Dreams
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Do you want to go shopping? Who even goes to the mall anymore? Unless you need to buy something you don’t actually need, are a high school girl hoping to run into your crush, or want to drop your child off on the mall train (one way ticket please!), you really have no business going to
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The twin-sized, metal-framed bed creaks every time we move, each creak more unsettling than the last. My parents and I have been relocated to a social center in the center of the city, and the bed is our only private area in a room full of other families. It’s a single room but fits about
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All I could hear, all I wanted to hear, were my feet pounding against the pavement. I gulped in air as the stitch in my side was threatening to crumple me and my heart was preparing to burst. I finally reached the high school and looked for a loose board. Found two. Although stained red,
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I was returning home from school, walking down Winona St. It was a foggy day, and I tightened my grip on the the straps of my backpack when I noticed the fog becoming thicker. I already knew I was dreaming- I wasn’t in school and didn’t live here anymore. But there was no threat
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Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go. The cart knows the way to carry the prey that try to hold onto their souls. Grandma has been kidnapped, and we need to save her. What do we know so far? She has been kidnapped by a demon, dragged to hell, and
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What a beautiful day for a bike ride! Natalie Portman and I took out the tandem bike for our adventure, and our two other friends were riding alongside. The sun was out, the birds were singing, and the smell in the air was oh, so fresh. However, further along our trip the roads became muddy
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Mission (as defined in the 1937 Webster English Dictionary): (5.) The business of an agent, messenger or ambassador. (7.) Extra religious services for stimulating faith and zeal. Mission (as defined in Urban Dictionary): a method of describing a journey or task of great difficulty, boredom, or length. I feel this falls in line with those definitions.
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We had heard that the attic was haunted, but we all know that there is no such thing as ghosts. We were determined to prove everyone wrong and ascended the spiral staircase into our attic. With each step I heard my brothers’ breaths get quicker, and my cousin grabbed my shirt indicating we should go
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I need a coffee, BAD. If I’m going to complete this scavenger hunt throughout the city, I’m gonna have to muster up all the energy in me. Mmmm… the hot paper cup feels so good in my freezing hands. “Pssssssst.” Did I just hear something? “Psssssst. Yo chica, mira abajo.” Is it coming from my
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The French have declared war on us. The French have declared war on us. Us? You mean the Americans? No. The French have declared war on the world. We live in an unfortunate world where Donald Trump is President of the United States (which actually may be our reality this year) and is deporting all
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