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Borrowed Moments

21 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments cryptarter

    I can still remember when she's mine When she's his; yes, ours Her wicked smile that's so divine Deplete my priceless hours     She pulls me down on bed at night and covers my peripheral sight I wasn't blind that time at all I know how my friends...

Almost Real Emotions (An Original short story) Part 3 of 3

28 Apr 2020 5 minute read 1 comment mgaft1

Part 1Part 2   Art came late. Jenny already slept. He finished the rest of the dinner in the kitchen, took a shower, got undressed, and dived into the bed. He tried hugging the wife, but Jenny pushed him away. “Leave me alone!” she growled through a...

Almost Real Emotions (Part 2 of 3)

26 Apr 2020 4 minute read 3 comments mgaft1

To read Part 1 click here “Our system already understands people better than they understand themselves. Take a look. This is what the virtual traveler sees. That lady.” The salesperson clicked the button and Art saw a woman lying on her back with c...

A Stonehenge idol

11 Nov 2019 3 minute read 4 comments mgaft1

“Again you were sitting like a Stonehenge idol at the table. Why didn't you talk to anybody?” “About what?” “About what? What difference does it make about what? Just make small talk, maintain a conversation.Talk about whatever… Weather for example.”...

Phoebe saw the end

3 Oct 2019 9 minute read 0 comments mgaft1

Hello Friends, While being in one of the Yahoo writing groups, I participated in literary contests. The group owner came up with the writing prompt (the title of the story) and all the participants wrote the story, which title was the owner's prompt....

A Word from Our Sponsor

2 Oct 2019 5 minute read 2 comments mgaft1

  "Ok. Let's get the next caller. That's Jerome from Inglewood. Jerome, you're on Tom Linquist show." "Hey, Tom, how're ya doing?" "Doing great." "Tom, I wanna tell ya. Love your show. I think you're the best." "Thanks, Jerome. Appreciate that. What...

The redemption turkey

30 Sep 2019 7 minute read 2 comments mgaft1

The day before Thanksgiving, Grace Loren sat at a table with planted elbows and head rested on the palm of her hands. The table stood in the middle of the small studio apartment that she rented with her son Leslie. A foul smell from a leaky sewer pi...

Christmas Balls

26 Sep 2019 2 minute read 0 comments mgaft1

It was a beautiful winter day at about 3:30 p.m. Sun was shining on houses decorated for Christmas. Snow crunched under my ski boots indicating the temperature about -15 degrees Celsius. The forest started right next to the hotel where I stayed duri...

A Royal Command

29 Aug 2019 2 minute read 0 comments thestorychaser

(WP) A Royal Command                 Magic was an art that came easily to Lenora, ever since her powers had manifested when she was a child. But having such an affinity for the magical arts came with a price that grew ever steeper.                 Sn...

Additional services ( a short story)

19 Jul 2019 6 minute read 1 comment mgaft1

When Vera stepped up to the reception desk and slid her voucher and passport across the counter, the girl flicked her eyes over them, then looked up at Vera from beneath perfectly arched brows. Quick, quick—like a bird. The glance darted back down to...