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  1. Pxl on Just when things were looking better…April 2, 2010

    Ironically, he didn't see it coming.

  2. Pxl on An Alliterative attemptDecember 13, 2009

    Awesome attempt, Alpha! Awe-inspiring approach. Ahhh.

  3. Pxl on I only have faith in skepticism.November 24, 2009

    This might be my favorite yet.

  4. AlphaSteve on Some more possible constrained writing gamesNovember 17, 2009

    One day I intend to gather a collection of short story authors, and together we will write a series of…

  5. Pixel on #20:December 11, 2008

    I'll probably take down either the story or the video at some point. It seems like overkill.

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  1. Pxl on Just when things were looking better…April 2, 2010

    Ironically, he didn't see it coming.

  2. Pxl on An Alliterative attemptDecember 13, 2009

    Awesome attempt, Alpha! Awe-inspiring approach. Ahhh.

  3. Pxl on I only have faith in skepticism.November 24, 2009

    This might be my favorite yet.

  4. AlphaSteve on Some more possible constrained writing gamesNovember 17, 2009

    One day I intend to gather a collection of short story authors, and together we will write a series of…

  5. Pixel on #20:December 11, 2008

    I'll probably take down either the story or the video at some point. It seems like overkill.

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Eat your heart out, little child

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Take a message… take the hint.

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The world was ending and he called his mother to say goodbye. She put him on hold to change her long distance provider.

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The Year of the Yeerks

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Happy wife, happy life, zappy knife

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Xolnax the Destroyer didn’t want to conquer Earth, but his wife wanted it and the 1000th anniversary WAS the Unobtanium Anniversary.

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It’s called “crush” for a reason

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Boy meets girl. Boy loves girl. Girl loves other boy. Boy is sad. Repeat.

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Overcompensating for laughter or for love

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Tom became a clown because with his makeup on, nobody could tell he was depressed. This was the same reason his sister became an escort.

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All Downhill from Here

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Eli realized that some moment in his life would be his last moment of optimism. He worried he’d wasted it on the Arrested Development movie.

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His mother also had some regrets…

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Mother asked: “Do you want grapes?” Billy replied: “Yes” and instantly regretted it. “Are you sure?” Mother asked. “For the last time— YES!”

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Ch. 2

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Ch. 2 Many years later, Rex recalled his miraculous escape from the top of Certain Death Mountain. Oh, how cruel fate was..

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Ch. 1

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Rex Quartz hung perilously from a cliff. Evil Don Dire laughed. Rex gritted his teeth and let go. The TNT exploded–

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