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Turtle. Top Story - November 2024.
Her body rocks in the ocean’s gentle sway as she follows the earth’s magnetic pull. For a hundred years she’s travelled these waters, her discoloured shell a testament to her survival. From sun rippled reefs to sunken ships, long forgotten, her travels have taken her far.
By Heather Zieffle 2 years ago in Fiction
Abracadabra. Top Story - November 2024.
Remember when you pulled a rabbit from the hat in the form of a pregnancy test? Thought you tested positive for covid until I saw the words First response written in bold letters. My eyes sprung awake from a work-induced coma to meet the sparkle in yours. We were going to be the perfect parents.
By Lamar Wiggins2 years ago in Fiction
Just Live. Runner-Up in Echoes of the Year’s Lessons Challenge. Top Story - November 2024. Content Warning.
I had been told that no one would care if I were dead, and the person who told me that, also let me know that they would've happily thrown me off my own balcony, but luckily for me, they stopped themselves from doing it..... well bless their cotton socks! That was good of them, now wasn't it? That was at the end of 2023.
By Jess Boyes2 years ago in Motivation
The Riversource. Runner-Up in Fantasy Prologue II Challenge. Top Story - November 2024.
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. Or rather, it finally ran forwards, according to the laws that govern other rivers— the Queen’s magic had kept it rebelling against gravity since before the earliest memories of the eldest townsfolk. In all of their grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ stories, the river churned improbably uphill.
By Amelia Grace Newell2 years ago in Fiction
To Tektal and Fellow Creators!. Top Story - November 2024.
To Tektal and many others, It may seem strange to address a letter of gratitude to someone, like yourself, Tektal, who until September 2023, did not exist. As merely an extraterrestrial figment of my imagination, you provided me with one of the most important moments of my writing career—an actual bona fide win in Vocal's Extraterrestrial Challenge.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Humans
Seven Trials for a Kingdom . Top Story - November 2024.
The river ran backwards the day the Queen vanished. "Look at how easily they fall apart?" The sorceress said with a low laugh. She sat upon her throne with eyes like the sun, draped in red and gold while she gestured with long claw like fingers toward the shimmering orb before her.
By Sarah Glass2 years ago in Fiction
NFL Week 11 Recap: About Damn Time. Top Story - November 2024.
For the 52nd straight season, the 1972 Miami Dolphins can pop the champagne. The Buffalo Bills defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the central game of Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season, doing so by a score of 30-21. This was a game were the Chiefs were lost for the most part, which had been the case in a lot of games this season. However, unlike past weeks, the Chiefs could not stumble their way out of this, especially with Travis Kelce being a ghost in this game, and Patrick Mahomes adding two more interceptions to his total for this year.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
I have a favorite Christmas movie now. Top Story - November 2024.
I have been in love with Christmas movies for most of my life. My mother's favorite was always "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" and since I couldn't pick a favorite, I just agreed with her. There were too many beautiful Christmas movies like "Miracle on 34th Street" and "A Christmas Carol" and "It's a Wonderful Life" and more. How could anyone pick a favorite? I've been watching Christmas themed movies for over 50 years and I've seen so many that were miraculous, and I've also seen some that were disappointing.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman2 years ago in Geeks
Elusive 100th Parkrun . Top Story - November 2024.
I want one! Vibrant shirts tout runners’ grand achievements of 25, 50 or 100 Parkruns. How hard can it be? 52 weeks per year… do the Maths! Yep… you’ve got it! Two measly years and four weeks margin to wag or wimp out!
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶2 years ago in Motivation
GO MAVS!. Top Story - November 2024.
Dear Dallas Mavericks, Wow! Here we go again! October 24th was the start of the new 2024-2025 NBA season. During the 2023-2024 season, the thought of going all the way and winning the NBA championship was exciting, exhilarating, and thrilling. If people weren't fans at the beginning of last year's seasons, they were by the end creating a sports tsunami.
By Babs Iverson2 years ago in Humans
