Flash Fiction Theme- Happy Birthday Tom and Betty climb out of their sleek Toyota Highlander. They chat excitedly about throwing their 15-year-old daughter a party with her friends at the beach. For years, Trish has been asking to celebrate her birthday at the beach, but they never felt comfortable with the idea. Sharks, strong currents,…
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Sand
Short Story from Writing Class with Wounded Warriors Beach goers scream and laugh as they jump in the waves. Cold water sprays over them as the waves do their best to push them back to the sand. Allyson puts her long wavy blonde hair up in a messy bun while she watches the waves. She…
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Chapter 6 Rodney parks at the campsite. Riley bounces in the car chair, ready to get out. He chuckles at her behavior and hops out. He pops open the trunk and unloads while Riley gets out. She stares at the beach that sits just a few steps from their campsite. Bob, Chelsea, Theodore, and Carrie…
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Chapter 3 Rodney laughs and puts the shirt back, grabbing one that is more his style. His friends give him a thumbs up, letting him know that the second pick is better than the first. He grabs a few new jeans, more shirts, swimming trunks, hiking boots, and flip flops. Rodney nearly topples over with…
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Chapter 2 Two sleet gray eyes watches Rodney staring at the mannequin. A smile spreads across his face under a shaggy peppered mustache. A tall, lean man in cowboy boots and hat stands up from the wall he is leaning against. He tips his hat at a group of women walking by before making his…