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The Water Tower

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Written by: ugwerks
Category: Prose
Created: May 4, 2010, 1:52 pm
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One evening during his first semester at the department of architecture Peter’s studio mates get the urge to climb the water tower. It’s 4 :30 in the morning. In another six hours each of these grad students will present their work before a jury of critics. They’ve all been working almost constantly for three straight days. Most of them are very near to reaching their goal. For those who aren’t, another hour won’t make much difference anyway. It’s time to blow off some steam.

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Early Morning Surprise (Quickie Challenge)

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Written by: Joshua Hennen
Category: Prose
Created: May 4, 2010, 11:29 am
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That night their dreams were sensuous as her boyfriend sleepily massaged her chest thighs and buttocks. Being both naked except for their underwear they were "spooning " and she could feel his hardened member against her ass while they were so positioned. His unconscious imagination conjured untoward affairs with anonymous women who themselves excelled in sexual power and heat.

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The Water Tower

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Written by: ugwerks
Category: Prose
Created: May 3, 2010, 1:53 pm
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“Things been pretty good haven’t they.”

“Yeah Will. They been good. Real good.”

“Shit Jer that ain’t what I mean. I mean things have been right between us. You know like we done right by each other?”

“Damn Will ” Jerry says “you know you always did right by me and more. A damn lot more.”

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The Last Letter of Dr. Tudor

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Written by: valadezfregosonorma
Category: Prose
Created: May 3, 2010, 1:32 pm
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Amelia my darling Amelia what have I become for you?.

My dear Amelia my beautiful Amelia. Once when I was sane I was New Yorks most prominent young scientist until I met my darling Amelia. For her I moved to the Voodoo Bayou. Amelia claims to be 700 hundred years old but to every mortal she was my beautiful young wife.

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The Swoon of a Lonesome Train Whistle

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Written by: ugwerks
Category: Prose
Created: April 23, 2010, 1:48 pm
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For the sighted blindness must seem easily imagined. You close your eyes and grope around in the darkness for a while stumbling into things. You recognize the physical inconvenience of the disability. You understand the annoyance. But the problems you encounter surely must seem only technical in nature: “How do I find the refrigerator?” Where did I leave my slippers?” How will I know the sun has risen?” 

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