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Group 11

Word Assignment:  window

TOP 5 STORIES / WRITERS

The writers below advance to the finals kicking off at 7PM EST on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

I picked the window seat next to the plump lady with the red box. "I've got a bird," she said. At noon she leaned over me and set it free. CREATED BY Magda Diaz [11]

God, Robert, I just wanted a nice, quiet evening out. Not another sword-swallowing clown bursting through the window and juggling hams. CREATED BY Michal Richardson [11]

Intergalactic travelers, Drr & Grd, study the Earth in their spaceship window. Drr winces, "Gl@bl w#rmg." Full throttle, they cruise on by. CREATED BY Scott Merrow [11]

As Bob looked out the window, his life seemed to flash before his eyes. Then he realized it was just the B-line train going back into town. CREATED BY Tom Peterson [11]

Within my padded cell, I long for a window to look out of. If only I hadn't killed those 41 people (including one nun). Hindsight 20/20. CREATED BY Yvonne Crawford [11] *AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
 

TOP 25 STORIES:

She cringed as he made baby footprints on the window. Her only solace: that he would never know about the baby making footprints inside her. CREATED BY Nick Vujovic [11]

I slowly snuck back in through the window; to my surprise mom was on the bed waiting for me. The pillow under the covers hadn’t fooled her. CREATED BY Lily Knight [11]

I picked the window seat next to the plump lady with the red box. "I've got a bird," she said. At noon she leaned over me and set it free. CREATED BY Magda Diaz [11]

The bird smacks the window, hard. She points out the twitching body but he's too busy to look. Blood flecks the glass. She'll need vinegar. CREATED BY Vanessa Bates [11]

She's home. I'm surprised. Fast! -shut the window. "6 days sober: I'm proud of you, Mom." I smile, but think of broken glass in the street. CREATED BY Dora Badger [11]

Sipping wine by the window he asked me hesitantly, “Do you mind if I smoke?” “No, I do too”. And that’s how I fell back into the addiction. CREATED BY Safia Alladina [11]

I awake, recall the nightmare. I touch my neck. Blood, two puncture wounds. The window reflects this brightly lit room. But...I'm not in it. CREATED BY Scott Merrow [11]

Eternity spent within a single room. Empty, not even a window. I have no knowledge of the sun or stars or moon; I have only my imagination. CREATED BY Sarah Cable [11]

She stood on the window ledge, wind whipping her hair as she tried to reach her child. The azure sky reflected in the mirrored glass CREATED BY David Weaver [11]

I leaned casually against the bay window, luxuriating in the breeze whistling against my nightie. From behind me, I heard a cracking sound. CREATED BY Michal Richardson [11]

As I looked out the window I spied my neighbor struggling to move a heavy bag to his trunk.I was about to help until I saw a hand spill out. CREATED BY Lily Knight [11]

Through my window I saw grandma swing the possum by its tail against the garage door many times. Dead, headless. She thought it was a rat. CREATED BY Magda Diaz [11]

God, Robert, I just wanted a nice, quiet evening out. Not another sword-swallowing clown bursting through the window and juggling hams. CREATED BY Michal Richardson [11]

Eva’s one eye burned. “What’s happening?” She cried. The devil replied, “We had a pact … your soul. Your eye is the window to it.” CREATED BY milethia r. thomas [11]

Intergalactic travelers, Drr & Grd, study the Earth in their spaceship window. Drr winces, "Gl@bl w#rmg." Full throttle, they cruise on by. CREATED BY Scott Merrow [11]

As Bob looked out the window, his life seemed to flash before his eyes. Then he realized it was just the B-line train going back into town. CREATED BY Tom Peterson [11]

Fire alarm! Wet towel, wrap face. Open 4th flr window, slide to roof edge. But, FIRE? Back inside bldg!? Damn Deconstructivist Architecture. CREATED BY Abi Sorrel [11]

Within my padded cell, I long for a window to look out of. If only I hadn't killed those 41 people (including one nun). Hindsight 20/20. CREATED BY Yvonne Crawford [11]

The sneaky apple-pie leapt down from the window and ran for his life – or so said poor Jenkins whose got no more wife. CREATED BY Daniella Bagdadi [11]

As she neared the baby a woman emerged from the dressing room and pushed the stroller away. Her window of opportunity had closed. For now. CREATED BY Nick Vujovic [11]

The question isn't how she busted out of a thirteenth-story window, Inspector; the question is whether you're going to eat that pickle. CREATED BY Michal Richardson [11]

"You're looking at a window of 8 months... tops," the doctor strained to say. The family cried, fearing their rock has met his final ending. CREATED BY Michael Freeze [11]

A dreamy, moonlit night. A clatter at my window, and a ladder appears. I grab my suitcase and slip on out. Downstairs, my folks watch TV. CREATED BY Scott Merrow [11]

I never held my newborn son, just one glimpse through a window before the doctors took him out of my sight. Nine minutes later, he was dead. CREATED BY Sarah Cable [11]

She looks in his eyes; a window to his deepest thoughts. But he’s like one of those little clown cars. Lots of activity, no substance. CREATED BY Tom Peterson [11]
 

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