed. She was lucky enough to be given a blanket and a crib mattress, yet somehow, she still couldn’t keep the wood chips off of it.
By Rachel Aikema5 years ago in Fiction
Guest #K-47
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. She always thought there would be a bright light, a colorful garden, or any number of the various bullshit stories that were spun by people brought back to life. Even her own musings of just ceasing to exist were wrong; it was blackness and silence, but she still felt like she existed.
By Cece T5 years ago in Fiction
See My Dark
"See our dark. For we have forsaken the light. We do not linger in the shadows to hide, but to come closer to that beyond and the unknown. That which is seen is known. What we seek we cannot see. Darkness hear our plea. Reveal to us our destiny."
By Chandler Dicken5 years ago in Fiction
Fireman
“Dear Mrs. Bennett, parents and fellow classmates, today I’m going to talk to you about my Dad. He’s not just any Dad. He’s Sam MacDougall, and he saves lives.”
By Jessica Hanisch5 years ago in Fiction
The Mystery of the Old Barn
“Who is Nancy Drew in this scenario?” Thomas asked. “Does one of us have to be?” his big brother Terrence replied. “Can’t I just be Terrence and you just be Thomas?”
By Alex Murphy5 years ago in Fiction
Hazardous Ambitions
They say if you choose a job that you love, you never work a day in your life. Claire had been told many times that a coffee shop and bakery was a risky business venture but she couldn’t stop dreaming about it. She honestly never thought it would come to fruition until she found the perfect location.
By Bethany G5 years ago in Fiction