Nurse - A Fresh Start

Mark closed his eyes. Each day it felt as though they took more effort to open, until keeping them closed felt like his default state. Things were easier...
2023-04-25 21:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Mark closed his eyes. Each day it felt as though they took more effort to open, until keeping them closed felt like his default state. Things were easier...
2023-04-25 21:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post
“Thought I’d get you another beer while I was up”, Mike said, tossing the can to his friend Sam as he slumped down on the sun lounger next to him. ...
2023-04-18 22:46:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Mark paced around his office, furious. He knew it was the largest in the building, but now it seemed tiny, feeling more like an enclosure at the zoo than...
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2023-04-11 22:23:56 +0000 UTC View Post
There was a strange rhythm to the game that Alex enjoyed. Even with his eyes closed he could picture the game perfectly: the thump of the football being ...
2023-04-06 22:05:38 +0000 UTC View Post
“What are you watching?” Eric said as he wandered into the living room, snacks tucked under his arm. While he had been rummaging through the fridge, ...
2023-03-31 22:44:49 +0000 UTC View Post
“So, was there anything else you wanted to get while we’re here?” Mark asked between mouthfuls of his burger. His girlfriend, Rachel, took a moment...
2023-03-14 22:14:08 +0000 UTC View Post
February 1st
Someone has put up a massive display for Black History Month in the corridor by the college library. I’m not sure i...
2023-03-07 23:11:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Robert could feel the sweat of his hands slick against the steering wheel, his knuckles gripping the leather as he sped beneath the repeating streetlight...
2023-02-26 22:47:21 +0000 UTC View Post
“I’m home!” Jane said, closing the door behind her. She had just gotten back from visiting a friend for coffee and had expected to see her boyfrien...
2023-02-22 22:19:13 +0000 UTC View Post
“I still don’t get why you want to study all this stuff – you know it’s not useful for you”, Stephen said with a smirk, making sure his voice c...
2023-02-19 16:27:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Kyle could hear the distant yelling and cheering of the children’s soccer game cut short when a misjudged kick saw the ball thud on the ground towards ...
2023-02-12 18:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Your alarm clock wakes you, dragging you unwillingly from sleep. You stretch out your arms, letting out a yawn as you pull your sheets away. Last night y...
2023-02-09 20:36:44 +0000 UTC View Post
“It’s hard to explain. It’s just a lot of pressure, that’s all”, Harry said quietly, trying not to raise his voice too much in the library.
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Peter pressed his card through the reader with a satisfying beep. The door slid open, just as it had done for him that morning. He began to walk through ...
2023-01-26 22:29:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Simon couldn’t take his eyes away from the mirror. The moment he had walked into the antiques shop, it was almost as if it was twinkling at him, a flas...
2023-01-20 21:35:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Bayley pulled his car into the space, not far from Yolanda’s house. He parked the car, drumming his hands on the steering wheel for a moment. He had on...
2023-01-15 14:58:32 +0000 UTC View Post
“So, when did you want to leave for the club?” Shaun said, swirling the last of his lukewarm beer around the bottle. Alex stood up from his kitchen t...
2023-01-11 17:45:21 +0000 UTC View PostVote for your favourite story idea, as selected by my Priestess tier patrons. The winner will be made into a 2000 word story that I'll get to work on once this round of commissions is finished!
2023-01-08 01:10:49 +0000 UTC View Post
“See, I told you guys!” Danny said, pointing through the chain-link fence to the several black vans parked outside the warehouse. “They’re defini...
2023-01-05 23:21:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Emil approached the door hesitantly. It had been several months since he had last spoken to his friend John, and even longer since he had last seen him i...
2023-01-02 23:09:04 +0000 UTC View Post
As soon as Charlie walked into the pub, he could feel the eyes of the locals watching him. Dour faced men turned around from the sports blaring out of th...
2022-12-30 16:02:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Simon slipped the headset on, feeling it come in tight around his head. The cushioned cups pressed around his eyes and he fastened the strap, taking a de...
2022-12-15 22:59:09 +0000 UTC View Post
“It’s like I said on the phone – it’s just making a rattling noise”, Michael said, feathering the throttle to demonstrate his point. The old en...
2022-12-09 21:26:19 +0000 UTC View Post
“I just don’t get why it has to be me! You know I hate Christmas”, Nick pleaded as his boss marched him further into the labyrinth of corridors at ...
2022-11-26 19:49:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Laurence was just grabbing his work bag when the doorbell of his house rang. Already late, he marched to the door, opening it with more force than he ant...
2022-11-20 16:24:23 +0000 UTC View Post
“Anyway, she was head over heels for me, you know? Like, practically begging me by the time we got back to hers!” Luke boasted, his brash tone carryi...
2022-11-13 18:29:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Gregg answered the door eagerly, almost tearing the package from the poor deliveryman’s arms. With a scribbled signature, he went back inside his home,...
2022-11-06 18:18:03 +0000 UTC View Post
George tossed his suitcase onto the hotel’s bed, slumping down on the chair beside it. As soon as he settled into the chair, he felt heavy. He was exha...
2022-10-29 17:12:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Erdin heard the chanting before he opened his eyes. As he wavered on the border of consciousness, dark voices crept to his ears. Their words were indisce...
2022-10-22 17:39:29 +0000 UTC View Post