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da_crow_hunter
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c5nfp5q
1,343,965,045
t3_xhs36
Well, I think it's very well written. I enjoyed it. The description in the rules was vague, but I like where this is going.
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SurvivorType
t3_xfc9t
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c5nuc7g
1,344,036,074
t3_xfc9t
I followed the twists and turns of the green halls of the massive labyrinth. I had long ago lost track of all my left and right turns that eventually lead me to the center. As I gazed in quiet wonder around me and mentally congratulated myself for my success, my attention was diverted by unexpected movement. I beheld...
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cedargrove
t3_xl74p
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c5nxxiw
1,344,051,922
t3_xl74p
I'm reading the Hyperion Cantos right now and the Shrike is so intriguing, so I'm liking this idea. Also just went through a Lovecraft phase so my expectations are high.
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SurvivorType
t1_c5nxxiw
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c5o5o6q
1,344,104,541
t3_xl74p
Been a while since I have read it, but I loved it.
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votingthrowaway22
t3_xokfw
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c5o8aeb
1,344,116,693
t3_xokfw
I interpreted the "Include the words" rule a little loosely, but they're all there in a definite pattern. If that's lame, though, I'll take it down. --------- “It’s not as if we weren’t trying to kill him!” The mercenaries braced themselves against the sturdy wooden door. It buckled again from another blow. Their lea...
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Prone2Obbsessions
t3_xo6tl
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c5o8m1x
1,344,118,251
t3_xo6tl
Clean Crisp blue lined heaven blank empty waiting What words will fill it's pages what doodles will line the edges will it contain my one day published novel or will it contain my late night troubles my new notebook full of promise
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SurvivorType
t1_c5o8aeb
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c5o8ybl
1,344,119,916
t3_xokfw
I like it! Interpretation and creativity is something always encouraged! You are coming in at *256 words* according to Word Count Tool. *251* per manual count. I may have miscounted.
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votingthrowaway22
t1_c5o8ybl
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c5o94jg
1,344,120,770
t3_xokfw
Does it count contractions as 2 words? If so, that accounts for 4 of them. The other two are the hyphenated words, which I would agree are 2 separate words and didn't know Word thought was one. I'll change it a bit.
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SurvivorType
t1_c5o8m1x
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c5o96gl
1,344,121,030
t3_xo6tl
Nice! Takes me back. Ah... memories. If only I had saved my notebooks. They perished in a flood many years ago.
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t1_c5o94jg
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c5o96xu
1,344,121,092
t3_xokfw
No, leave it! You are close enough! =)
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keepontrutting
t3_wznme
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c5oaf0b
1,344,127,045
t3_wznme
As I stretched out across the chesterfield I decided. I lit a match under my nail as I wondered how. I needed to get rid of this suit. It stank of cigarettes and reeked of stale office hours. I typed up a letter of resignation, slipped it into the breast pocket of my jacket and threw my suit across the back seat. I dr...
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cavedweller22
t3_xokfw
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c5objmm
1,344,132,218
t3_xokfw
There in only one word to describe him…grotesque. The stench was unbearable, the long, stringy hair, greasy, the vomit stained coat, the urine soaked baggy pants and the rotting teeth were more than I could stomach. So when he asked me if I could spare some change for a starving child, I was more than happy to overlo...
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votingthrowaway22
t1_c5objmm
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c5oc9nm
1,344,135,445
t3_xokfw
Very cool. I felt like *I* didn't wanna touch that guy. I enjoyed the use of the prompted line. Plus, bookends always really pull a story together, I think.
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cavedweller22
t1_c5oc9nm
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c5occfo
1,344,135,789
t3_xokfw
Thank you very much!
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t1_c5objmm
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c5ocks4
1,344,136,834
t3_xokfw
Well done. Thank you for sharing!
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regalrecaller
t3_xm8ej
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c5oewu7
1,344,148,201
t3_xm8ej
Chuck stopped eating for a second as a moment of clarity awoke him. The finger knuckles he held were almost unrecognizable as a human hand anymore, but he knew where they had come from. Mr. Fitzgerald had been a kind, if gruff butcher. He had had to be the first to go, because Chuck needed his implements of trade for h...
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cavedweller22
t1_c5ocks4
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c5ogp8n
1,344,163,441
t3_xokfw
Thank you for asking.
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SurvivorType
t3_xm8ej
WritingPrompts
c5oh3xc
1,344,168,263
t3_xm8ej
Call me what you will, I have had many names through the millennia. I reach out from my being to inhabit their fragile bodies for a time. The journeys are short to be sure, only an instant to me. Yet, I have learned much. Only in these forms do I experience emotion. Love. Joy. Fear. Hatred. So many people. It's intox...
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RyanKinder
t1_c5o96gl
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c5ok7fg
1,344,187,709
t3_xo6tl
Mine burned up in a house fire. Ain't random events a bitch?
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MissMelons
t3_xo6tl
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c5oryzd
1,344,221,591
t3_xo6tl
It's not exactly an event of this year, but it was a big event during the year it happened lol. ______________________________________________ First kiss I remember my first kiss Standing, leaning on a winters door Gazing into nothing but the passing cars My friend I knew all but too well Stood aside and watched...
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PurpleAmoeba
t3_xl74p
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c5p9yyb
1,344,307,039
t3_xl74p
How loosely are we using the term "creature"? Animals could technically be considered creatures, whereas the prompt makes me think of creatures with human qualities.
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RyanKinder
t1_c5p9yyb
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c5pa2nv
1,344,307,436
t3_xl74p
Honestly, as loosely as you like. Just as long as you create something. If you say a lion with stripes like a zebra, though, that's basically just a lion. If you say a lion with a goat's head - that's a hybrid creature of your own design. But... can one write an interesting story about such a creature? So - creature is...
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PurpleAmoeba
t1_c5pa2nv
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c5pan2u
1,344,309,636
t3_xl74p
Yep, that helps a lot! Thanks!
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lordmalifico
t3_xqa1u
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c5pase6
1,344,310,212
t3_xqa1u
My mentor, an english teacher in High School, shared a common interest with me. Mythical kingdoms- Places where adventurers venture towards. Two years after I graduated, I got a letter from his wife telling how he was dying from cancer. I visited him in the hospital three days before he died, and the last thing he ever...
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SurvivorType
t1_c5pase6
WritingPrompts
c5peymm
1,344,336,012
t3_xqa1u
I enjoyed this! Sounds like a beginning to a great adventure. You might want to think about the line "an empty field one hundred miles off the coast of England" as I am not sure this conveys what you intended. Was the field on an island perhaps?
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t1_c5o8aeb
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c5pjtkk
1,344,361,049
t3_xokfw
Congrats! I just gave you a month of Reddit Gold!
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Melack70
t3_xu4f0
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c5pl8ip
1,344,365,994
t3_xu4f0
Read ['The Spirit Level'](http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Spirit-Level-Equality-Everyone/dp/0241954290/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344365961&sr=8-1), it's basically this question!
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lordmalifico
t1_c5peymm
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c5pmj3k
1,344,370,415
t3_xqa1u
Gah, editing error! It should read- An empty patch of sea one hundred miles off the coast of England.
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Thatquietchick
t3_xu0xi
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c5pmvof
1,344,371,595
t3_xu0xi
All in all it was a really interesting read, but I think there were a few things you could have adjusted to make it easier for the reader to understand. * The begining bit(where there was a lot of back and forth) would have been a lot easier to read if you had described a setting or even introduced the friend and the...
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t1_c5pmj3k
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c5pndnr
1,344,373,311
t3_xqa1u
You can still edit it. No worries.
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t3_xu4f0
WritingPrompts
c5po28m
1,344,375,815
t3_xu4f0
Legend tells us that on the day all forms of money vanished from the planet, holy men walked the streets. Their chants were taken up by the masses. The people stood together and cried out as as one for a single brief moment in our history. "And the meek shall inherit the earth." After the world economy collapsed, the...
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Beelzebunny
t3_xudzp
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c5pp4qf
1,344,379,944
t3_xudzp
Avoiding an unfulfilled life. That's it.
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t3_xudzp
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c5ppm13
1,344,381,851
t3_xudzp
It's been 30 years since I have written a thing until the last couple years or so. One day, I just started writing. For some reason, I just needed to write. I don't always know where my story will go until I am finished. It's a surprise to me as much as anyone. So, back to your original question. What motivates me? *I ...
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Not-A-Dog
t1_c5pmvof
WritingPrompts
c5ptkiz
1,344,397,507
t3_xu0xi
I appreciate the insight! I certainly agree with your observation about the density of the middle paragraph. In part I wanted to keep it thick to reinforce the substance of the protagonist's obsession but I think I will amend it. The opening dialogue I feel would lose something if I gave the reader a chance to orient ...
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zeedr
t1_c5ptkiz
WritingPrompts
c5pwzca
1,344,415,865
t3_xu0xi
I like the opening, it instantly forces the reader to pay attention. I actually had a similar idea, the main point being a person being watched and helpless. I suppose I'll have to change some things now.
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sgol
t1_c5jsa7s
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c5pzs0t
1,344,436,526
t3_x6y4p
*cough*cough*W*cough*
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meowwkitty
t1_c5jsa7s
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c5pzx55
1,344,437,123
t3_x6y4p
you forgot w...
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c5pzzd2
1,344,437,379
t3_x6y4p
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Clit_Commander
t1_c5jtgf9
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c5q01jt
1,344,437,634
t3_x6y4p
> ell done! FTFY!
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ismoketabacco
t1_c5jsa7s
WritingPrompts
c5q06ws
1,344,438,225
t3_x6y4p
Very well written. Great job!
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sillymallard
t1_c5pzx55
WritingPrompts
c5q07sc
1,344,438,326
t3_x6y4p
You forgot Poland.
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jonwbrown243
t3_xvr6e
WritingPrompts
c5q08bq
1,344,438,384
t3_xvr6e
Jake walked into the moonlit study, eyes blurred from the subtle transition into awakening. Stumbling through the scattered books on the ground, his knee was caught by the low coffee tables bite. He fell to the floor, bringing the collection of papers around him down as well. His eyes caught a black box under his co...
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DavidNatan
t3_xo6tl
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c5q08q6
1,344,438,432
t3_xo6tl
Oh, tea-pot how you amuse me for every time I do a week goes by without using you and meanwhile you sit on a table or a chair the tea-leaves inside you rotting as you sit there and each week a new strain of bacteria or mould forms twisting and filling the inside of your clean glass walls and as they run out of n...
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sociallyawkwarddildo
t3_xudzp
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c5q0emb
1,344,439,071
t3_xudzp
My motivation is somewhat selfish, as I only seem to write to get the shit out of my head. If it stays in there, it literally drives me insane.
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KridaMcNinja
t1_c5jsa7s
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c5q0gcu
1,344,439,253
t3_x6y4p
Brilliant, I was literally kept on my toes... You must do this a lot.. I want to read more..
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Arborgold
t1_c5pzs0t
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c5q0gnz
1,344,439,284
t3_x6y4p
This is the one-syllable letters only version.
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sm4cm
t1_c5pzx55
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c5q0gph
1,344,439,288
t3_x6y4p
Waiting, is whatthe all the redditors are doing for this gentleman to fix it so it doesnt go from v to x.
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otary
t1_c5jsa7s
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c5q0hgy
1,344,439,369
t3_x6y4p
Wonderful work!
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kanonnade
t3_x6y4p
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c5q0i6v
1,344,439,448
t3_x6y4p
I like your usage of the silent 'w', like in 'whole'. But to not only focus on one letter: very nicely done!
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BardSTL
t1_c5jsa7s
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c5q0k7k
1,344,439,659
t3_x6y4p
The safe Word Will be Whiskey....
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piearsquared
t1_c5jsa7s
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c5q0mz1
1,344,439,951
t3_x6y4p
No single part of this is not amazing. I would like to add the W line for this story if that's ok. With a suffocating weariness he amazes himself that his hands are calm and steady.
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mochacapp
t3_x6y4p
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c5q0n5k
1,344,439,971
t3_x6y4p
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvvwxyz amidoinitrite
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StockPhotosOfFruit
t1_c5jsa7s
WritingPrompts
c5q0nqx
1,344,440,038
t3_x6y4p
That was impressive, but now do the Chinese alphabet!
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1600cc
t1_c5q0k7k
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c5q0occ
1,344,440,099
t3_x6y4p
Hwhiskey
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jonwbrown243
t3_xudzp
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c5q0oiv
1,344,440,118
t3_xudzp
I write to express feelings about situations that I dont think I could normally express to my peers at a level where I would gain much insight from.
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c5q0opy
1,344,440,138
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dj-funparty
t1_c5jsa7s
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c5q0or3
1,344,440,142
t3_x6y4p
for bonus points, now write it as a rap song.. :) [Blackalicious - Alphabet aerobics] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQD34IW6eRw)
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heffel77
t1_c5q0gcu
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c5q0oua
1,344,440,151
t3_x6y4p
Literally? You are physically standing on your toes not your feet? I don't think that word means what you think it means..
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cheifly
t1_c5q0pde
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c5q0pgm
1,344,440,210
t3_x6y4p
FTFY
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pour7me7another
t1_c5q0occ
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c5q0rsh
1,344,440,463
t3_x6y4p
You're eating hair!
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c5q0sg8
1,344,440,528
t3_x6y4p
Any other person would have been allowed to come into the shop. Basically my boss was cool with just about anybody doing business with us, so long as they were willing to pay money and get out of the way for the next shmuck in line. Carter was the one person that was banned from the store; something neither he or my ...
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Tsenraem
t1_c5q0occ
WritingPrompts
c5q0sjl
1,344,440,537
t3_x6y4p
Oh come on, there's not even an H in that one
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liberal_texan
t1_c5pzx55
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c5q0u0x
1,344,440,685
t3_x6y4p
Perhaps the omission was a subtle nod to simpler times past, where old men took the time to write out two individual u's while society was moving on to the efficient, modern w.
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KridaMcNinja
t1_c5q0oua
WritingPrompts
c5q0v36
1,344,440,788
t3_x6y4p
lit·er·al·ly/ˈlitərəlē/ Adverb: In a literal manner or sense; exactly: "the driver took it literally when asked to go straight over the traffic circle". Used to acknowledge that something is not literally true but is used for emphasis or to express strong feeling. sup?
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miniaturebuddha
t1_c5q0oua
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c5q0w41
1,344,440,891
t3_x6y4p
Alright Ted, we get it.
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dntfukwiddis
t1_c5q0oua
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c5q0y1n
1,344,441,087
t3_x6y4p
You a literally an asshole...have an upvote.
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benfoust
t3_xd9gz
WritingPrompts
c5q0yvx
1,344,441,172
t3_xd9gz
The businessman hissed into his cell phone like a sharp blue gas flame. "I told you to sell. How could you have forgotten? Now we won't make more than 20 on the docking futures, and gods know we're not made of drachma. Idiot!" He pulled away from the stammering intern for a moment. That reminded him. As the magnet tr...
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marrch
t3_xvr6e
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c5q11cp
1,344,441,421
t3_xvr6e
Roslyn stepped down the ladder facing forward and the box caught on the attic floor. She caught it with her left hand. Lugging the box to the TV, she flipped off the lid and grabbed the un-labled white VHS tape. She clicked the old Zenith TV on and slid in the mystery tape. “Hello, ladies. My name is Robert. First, ...
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chibikari
t1_c5q0sjl
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c5q127k
1,344,441,511
t3_x6y4p
Brian why are you acting so weird
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ReptarFart
t1_c5q0rsh
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c5q137y
1,344,441,611
t3_x6y4p
Wrong quote...
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armyjackson
t3_x6y4p
WritingPrompts
c5q13lx
1,344,441,653
t3_x6y4p
Alone. Bleeding. Conscious... but barely. David tried to move around but pain kept him from doing anything quickly. Everything hurt. From the bottom of his foot to the tear in his shoulder, the pain jumped like fire throughout his body. Geeze. How did things escalate so quickly? It's never been easy for David. Jus...
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superfish1
t1_c5jsa7s
WritingPrompts
c5q144r
1,344,441,707
t3_x6y4p
Who else read the first few sentences, then scrolled down to see what he would do with X?
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dylyn
t3_x6y4p
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c5q14s2
1,344,441,774
t3_x6y4p
then the cop said, "now try it again... THIS TIME BACKWARDS"
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Koozey
t1_c5q0occ
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c5q14sp
1,344,441,776
t3_x6y4p
Your saying it weird.
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c5q15pl
1,344,441,871
t3_xu4f0
Jon rubbed the side of the lamp to polish it to a sheen and to read the inscription. Smoke billowed from the lamp and convalesced into a kneeling, turbanned human form. "Thank you for waking me from my rest, gentle human. As a reward, I--" "You're a genie!" "Ye--yes. I was getting to that. I--" "You gotta give me...
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c5q15tf
1,344,441,882
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c5q16fq
1,344,441,946
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Technically, he also forgot to start with "x" because he did not *use* a word that begins with the letter "x," he merely *mentioned* the letter "x" and thus he should have put quotation marks around "x." Otherwise, great job! Ignore us internet grammar Nazis :) You did very well!
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c5q1744
1,344,442,015
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You had one task and you fucked it up. That wasn't even a sentence...
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icansaywhatever
t3_xvr6e
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c5q18bh
1,344,442,136
t3_xvr6e
**A/N: 198 Words, first story contributed to this subreddit. I would appreciate feedback.** “This isn’t a good idea, Mark.” Mark rolled his eyes, backing out of the closet with an old VCR machine in hand. “Don’t freak out *Brandie*, Mom and Dad will never know.” Large brown eyes narrowed as they always did whenever ...
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thatstevelord
t3_x6y4p
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c5q1bo1
1,344,442,480
t3_x6y4p
Atomic light shone through the church like the light of god himself. Burning bright, brighter than the bush on the mount. Chris could only look as the beginning of the end finally came to claim him. "Dawn of a new era", thought Chris. Even he knew that he was now finally free, as the light tore through his flesh. Freed...
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SurvivorType
t3_xvvs1
WritingPrompts
c5q1cb6
1,344,442,548
t3_xvvs1
Wow! We could keep busy for a very long time with these images! I would suggest picking one per prompt. These are a great inspiration!
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1600cc
t1_c5q14sp
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c5q1cyj
1,344,442,617
t3_x6y4p
I'm saying hwhat hweird?
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kruns
t3_xu4f0
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c5q1d3q
1,344,442,631
t3_xu4f0
In the very distant future for Humanity, so distant that they have evolved into something that is not even Human at all, money is obsolete. Evolution was crucial to the realization for the race (the realization that money is unnecessary). For Humans are greedy, self driven animals, and it took becoming something else f...
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skudrafan1
t1_c5q14sp
WritingPrompts
c5q1e9i
1,344,442,749
t3_x6y4p
My saying it weird is none of your business.
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Koozey
t1_c5q1cyj
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c5q1eqr
1,344,442,796
t3_x6y4p
All of it..
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billnyethephysicsguy
t1_c5q14sp
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c5q1fcw
1,344,442,859
t3_x6y4p
> You're saying it wheird. FTFY
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lazzamann
t1_c5q0nqx
WritingPrompts
c5q1fv0
1,344,442,908
t3_x6y4p
Trick Question! The Chinese don't use an alphabet!
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Kozik57
t1_c5jsa7s
WritingPrompts
c5q1i82
1,344,443,148
t3_x6y4p
WoW! What Wonderful Writing!
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dogfacedboy420
t1_c5pzx55
WritingPrompts
c5q1mf3
1,344,443,556
t3_x6y4p
Pepperidge Farms remembered.
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Arbuthnot
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Veronica stretched out lazily on her grandmother’s couch. Upstairs, the rest of the family were happily chatting away. Veronica sighed. She hated the insincerity of family events. Her parents called her discontent a ‘teenage phase’, but she hated how her family could only express their feelings in food. Her parents had...
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I3aisden
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1,344,443,690
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I had to write a class evaluation for a class I hated, so carefully worded my essay to where it spelled "Fuck this class" down the margin.
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pour7me7another
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Its OK, I will allow it.
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1,344,443,835
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No W?
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kruns
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1,344,443,875
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He had been trying at the old vault for hours. He had discovered it in his attic; he inherited this house when his mother died, and was searching through the collections of old artifacts. This vault however, was impossible. He had tried and tried and tried, to no prevail. He had finally called a locksmith, and was wait...
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GAMEchief
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To ease my own discomfort about this: With angst, he drew his last breath.
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Razgrizacez
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1,344,444,031
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The team of four men assembled into the dark and creepy cellar, looking for information regarding as to why people were missing lately. One of the men closes the door and sweeps from side to side with a incredibly bright flashlight. It glints right over a TV on a stand with a VCR and a VHS tape next to it. Footsteps ec...
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Biggacheez
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1,344,444,118
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Your damn username has an extra w.
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traysledding
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1,344,444,194
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wow, that's embarrassing.
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