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Whenever most people think of the word "diet", they hide into the darkest corner they know of and their gut shrinks to the size of a raisin. Why? Because they know they need to change something

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Betrayal My meditation was broken by the sound of a nightstick against the steel bars. I was told to lie down on the floor, face the other way, and cross my hands behind my back. Two guards entered after

Tiny The following is a train of thought and thus I didn't reread it or proof-read it or tried to try and make it sound better. It's a load of thoughts, and that's that. Every year, at least once, there

Semechki Disclaimer: The following only works when read with a thick Slavic accent. (and under the influence of the refined potato elixir). Slavic squat, best in class, on concrete, or on grass. Other

Designed by Rawpixel.com The following story is an entry to @calluna's contest Tell a story to me. Stalker I checked my wristwatch for the second time the same minute. 6:07 a.m. I was starting to get worried

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Dry skin It was one of those college parties where there are hundreds of young adults drinking and dancing about, but the moment I entered the club she was all I could see. The long-legged blonde, sat

Tell A Story To Me, Oh The Endless Possibility, Let Your Imagination Run Free And Win Some 5 SBD! Welcome to Tell A Story To Me. We are back with another prompt, and the results of the last round! It was

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Leading by example The primary reason for the remarkable evolution of the human species lies in our power to mimic our environment. Our parents. The elderly. Our peers. It should, then, come without saying

Allergy Summer had forever been my favorite season, despite being allergic to the sun. School was out and all my obligations with it, too, we went abroad with my family, it was hot, and I loved swimming,

Taste of banana I quit smoking two years ago and the most common question I get is still the question of how a chain smoker of twenty years managed to quit the habit for good, and whether it was even worth

Freedom Where do you believe true freedom lies? On a piece of paper issued by the government telling you what you can and cannot do? In the lack of your parents’ orders, prohibiting you eat candy, curse,

Designed by Rawpixel.com I heard the doors to the cellar open and the guard watching over me immediately bolted up from his chair and saluted toward them. He never entered the basement, only stopped between

Little girl I know you're trembling Lost in a world beyond your control Everything you know is crumbling And life is swallowing you whole I know that your heart is breaking That you just want to hide in

Goals Every year on the 4th of October I have a look over my goals. I check how far I've come, what all I've managed to achieve, and what all I want to achieve in the coming year. This year is no different.

Remote Relationship I was at home, working, when I caught my long distance lamp light up with the corner of my eye. It was highly unusual for it to light up at that time because Becky was supposed to be