in a land not too far away
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In a land not too far away are two countries at war: the North and the South. They are primarily known as “Northy” and “Southy”, respectively. However, were you to ask the other side what they call their neighborly enemy, they would provide a laundry list of slurs you would never want to repeat in…
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The world is filled with festering invaders who only want to make you live a worse life. People don’t care about these biological warriors, but I do. I know the truth and I will not settle for a life where these aggressors get to have their way with my body. I wish I lived miles…
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03/01/**** 5:30 AMThe alarm doesn’t blare much longer than it needs to before the woman with burgundy hair rises from her bed like a mummy. With the same motion she does every morning, she sits up, stares at the wall, rubs her eyes and, finally, turns off her 5:30 AM alarm. She walks into her…
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Day 1 Hi! I’m Arneelda! I am from Earth, and I think I am being transported to a land far away since I wasn’t asked about my preferred destination before the alien spaceship took off. They had me drink some green goo. It reminded me of the Nickelodeon slime they used to dump on presenters…
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Prisons in the United States of America are some of the hardest environments to be placed in. It’s hard, it’s scary, and it’s tricky to maneuver the system without showing “weakness”. Many folks are unalived in these facilities, especially if you don’t conform to the ideals of what it means to be a “man”. You…
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Narrators, how pretentious of a job to have. Most of the time, they don’t even bring anything new to the conversation outside of stating the obvious. Good thing I’m here. I’m different. My name is Mr. N and I want to share with you a person who lives in one of the worst places possible.…
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In a land not too far away was John. A man in his late thirties, somewhat in shape, and in possession of beautifully sculpted burgundy hair. Every morning, he would spend a minimum of thirty minutes making sure it looked the way he got it cut at his barber shop. If it didn’t look right,…
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5:17 AM I barely got any sleep last night. Samantha woke me up by blowing her hot and abhorrent breath on me. You can try to ignore her but then she’ll just start licking your cheek. I disagree strongly with this method. I try convincing her it’s actually time to sleep since it’s still dark…
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In a land not too far away sat Jorge getting another tattoo on his back. It was a simple streak similar to the ones you did in school when you were tallying something up. He had about 137 of these streaks throughout his back and he hated getting them each time. Despite this, he was…
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No one wants to grow old, but we do. It’s one of the tricky side effects of being born into an unforgiving world. One second you are in high school hanging out under the bleachers with your boyfriend; then you’re in your 30s marrying a different man; then your 60s take over and you both…
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In a land not too far away was a small boy patiently waiting for his dad to finish his work and then take him to the marketplace. Parook couldn’t wait to start smelling the fresh herbs and spices the market supplied. As he calmly waited with tied shoes, a freshly cleaned dark grey shirt, and…
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“Please. Stop. I won’t tell anyone,” begs the child strapped to a long table several levels below the property owner’s surface. The man doesn’t listen nor does he care. He continues to have his fun sticking medical needles into the juvenile’s hands and arms. Unfortunately for the kid, no one hears him. No one will…