Matt Nelson · Burrst

I'm a recently graduated Drake University student, soon to be living in Washington D.C. I've always liked writing creatively but never have the time. I like this site because it lets me flex my mind and share my thoughts. Follow me for some good Burrsts, and I'll return the favor.

The students in Sister Jane's class never did learn their times tables. The chinchilla stopped all that. His name was Chi-Chi, and he could predict the future.

Chi-Chi was a fat and pampered rodent with overgrown nails and teeth that were too big. The cage would have smelled if Sister Jane hadn't sprayed disinfectant on...

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Evan Dibbit channeled his blood through his fingertips where it flowed cleanly into his pen. The writing was red hot today, sizzling from his mind to the page. He might have even smelled a bit of burning ballpoint as he tore the tip into the delicate moleskine pages.

Evan saw things that weren't there! The words were...

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Tiffany slapped him across the face, then she burst out laughing.

"I'm trying to save your life!" she shouted through her snickers.

Akeem's cheek throbbed, and he stumbled sideways. She continued to lean against the bar, that half-cocked grin on her face. Green eyes as wild and sweet as dandelion greens — that's what...

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Darren Cunningham watched the water burst into bits of white foam against the rocks at the base of the cliff. The setting sun lit them up into a stunning, blood-colored haze. Something about the sight of it made him uneasy.

He traced his index finger along the fragile spine of the manila folder in his hands. It was...

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