Joann awakens to find her housemate Manny sleepwalking and urinating in her dirty laundry basket. At an AA meeting that evening, Joann meets Eugene, an attractive biker, and feels an instant connection when they dance together. Eugene asks Joann for a ride on his motorcycle and to see his record collection, signaling the beginning of a potential romantic relationship between the two recovering addicts.
The document describes a family dealing with various challenges. Ellie has an outburst and destroys her father's painting easel, worrying her mother. Later, Ellie's brother Jonathon is able to help calm Ellie's mind using a special ability or "gift." Their mother worries about the children's wellbeing and tries to provide stability and happiness for the family.
This document is the beginning of a story about Angel and Lucky. Angel has feelings for Lucky, but he is married. They have been close friends for 4 years. One night after drinks, they kiss passionately and sleep together. Lucky tells Angel he is leaving his wife for her, but she believes she is just a rebound and doesn't want to get hurt. They argue about whether their relationship is just a rebound or something deeper they have both wanted for a long time.
Wayne talks about finding a gun in an alley and using it to commit robberies. He discusses growing up without his mother who struggled with alcoholism. After his brother Kenny dies from illness while in Wayne's care, he is sent to an orphanage. Wayne feels alone without his family. On the night of the shooting, Wayne goes to a drugstore where he kills a woman during a robbery. The events are too much for Wayne to handle and take him down a path of crime and tragedy.
Michael and his roommate have been living together for 3 months without any sexual relationship. One night, the roommate overhears Michael having sex with a woman and finds herself becoming aroused. Later, she initiates a sexual encounter with Michael in the hallway after he gets out of the shower. They end up having passionate sex in her bedroom.
The document describes a family dealing with various challenges. Ellie has an outburst and destroys her father's painting easel, worrying her mother. Later, Ellie's brother Jonathon is able to help calm Ellie's mind using a special ability or "gift." Their mother worries about the children's wellbeing and tries to provide stability and happiness for the family.
This document is the beginning of a story about Angel and Lucky. Angel has feelings for Lucky, but he is married. They have been close friends for 4 years. One night after drinks, they kiss passionately and sleep together. Lucky tells Angel he is leaving his wife for her, but she believes she is just a rebound and doesn't want to get hurt. They argue about whether their relationship is just a rebound or something deeper they have both wanted for a long time.
Wayne talks about finding a gun in an alley and using it to commit robberies. He discusses growing up without his mother who struggled with alcoholism. After his brother Kenny dies from illness while in Wayne's care, he is sent to an orphanage. Wayne feels alone without his family. On the night of the shooting, Wayne goes to a drugstore where he kills a woman during a robbery. The events are too much for Wayne to handle and take him down a path of crime and tragedy.
Michael and his roommate have been living together for 3 months without any sexual relationship. One night, the roommate overhears Michael having sex with a woman and finds herself becoming aroused. Later, she initiates a sexual encounter with Michael in the hallway after he gets out of the shower. They end up having passionate sex in her bedroom.
The Aldrich family goes on vacation but ends up short on money, having to cram into two hotel rooms. They visit various attractions around the island including hot springs, treasure hunting, and an abandoned pirate ship. At the pirate ship, Janae gets scared by a ghost but later befriends him. Their vacation is cut short due to lack of funds. Back home, Noah is able to sell his found treasure for $5,000. Joe and Janae begin dating. Later, at a diner, Janae seems frightened by a mysterious man watching them, worrying her friends. Aren moves in with the Aldrich family.
Daniel Asher, called Dingo, visits his brother Rick's assistant Luna to get information about a family heirloom
box that Rick accidentally left in the trunk of a car he sold. Luna provides Dingo with paperwork on the buyer
and the route he is taking to Buffalo. Dingo is annoyed by Luna's health food offerings and the strange art in
Rick's house. He prepares to track down the box before it can be used to unleash a dark family secret.
Angel leaves her boyfriend James after discovering he has been unfaithful. She drives to her new apartment overlooking the ocean, which she has secretly purchased and furnished without James' knowledge. She calls Mark, a man she met previously and has feelings for. Mark arrives and embraces Angel passionately. They express their longing for each other and the relationship they hope to build now that Angel is available.
This document provides a summary of three key events:
1) Dawn goes on a date with her boyfriend Don at a restaurant. They have an intimate encounter afterwards that Dawn has mixed feelings about, feeling both pleasure and vulnerability.
2) The next morning, Dawn discovers Don has left early. When she calls his phone, another woman answers, implying Don is seeing others. Dawn is heartbroken.
3) Dawn decides to leave town, calling a family friend to arrange a trip to France as soon as possible to escape her pain. She hurriedly packs and prepares to leave everything behind.
Traviata, a powerful Level 1 witch, reveals to Leap that she survived being burned at the stake by faking her death. She confronts Leap and tells him she is more powerful than ever before without needing a wand. Meanwhile, Payton and Kenya have a beautiful wedding that is attended by their family. The twins Shelby and Savannah enjoy playing in the pool at the reception. Later, March reveals to her mother February that she is pregnant again, though saddened that the baby will never meet its grandfather Zai, who recently passed away. Maya returns home with her daughter Brianna and explains to her mother Faye that she met and married Talin in Twikki Island, though she had originally
Traviata reveals to Leap that she survived being burned at the stake because she is a rare and powerful Level 1 witch who can perform magic without a wand. She tells Leap she came to show him that he failed to kill her and that she is more powerful than he will ever be. Traviata then leaves, saying she has other things to take care of.
Payton and Kenya have a beautiful wedding ceremony attended by their family and friends. After the reception, the newlyweds are left alone for their wedding night.
Maya returns home with her daughter Brianna to visit her parents Faye and Joshua. She explains that after graduating, she vacationed in Twikki Island and met and
Eye contact activates social and emotional areas of the brain. A study using brain scanning found that making eye contact with another person simultaneously activates regions in both people's brains related to social interaction and empathy. The document then transitions to an unrelated first-person narrative about a teenage boy on a camping trip where he interacts with and develops feelings for a girl his age.
Spared by the hitmen with principles in africaEdy San
Noela Rukundo's husband Balenga Kalala hired hitmen in Burundi to kill her but they spared her life. When Noela confronted Kalala about the murder plot, he confessed and begged for forgiveness. Kalala was sentenced to nine years in prison for incitement to murder. Noela now suffers from nightmares about her kidnapping but is rebuilding her life as a single mother with her eight children.
1) Anahita tries to convince her friend Nina to leave a late night party due to rumors of a werewolf in the area. However, Nina refuses and is dancing with a handsome man.
2) The next day, a couple is found dead near the college from apparent werewolf attacks. Anahita then encounters the man from the party, who admits to being the werewolf.
3) After doing research, Nina realizes Anahita was telling the truth about the werewolf. She worries for Anahita's safety as she drives back to campus alone on a night of a full moon.
Nikki Heat and Jameson Rook have an intense sexual encounter in Rook's loft that coincides with an earthquake in New York City. After their passion leaves the room in disarray, they discover that the earthquake was centered in Sloatsburg, New York and caused some damage but no major injuries. Heat receives a call about a new case and prepares to head to a crime scene, as Rook jokes about trying to top their experience.
Christopher is diagnosed with a brain tumor and is going in for surgery that day. He reminisces about his life, including falling in love with Alexandra after seeing her on his first day of public high school. He secretly writes her love poems every day and leaves them in her locker. However, one day he overhears Luke, the school's star quarterback, telling Alexandra that he wasn't the one who wrote the poems, crushing Christopher. On the day of his surgery, Christopher decides to finally tell Alexandra the truth - that he was the one who wrote the poems.
My name is Areena bhatti. i am 15 years old. i love stories and poems. VICNITY is my series of stories.
THE BIGGY BAG is its first part which is extremely funny and horror....
A musical goddess performs at a party but goes into labor on stage. She is rushed to the hospital while in active labor. Meanwhile, Mr. Lorenzo, an attorney for Chocolate Pharaoh, is arrested after an encounter with Carla Riggs at a restaurant. He is held in jail without bail. Snoop Dogg later learns of Mr. Lorenzo's arrest from a reporter while at his restaurant.
A Corporate Conspiracy Chapter 2.8 The Progeny of DeathStephanie Sahr
Darwin struggles with his dual nature as a vampire and plant sim after being drawn outside into the sunlight. He nearly burns himself but is helped back inside by his sister Melinda and friend Jason. Jason installs additional sunlamps in Darwin's home to help him balance the needs of his conflicting aspects. Meanwhile, Angela and Lilith arrive home to find their mother Mary Sue murdered in the kitchen, covered in blood. Lilith calls 911 while Angela breaks down. Their father Daniel finds no pulse or heartbeat in Mary Sue and pleads with her not to die, before an unknown voice tells him she can no longer hear him.
This document tells the story of Vivian, a young girl who is raped by someone she knows. As an adult, Vivian struggles with addiction issues stemming from her childhood trauma. The story explores the cycle of abuse and its long-term impacts. It also depicts other troubled relationships, including a man struggling with past heartbreaks and a woman in an abusive marriage who is coerced into further acts against her will. Overall, the document examines complex issues of sexual abuse, addiction, and domestic violence through the lenses of several characters.
Dawn discovers she is pregnant after a trip to France. She realizes the father, Don, is a liar and cheat after a woman answers his phone while he was showering. Dawn tells Don she is pregnant. Though distrustful of him, Don enthusiastically proposes marriage. Dawn remains unsure given his infidelity and wonders if he truly loves her.
Sandra Soares-Frazão van de Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) stelde het werk voor van haar groep rond het modelleren van transiente stromingen, met een toepassing op bresgroei.
This document discusses Newton's Third Law of motion which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. It provides examples of this law including a horse pulling a cart, rocket boosters propelling a space shuttle, and how we are able to walk and cars move forward. The key points are that an applied force creates a reaction force of equal magnitude in the opposite direction, and this principle explains motion in systems involving interactions between objects.
The Aldrich family goes on vacation but ends up short on money, having to cram into two hotel rooms. They visit various attractions around the island including hot springs, treasure hunting, and an abandoned pirate ship. At the pirate ship, Janae gets scared by a ghost but later befriends him. Their vacation is cut short due to lack of funds. Back home, Noah is able to sell his found treasure for $5,000. Joe and Janae begin dating. Later, at a diner, Janae seems frightened by a mysterious man watching them, worrying her friends. Aren moves in with the Aldrich family.
Daniel Asher, called Dingo, visits his brother Rick's assistant Luna to get information about a family heirloom
box that Rick accidentally left in the trunk of a car he sold. Luna provides Dingo with paperwork on the buyer
and the route he is taking to Buffalo. Dingo is annoyed by Luna's health food offerings and the strange art in
Rick's house. He prepares to track down the box before it can be used to unleash a dark family secret.
Angel leaves her boyfriend James after discovering he has been unfaithful. She drives to her new apartment overlooking the ocean, which she has secretly purchased and furnished without James' knowledge. She calls Mark, a man she met previously and has feelings for. Mark arrives and embraces Angel passionately. They express their longing for each other and the relationship they hope to build now that Angel is available.
This document provides a summary of three key events:
1) Dawn goes on a date with her boyfriend Don at a restaurant. They have an intimate encounter afterwards that Dawn has mixed feelings about, feeling both pleasure and vulnerability.
2) The next morning, Dawn discovers Don has left early. When she calls his phone, another woman answers, implying Don is seeing others. Dawn is heartbroken.
3) Dawn decides to leave town, calling a family friend to arrange a trip to France as soon as possible to escape her pain. She hurriedly packs and prepares to leave everything behind.
Traviata, a powerful Level 1 witch, reveals to Leap that she survived being burned at the stake by faking her death. She confronts Leap and tells him she is more powerful than ever before without needing a wand. Meanwhile, Payton and Kenya have a beautiful wedding that is attended by their family. The twins Shelby and Savannah enjoy playing in the pool at the reception. Later, March reveals to her mother February that she is pregnant again, though saddened that the baby will never meet its grandfather Zai, who recently passed away. Maya returns home with her daughter Brianna and explains to her mother Faye that she met and married Talin in Twikki Island, though she had originally
Traviata reveals to Leap that she survived being burned at the stake because she is a rare and powerful Level 1 witch who can perform magic without a wand. She tells Leap she came to show him that he failed to kill her and that she is more powerful than he will ever be. Traviata then leaves, saying she has other things to take care of.
Payton and Kenya have a beautiful wedding ceremony attended by their family and friends. After the reception, the newlyweds are left alone for their wedding night.
Maya returns home with her daughter Brianna to visit her parents Faye and Joshua. She explains that after graduating, she vacationed in Twikki Island and met and
Eye contact activates social and emotional areas of the brain. A study using brain scanning found that making eye contact with another person simultaneously activates regions in both people's brains related to social interaction and empathy. The document then transitions to an unrelated first-person narrative about a teenage boy on a camping trip where he interacts with and develops feelings for a girl his age.
Spared by the hitmen with principles in africaEdy San
Noela Rukundo's husband Balenga Kalala hired hitmen in Burundi to kill her but they spared her life. When Noela confronted Kalala about the murder plot, he confessed and begged for forgiveness. Kalala was sentenced to nine years in prison for incitement to murder. Noela now suffers from nightmares about her kidnapping but is rebuilding her life as a single mother with her eight children.
1) Anahita tries to convince her friend Nina to leave a late night party due to rumors of a werewolf in the area. However, Nina refuses and is dancing with a handsome man.
2) The next day, a couple is found dead near the college from apparent werewolf attacks. Anahita then encounters the man from the party, who admits to being the werewolf.
3) After doing research, Nina realizes Anahita was telling the truth about the werewolf. She worries for Anahita's safety as she drives back to campus alone on a night of a full moon.
Nikki Heat and Jameson Rook have an intense sexual encounter in Rook's loft that coincides with an earthquake in New York City. After their passion leaves the room in disarray, they discover that the earthquake was centered in Sloatsburg, New York and caused some damage but no major injuries. Heat receives a call about a new case and prepares to head to a crime scene, as Rook jokes about trying to top their experience.
Christopher is diagnosed with a brain tumor and is going in for surgery that day. He reminisces about his life, including falling in love with Alexandra after seeing her on his first day of public high school. He secretly writes her love poems every day and leaves them in her locker. However, one day he overhears Luke, the school's star quarterback, telling Alexandra that he wasn't the one who wrote the poems, crushing Christopher. On the day of his surgery, Christopher decides to finally tell Alexandra the truth - that he was the one who wrote the poems.
My name is Areena bhatti. i am 15 years old. i love stories and poems. VICNITY is my series of stories.
THE BIGGY BAG is its first part which is extremely funny and horror....
A musical goddess performs at a party but goes into labor on stage. She is rushed to the hospital while in active labor. Meanwhile, Mr. Lorenzo, an attorney for Chocolate Pharaoh, is arrested after an encounter with Carla Riggs at a restaurant. He is held in jail without bail. Snoop Dogg later learns of Mr. Lorenzo's arrest from a reporter while at his restaurant.
A Corporate Conspiracy Chapter 2.8 The Progeny of DeathStephanie Sahr
Darwin struggles with his dual nature as a vampire and plant sim after being drawn outside into the sunlight. He nearly burns himself but is helped back inside by his sister Melinda and friend Jason. Jason installs additional sunlamps in Darwin's home to help him balance the needs of his conflicting aspects. Meanwhile, Angela and Lilith arrive home to find their mother Mary Sue murdered in the kitchen, covered in blood. Lilith calls 911 while Angela breaks down. Their father Daniel finds no pulse or heartbeat in Mary Sue and pleads with her not to die, before an unknown voice tells him she can no longer hear him.
This document tells the story of Vivian, a young girl who is raped by someone she knows. As an adult, Vivian struggles with addiction issues stemming from her childhood trauma. The story explores the cycle of abuse and its long-term impacts. It also depicts other troubled relationships, including a man struggling with past heartbreaks and a woman in an abusive marriage who is coerced into further acts against her will. Overall, the document examines complex issues of sexual abuse, addiction, and domestic violence through the lenses of several characters.
Dawn discovers she is pregnant after a trip to France. She realizes the father, Don, is a liar and cheat after a woman answers his phone while he was showering. Dawn tells Don she is pregnant. Though distrustful of him, Don enthusiastically proposes marriage. Dawn remains unsure given his infidelity and wonders if he truly loves her.
Sandra Soares-Frazão van de Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) stelde het werk voor van haar groep rond het modelleren van transiente stromingen, met een toepassing op bresgroei.
This document discusses Newton's Third Law of motion which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. It provides examples of this law including a horse pulling a cart, rocket boosters propelling a space shuttle, and how we are able to walk and cars move forward. The key points are that an applied force creates a reaction force of equal magnitude in the opposite direction, and this principle explains motion in systems involving interactions between objects.
The document presents BReach, a methodology for assessing data consistency in rating curve data. BReach involves: 1) selecting a rating curve model, 2) sampling the parameter space, 3) assessing a quality measure, 4) assigning tolerance degrees, 5) assessing bidirectional reaches, and 6) identifying consistent data periods. The methodology was validated using synthetic and observational data and was found to be robust with little subjective input. BReach can help identify temporal variability in rating curves and dependency on variables. Future work includes applying BReach to additional stations and models.
The setting takes place in a dimly lit, eerie graveyard that uses pathetic fallacy to foreshadow something bad through the lighting. One of the buildings is called "The Fallen Angel" which stands out in contrast to the scenery as it looks dark and unwelcoming. The graveyard symbolizes death and Christianity in the faith, while the low lighting creates an eerie feeling and encourages viewers to watch more of the film to understand why someone is standing there.
European high yield bonds have outperformed US high yield bonds recently due to Europe's stronger economic recovery and resolution of the Greek crisis. However, risks remain for European high yield from falling oil and commodity prices, which could lead to defaults in energy and mining sectors. Additionally, a slowdown in China's economy poses a threat to export-focused European nations. Changing monetary policies between the Fed and European central banks may also impact high yield bond performance.
European high yield bonds have outperformed US high yield bonds recently due to stronger economic recovery in Europe and signs of resolution to the Greek crisis. However, risks remain for European high yield, including potential defaults in the energy sector from low oil prices and volatility in bond prices from changes in investor sentiment and flows. A slowdown in China also poses challenges since Europe relies more on exports, and uncertainty around Chinese policymakers' responses could impact global bond yields.
This Haiku Deck presentation contains 4 nature photos from different photographers with the caption "Inspired? Create your own Haiku Deck presentation on SlideShare! GET STARTED". The presentation encourages the viewer to be inspired by the scenic nature photos and create their own slideshow using Haiku Deck on SlideShare.
What readers are saying about Dr. mOe Anderson's latest novel, Sinphony:
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-Anita Bunkley, Bestselling Author and one of AALBC’s “50 Favorite African American Authors of the 20th Century” by AALBC.
1) The narrator takes a week off work pretending to be sick after a funeral goes badly. She spends the week drinking wine and eating junk food on the couch.
2) On Thursday, her boss calls to ask for a sick note. In a panic, the narrator goes to the doctor and gets a note saying she has a cold.
3) That night, the narrator goes out with a friend. However, she runs into her boss at the bar who calls her out for lying about being sick. He tells her to see him in his office on Monday.
The narrator attends an art gallery opening wearing a black dress. She is approached by a short, nervous painter named Cedric who asks to paint her portrait. Though his paintings are terrible, she humors him. They have an awkward conversation and Cedric invites her to dinner with friends after the show. At dinner, an argument breaks out among Cedric's friends. Feeling sorry for Cedric's sad living situation, the narrator agrees to go home with him where they have clumsy sex. Afterwards, hungry, she eats the turkey sandwiches in his fridge and leaves without saying goodbye.
Father's day tribute (chip) correctionschandler691
Chip was born in 1954 to Royce and Merle Chandler. He was known by the nickname "Chip" given to him by an aunt when he was a baby. As a child, Chip was mischievous and got into trouble, such as disrupting church services. He looked out for his sister Alison, once speeding her to the emergency room after she got injured. Chip enjoyed spending time in nature as a teenager, camping alone in the woods for days at a time. In his adult life, Chip worked for the city and enjoyed spending time with his brother Cass, giving him advice and sharing stories.
Bea and Nicole wander around Vienna without their mother after Bea eats too much chocolate at the hotel buffet. They get lost exploring the beautiful city streets and buildings. Bea thinks she sees her father but Nicole insists it wasn't him. They forget that Bea left her camera at the hotel to complete her photo assignments, upsetting Bea. Nicole comforts her and says she will have other chances to take photos.
I had sex with my sister. -- The story of real incest. www.freeporn.blogFrancisLynch95
This document describes a sexual relationship between siblings. It details how the brother and sister grew closer after reconnecting as adults, sharing stories of past relationships over drinks. Their conversation leads to an intimate kiss, indicating the beginning of an incestuous sexual relationship between them.
I had sex with my sister. -- The story of real incest. www.freeporn.blogFrancisLynch95
This document describes a sexual encounter between siblings. It begins by describing their sexual activity and intimacy. It then provides background on their family histories and how they grew closer over time. It details how they began a sexual relationship one night after drinking and opening up to each other about past partners and frustrations in other relationships. The story continues to graphically describe their sexual escalation.
This document is the table of contents and first chapter of a novel titled "Easy" by Tammara Webber. The chapter introduces the main character Jackie on Halloween night as she leaves a party. On her way to her truck, she is attacked by her ex-boyfriend Buck. She is saved by a stranger who fights Buck off. Though shaken, Jackie insists they not call the police. The stranger drives her back to her dorm, still concerned for her well-being.
This document provides excerpts from Anne Rice's novel Interview With The Vampire. It describes the backstory of the vampire, who recounts how he became a vampire in 1791 in New Orleans. He tells of how his devout younger brother began having visions and claimed they came from St. Dominic and the Virgin Mary, commanding him to sell their plantations and use the money for God's work. However, the vampire did not believe his brother and angrily dismissed his claims. Upset, his brother ran out of the house and fell to his death from the balcony, turning the vampire who was deeply regretful for not believing his brother.
This document is a 4 chapter story about a man named John meeting a woman named Kanages at a military prayer meeting. Kanages smiles at John and encourages him to open up. They begin talking and hanging out more. On a trip with friends, Kanages calls John "Anna" meaning elder brother, though he is younger than her. They exchange phone numbers before parting. Later, Kanages messages John about a friend's birthday and they discover Kanages' birthday is before John's, so they agree she will call him "Thambi" meaning younger brother.
Emily returns home from her freshman year of college and reconnects with her younger sister Alex. They discuss Alex's past relationship issues and desire to be more experienced with sex. Emily offers to teach Alex how to pleasure a man by using their brother Joey as a practice subject. She leads them to another room to begin the lesson.
This document is a short story written by the author for their senior capstone project. It begins with a note explaining that the story changed significantly during the writing process as ideas were explored. The story then describes a night where the main character meets a man in a bar who claims to have killed someone. Details of their conversation are provided. The character then wakes up in an unfamiliar place with no memory of how they got there. The story reflects on the anxieties of completing the capstone project and writing in general.
It was the 몭rst Christmas after my divorce.
And I can still feel the heat of my face blazing 몭retruck red.
How I felt frozen in my shame.
I had spent my entire life manifesting the perfect life for everyone else...
The Lives of the Dead by Tim OBrienBut this too is true stor.docxarnoldmeredith47041
"The Lives of the Dead" by Tim O'Brien
But this too is true: stories can save us. I'm forty-three years old, and a writer now, and even still, right here, I keep dreaming Linda alive. And Ted Lavender, too, and Kiowa, and Curt Lemon, and a slim young man I killed, and an old man sprawled beside a pigpen, and several others whose bodies I once lifted and dumped into a truck. They're all dead. But in a story, which is a kind of dreaming, the dead sometimes smile and sit up and return to the world.
Start here: a body without a name. On an afternoon in 1969 the platoon took sniper fire from a filthy little village along the South China Sea. It lasted only a minute or two, and nobody was hurt, but even so Lieutenant Jimmy Cross got on the radio and ordered up an air strike. For the next half hour we watched the place burn. It was a cool bright morning, like early autumn, and the jets were glossy black against the sky. When it ended, we formed into a loose line and swept east through the village. It was all wreckage. I remember the smell of burnt straw; I remember broken fences and heaps of stone and brick and pottery. The place was deserted - no people, no animals - and the only confirmed kill was an old man who lay face-up near a pigpen at the center of the village. His right arm was gone. At his face there were already many flies and gnats.
Dave Jensen went over and shook the old man's hand. "How-dee-doo," he said.
One by one the others did it too. They didn't disturb the body, they just grabbed the old man's hand and offered a few words and moved away.
Rat Kiley bent over the corpse. "Gimme five," he said. "A real honor."
"Pleased as punch," said Henry Dobbins.
I was brand-new to the war. It was my fourth day; I hadn't yet developed a sense of humor. Right away, as if I'd swallowed something, I felt a moist sickness rise up in my throat. I sat down beside the pigpen, closed my eyes, put my head between my knees.
After a moment Dave Jensen touched my shoulder.
"Be polite now," he said. "Go introduce yourself. Nothing to be afraid about, just a nice old man. Show a little respect for your elders."
"No way."
"Maybe it's too real for you?"
"That's right," I said. "Way too real."
Jensen kept after me, but I didn't go near the body. I didn't even look at it except by accident. For the rest of the day there was still that sickness inside me, but it wasn't the old man's corpse so much, it was the awesome act of greeting the dead. At one point, I remember, they sat the body up against a fence. They crossed his legs and talked to him. "The guest of honor," Mitchell Sanders said, and he placed a can of orange slices in the old man's lap. "Vitamin C," he said gently. "A guy's health, that's the most important thing."
They proposed toasts. They lifted their canteens and drank to the old man's family and ancestors, his many grandchildren, his newfound life after death. It was more than mockery. There was a formality to it, like a fu.
This energy is what empowers us to live our best lives.nirahealhty
“YES!” I replied.
Anthony went on to tell me that in his own journey...
He discovered how to trigger an energy “switch” that was much faster and simpler than the ancient chakra teachings.
He told me about how he came across an ancient Tibetan prophecy called “The Tiger Prophecy.”
R.K.Lilley - Up in air trilogy ( 3rd book "Grounded )Dijana Veglia
This document appears to be the beginning of a novel containing 42 chapters. It introduces the main character who is traveling to meet her father after discovering he remarried and had another family. She finds out his new wife was recently killed in the same way as her mother. The character has breakfast with friends at her boyfriend James' apartment before he has to leave for work. He asks her to have lunch with him at his office. The character gets ready and prepares to go meet James, excited about what may happen.
1. The narrator attends an addiction support group meeting at a church, where he meets Father Tuttle, the group leader. Father Tuttle offers the narrator work doing chores around the church in exchange for food and lodging.
2. At the meetings, the narrator hears others' stories of addiction but does not reveal the full truth of his own condition. He bonds with Father Tuttle, who sees past the narrator's vague explanations and offers him help without judgment.
3. While showering in his new lodgings, the narrator washes evidence of his previous night's activities from his body, noticing blood and clumps of hair. He struggles with not knowing what exactly
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Section of personal novel used to test character development techniques and their effects on
dialogue creation. This section of the novel is about the main character, Joann, meeting her
future husband (and antagonist), Eugene.
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I awoke with a bit of a start, and when my eyes finally adjusted to the darkness, I noticed
Manny standing at the foot of my bed. I felt instantly worried, but then I noticed that his back
was turned to me. He was facing my open closet, wearing nothing but his boxers.
“Manny?”
Manny didn’t move, but I then noticed the faint sound of water trickling. Manny was
peeing. Peeing into my dirty clothes hamper. For a moment, I was back in my days of drinking,
when I would wake up on a friend’s sofa to find I had pissed myself. Drinking too much makes
you do that, or pee in weird places like laundry baskets. A guy I used to drink with, and sleep
with, used to pee in the corner of hotel rooms when we would go on a binger.
But I had been sober for two years, and Manny had been sober for longer than I, so I
really didn’t think he had been drinking that night. Manny had finished peeing, but was still
standing in front of the laundry basket. I swung my legs out from underneath the covers, the hip I
had replaced the year before stiff and screaming with pain.
“Manny. You are sleepwalking. Go back to bed asshole.”
Manny gave me an angry glance, but was asleep and couldn’t figure out what had
bothered him, so he returned to his room across the hall. I walked gingerly over to my laundry
hamper. At least he targeted my dirty clothes. I bent down just far enough to reach the left handle
of the basket and pulled it up far enough to grab the right one. It was so hard to bend down, and
my joints seemed to freeze the instant I fell asleep.
While the pee-soaked clothes went through the was the first time, I clicked on the TV and
popped in a tape of Young and the Restless reruns. Victor was wooing a much younger woman,
as he was wont to do, when my dog, Cody, jumped up on the back door, shaking me from
Victor’s sensual stare. The sun was rising, so I put on coffee and watched Cody eat his breakfast
happily while I smoked a cig.
It was a Saturday morning, so Manny didn’t grumble his way to the breakfast table until
almost nine. “I had such a weird dream last night.” He rubbed his face and then waited for me to
ask about his dream.
“Did you dream that you peed in my dirty clothes basket?”
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“No. I dreamt that I was drinking again, only I didn’t want to drink, but had to. I hate
drinking dreams.”
Manny stared into the cup of coffee that I had just set in front of him. “Did I pee in your
laundry basket last night?”
“Yes, you did. It was dirty laundry, or I wouldn’t be somewhat amused. It’s already in the
wash, I think it was worth it to see the angry look on your face when I asked you to go back to
bed. You looked like a twelve year old.”
“Fuck, I’m sorry. Usually when that happens I wake up before I make it so far. Although
one time when I was a kid I pissed in the dishwasher. The dishes were clean, and my mom was
much angrier than you. Dad got quite a laugh out of it though.”
“At least you’ve improved your aim. Maybe one day you’ll make the toilet.”
Manny stuck his tongue out at me and we laughed. We chattered away meaninglessly
until mid-morning. Then Manny went back to his office to work; he was speaking at that
evening’s AA meeting. We both spoke often – we had good stories of sobering up. Both Manny
and I were open books to anyone willing to read a bit of a grungy story.
I sat in the Arizona sun for a few hours before the meeting. Saturday night meetings
always ended in dancing, and the sun warmed my joints enough that I would feel like taking a
spin or two around the floor. For the evening’s festivities I chose a peach sun-dress with a
delicate bit of lace around the collar, and a little sash to cinch around my tiny waist. The sun had
made my skin glow golden, and I felt more beautiful than I ever had before sobering up.
When Manny and I arrived at the church, he went immediately to the front of the room
and began talking with the meeting leaders about his speech. I got some coffee and a donut, then
found Nicole and some of our other friends to sit with for the meeting. Nicole shoved me in
between her and an incredibly attractive older man. He had bright blue eyes, a full beard, and
tanned Arizona leather skin. When he took my hand for the Lord’s Prayer, I could feel the
callouses on his palm, and the smoothness of his knuckles. He moved his hand around to
interlock his fingers in mine and gave my hand a little squeeze. Then he smiled down at me: he
was an entire foot taller than my four-ten physique.
“...on earth as it is in heaven.”
When we finished the prayer he held my hand for two moments longer than he needed to.
Then the handsome man smiled at me and walked back to his friends – they were just a few of
the many bikers who attended meetings at this church. I turned to Nicole.
“That’s Eugene–handsome huh? His friend Hyde said he has been trying to get your
attention for weeks! How have you not noticed Jo? Christ you are oblivious.”
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I blushed and playfully pushed her away. “If he is so interested in me, then he can ask me
to dance later.”
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Nicole and I were smoking a fag out by the long line of motorcycles next to the church. I
had wanted to sit on the benches further on down by the cars, but Nicole had called me a coward.
I was embarrassed. There had already been four songs and Eugene had asked four other women
to dance with him. He caught me staring each time, and I didn’t want him to find Nic and I
hanging all over his bike. At twenty-seven, I was too old to be hanging all over anything. I felt
my hip starting to ache because of the awkward position I had taken on what Nicole said was
Eugene’s bike. Normally I don’t chain smoke, but I saw Eugene pull a pack from his jacket and
walk towards the door. So I quickly lit another and shoved my half-smoked butt to Nic.
“He’s coming. Take this, quick.”
Nicole laughed and used the stub to light another smoke.
“Relax Joann. Your tits look great and your hair is just as perky.”
She hopped off the bike she had been perched on and walked back towards the door
laughing. “Hey Gene! Hot bike! My friend Jo is over there drooling over it!” She burst into
another bout of laughter; her auburn curls were prettiest when she was laughing. She definitely
knew it. Eugene gave Nicole a peck on the cheek. “Thanks for introducing me Nic.” He smiled
and walked towards me. I felt like I would melt right into the motorcycle. His skin was so dark
and his hair so black that his bright blue eyes glowed electrically.
“Joann, it’s good to finally meet you–I’ve seen you at a few meetings, never had an
excuse to talk with you.”
Eugene extended his hand and again I noticed the contrast between his rough palms and
smooth knuckles. My hand disappeared inside of his, and warmth spread up my arm.
“It’s nice to meet you too Eugene. Nicky said you know Hyde? I went to his place for a
party once, what an incredible record collection! I could have spent hours...”
I was rambling. Severely. But Eugene didn’t seem to mind, “My collection dwarfs his! I
have ‘The Concert for Bangladesh’ and ‘Eat a Peach.’ You should come by for a listen. I’d pick
you up on the bike; Nicky said you were ready for a ride!”
I grinned mischievously and hopped off the bike. He was nervous, and it made me feel
gorgeous. “Would you want to go back in for a dance before you take off?” I felt a little shocked
at myself; I did NOT ask men out. My mother had always said that men ask women out, never
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the other way around. I think Eugene was a bit shocked as well, because he immediately
responded, “Yes!” Then he looked down at his helmet for a moment. “Oh yeah, let’s definitely
go dance.” He hung his helmet on the bike’s handlebar and walked me back inside, leaving his
jacket and smokes on the seat of his bike.
Crosby, Stills, and Nash were finishing up as Eugene and I headed out to the dance floor.
Next up was the song of the year, “Every Breath You Take,” by the Police. I heard the first few
notes and silently thanked the DJ before Eugene took my hands and began swaying with me. It
was the same kind of dance that my father and I would do at his business dinners when I was
little: my right hand in his and my left on his shoulder. As the song went on I moved my hands
around his neck, which was quite a reach for me. Not an awkward reach though; my chin rested
perfectly on his sternum. With his arms around me I felt as if I barely supported myself.