Diana paused for a moment to catch her breath. She had made it to the end of the tournament but she was lagging hard. Yukiko was better than her, that much was clear at this point. She was moving faster, and returning her serves faster than she Diana could move. What made it worse was… Continue reading The Game
When life gives you lemons make lemonade. But what if you make lemonade and it’s terrible? That’s what Tim thought as he packed up his documents from work. It was a gray day outside. He’d lost his job for the second time this year. He knew he’d done his best, but maybe he was barking… Continue reading When Life Gives You…
Jared used to like spending time with friends, but recently it had been easier to just stay at home on weekends. Ever since he lost his job, he felt directionless. Slowly his savings had been shrinking and soon he knew he’d no longer be able to pay for rent. This, of course, had the effect… Continue reading Depression
Paris was in a cold sweat. She was way behind on her deadline, and inspiration just wouldn’t come to her. She knew that she only had around three hours to work on the article and she kept glancing over to her editor. He was not going to be happy. Usually, Paris wasn’t the type of… Continue reading Deadlines
Tim’s eye’s slid open. It had been a terrible weekend, and the last thing he wanted is to face the office Monday blues. He looked at his clock. 8:45, enough time he’d be fine… shit. He had a meeting he forgot about… and he was already late. [Trying some flash fiction. I’m honestly not inspired… Continue reading Late
James was out for his morning jog when suddenly he found himself in a crowd. People began cheering. He waved and they waved back. James was starting to feel very confused when a woman handed him a cup of water. He’d never had this kind of attention when he jogged. Rounding a corner he found… Continue reading Out for a jog
“We’re going home, Jack!” Rachel yelled over to Jack as he stared at the lines of code on his computer screen. “Sure, see you guys.” He responded without looking over. “You should really get some rest, come back at it in the morning,” Tom said swiping his keycard to open the door out of the… Continue reading The Problem
Sarah sat there staring at the page. The rest of the band had been telling her they’ve been waiting to see her new song for a month now… They had been excited for the new single she had told them she’d been working on and was almost finished… There was no new song. She put… Continue reading The Lie
He couldn’t look down… He was already too high up on the cliff. He knew if he did he’d fall for sure. Normally Fred would have looked up to chart his path, but a thick fog was preventing him from seeing more than the handholds in front of him. This has to be the worst… Continue reading The Climb
Jack woke up from yet another nap. He thought he should probably stop sleeping every day, but he was just so tired all the time. The clock said 3:47PM, and he sighed. Another day wasted. Since he lost his job and girlfriend and moved back home, he felt like everything in his life he had… Continue reading Depression
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