Jamie’s black truck pulled outside my trailer. The roar of the pipes blocked out the sound of the water that poured from the gutter. The storm was over‚ but it had been one of the strong ones that made people talk about the tornado. Five years ago one hit so strong that three gas stations and twelve houses were destroyed. The middle school was thrown into the sewage treatment plants fence. All the damaged buildings were rebuilt‚ nothing ever leaves Carson. “Lily‚ are you ready to go? I ain’t waitin’
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Melody’s Pov "What the fuck are you doing here?" I sneered. "I just wanted to see you." He reached out to touch my cheek‚ but I slapped it away. "Let me see your phone." "What?" "Let me see your damn phone‚ Harold!" He reluctantly handed me the phone. I went through every missed call and text message I’d sent him since he stopped talking to me. "Hmpf‚ so you can read a text but‚ you can’t reply?" I threw his phone at him and watched as he tried to catch it while not dropping it. "And I’m sorry
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The two detectives were patiently waiting at their desks for their new assignments. Jerry had been with the police department for over twenty years starting out as a beat cop working his way up to detective in four and a Sergeant in ten. Soon after his promotion‚ Jerry became ill. The doctor informed him he needed to find a less stressful job if he didn’t want his health to decline any further." Since police work was the only thing he knew‚ he decided to step down from the position instead of completely
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Riley sat and watched her kids eat‚ wondering when the best time to announce something would be. Or maybe it would be better to wait? After all‚ she hadn’t even had it officially confirmed. Yeah‚ she was pretty sure from her past two experiences‚ but there were always chance. Even pregnancy tests could be wrong. As Kyle ushered the kids to change for bed‚ Riley washed the dishes‚ wanting to do her part. Kyle came in an leaned on the doorway to watch her. "The kids are almost ready. They just need
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In the black shadow of the night there was a shattering scream. The scream was owned to my mother. As I woke‚ my eyes became more and more clear. When my eyes adjusted to the darkness I saw my mom being hovered over by my father.My eyes started to run like the creek next to our village. My mother was assassinated by someone in the Shawnee tribe. I saw the blood running down her sides. The shape of a long‚ dark‚ worn out‚ splintered spear pierced her chest. My father had a soft heaving voice. “Go
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The next day‚ six more humans‚ including Madame Teresa‚ were murdered and everyone argued about who would’ve done such deeds. “Are you sure this is supposed to happen?” Mel asked. “I don’t think this is some normal murder‚ I also think this is done by a wizard.” Dus replied. "Shouldn’t we find the murderer and stop them?" Mel asked sitting next to Dus on the patch of grass. "Only if Keith were here‚ he’d know what to do‚" Dus said. Mel looked at him and suddenly an idea
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Becoming Insane? Or Simply Hearing a Story? Stranger Than Fiction‚ directed by Mark Forster‚ is an unusual movie. I personally liked the movie very much‚ but it was definitely out of the mainstream of movies today. The main character‚ Harold Krick (played by Will Ferrell) is a seemingly normal IRS agent that lives life on a very punctual and precise schedule. He is always on time for things and even counting the number of times he brushes his teeth in the morning! The character that Ferrell acts
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finds its way outside. With nothing but a pen and paper in hand‚ many people have brought their own worlds to life with just one special device; their words. Words form stories that are often made into books that could last a lifetime. Writing fiction is not only a positive outlet‚ but it could be used to inspire others in their creative endeavors as well. In order to get started‚ not much supplies is needed. Loose paper would work‚ but a notebook is more preferable to better organize one’s
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Stranger Than Fiction revolves around Harold Crick and his life as a character. Harold Crick lives his life off a precise time and starts to change when he hears the narrator’s voice inside of his head. Karen Eiffel‚ the author of Harold’s life‚ writes about death in her novels. Karen starts to point out the use of Harold’s wristwatch and routine habits. The wristwatch dictates Harold’s character development by his habit of living off the time. Harold becomes aware of his life as the narrator gives
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The body and allegory in Coetzee’s early fiction Introduction One can definitely state that the body is one of Coetzee’s big themes‚ for it is omnipresent in his work. In his early fiction the body presents itself in many various ways in both Dusklands‚ In the Heart of the Country‚ Waiting for the Barbarians and Life & Times of Michael K. I will discuss these bodies and place them in a broader context‚ since Coetzee’s early fiction is highly allegorical. I will also show how different themes
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