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@someoneusual

Curious. Oh, About ME? Heh. You'll find out, if you poke around a bit...

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Someone Usual
@someoneusual Jan 9, 2018, 9:32 PM UTC

Fifty words - nightmares & dreams

Suddenly - silence. The noisy room just went dead silent, and everyone turned to look. A titter, choked off in embarrassment, then more silence. You can feel your cheeks alight, blazing red. How DID…

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Someone Usual
@someoneusual Jan 7, 2018, 3:55 PM UTC

50 words: Humor

Fair warning - some slight squick in this one.... ----- She hacked a wretched cough as her family let the healer into the hut and closed the door against the bitter cold. "How long has she been like…

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Someone Usual
@someoneusual Jan 6, 2018, 5:51 PM UTC

Another fifty-words....

Spawned by @not-a-bird 's previous post... ------ Gremlins get into everything. That's their greatest curse. Can't help it, the lil darlings. Someone able to aim one - well, they'll be rich, if they…

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Someone Usual
@someoneusual Jan 6, 2018, 3:20 PM UTC

Fifty-word story, as per @minature-tiger

Here is where I saw it.... ----- Another crash. Not unusual, but still unpleasant. It’ll rot your soul if you let it. Can't let it, though - it happens too often. It was just a matter of cleaning it…

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Someone Usual
@someoneusual Jan 6, 2018, 9:19 AM UTC

300-word story

....sounds like a fun challenge. . . - - - - - The lights flickered on, another annoying sign of decay in what was once a pristine palace of perfection. I just sighed as I walked into the room, knowi…

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Someone Usual
@someoneusual Jan 6, 2018, 8:48 AM UTC

Five Minute Freewrite - "Pen"

From https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-78-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-pen by @mariannewest .... Let's see what hash we can make out of THIS topic! - - - - - It wasn't me, I tell you! Hone…

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Someone Usual
@someoneusual Dec 29, 2017, 7:35 PM UTC

Five Minute Freewrite - Surprise

I guess I was surprised. How often do YOU have a spitting image of yourself open your own door and come walking in as if he - you! - owned the place? Surprised is a pale hint of the emotion I felt at…

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Someone Usual
@someoneusual Dec 23, 2017, 8:34 PM UTC

Five minute freewrite - "Toilet"

From https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-66-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-toilet - and somehow I can hear her laughing.... - - - - - "ohgawd, ohgawd, ohgawd," he chanted as he jogged as quick…

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Someone Usual
@someoneusual Dec 23, 2017, 2:26 PM UTC

Alien aliens - one example

One thing we tend to get in Sci-Fi and Fantasy are a lot of "bumpy-headed humans" as aliens. This is relatively easy to do, as we more or less have preconceived notions of what humans want, need, and…

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Someone Usual
@someoneusual Dec 22, 2017, 5:49 PM UTC

Five minute freewrite - "Pill"

From https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-64-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-pill - - - - - I swallowed. It hung just at the back of my throat, stuck by phlegm or friction or just plain cussedne…

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