Anne Williams · Burrst

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little old lady, born in Massachusetts 67 years ago
attended MIT for a couple of years
married a Navy guy and traveled a bit
spent 25 years in NE WA State
(19 of those years on Huckleberry Mountain, making our own power, etc.)
wrote for and then edited the very small local newspaper
Couldn't handle the icy walks and drives, retired to Southern Utah
Hobbies: fostering homeless dogs, photography, writing, gardening

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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Published 7 years ago

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...

516 words by M Nelson

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Published 7 years ago