Out of the Deep Water
The blue lights illuminating the bridge cast a ghostly light over the river flowing slowly through downtown Jacksonville. My...
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Nancy E Wood
May 21, 20172 min read
"Hi."
Morgan sat with two of her friends in the sun on the steps, watching all the students pass by. It was the first day of school, a day...
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Nancy E Wood
Apr 9, 20179 min read
The Value of one Life (part 4)
The next day, she texted Kayla when she didn’t show up to work, making sure everything was okay. Kayla answered, saying that they were...
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Nancy E Wood
Mar 12, 20176 min read
The Value of one Life (part 3)
That night in the hospital was long. Leila struggled staying awake the next morning as she and John opened The Coffee Shop. Ellen had...
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Nancy E Wood
Feb 12, 20177 min read
The Value of one Life (2)
Leila sat on the floor of the bathroom, trying to calm the stranger clinging to her. Ellen’s fingernails dug into her arm, but Leila...
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Nancy E Wood
Jan 29, 20177 min read
The Value of one Life (1)
Leila worked at The Coffee Shop. Yes, that was the name of the café. No, she did not like it; the lack of creativity in the name did not...
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Nancy E Wood
Dec 18, 20163 min read
Lights
Lights. That was all I saw walking down the snow-and-slush-covered streets. I slipped a few times and finally gave up trying to hurry. I...
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Nancy E Wood
Dec 4, 20168 min read
Let's Be Friends (2)
Read Part 1 here. “Calm down, you’re shaking like a chain smoker without a cigarette,” Katie said as she rang the doorbell to Phil’s...
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Nancy E Wood
Nov 20, 201610 min read
Let's Be Friends (1)
The first time I saw Phil again was like a stab in the chest. It surprised me; I hadn’t expected to still feel the way I had about him...
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Nancy E Wood
Oct 23, 20163 min read
Look Up
I sit alone, surrounded by my problems. I look around, and they are there, silent, watching me. They are silent monsters that haunt me,...
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Nancy E Wood
Sep 25, 20169 min read
What Happened at the Festival
I love my mom. I really do. But sometimes she really pisses me off. Like this one time I decided to go to a rock festival with Josh. My...
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Nancy E Wood
Aug 28, 20167 min read
Picture Nightmares (3)
Day 4. Last night had been a nightmare. Kaylee had hardly slept, and when she managed to fall asleep, she’d dreamed that all her friends...
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Nancy E Wood
Aug 21, 20167 min read
Picture Nightmares (2)
Day 3. Kaylee woke up uneasy for some reason… Then she remembered. Her eyes darted to the picture on the wall. Was it true? She went over...
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Nancy E Wood
Aug 14, 20167 min read
Picture Nightmares (1)
Day 1. Kaylee checked her hair in the mirror one last time before leaving. She had to look great for the class picture today. Not that...
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Nancy E Wood
May 15, 20162 min read
Thoughts
Sitting alone on a sidewalk bench, watching the people walk by on the street, I ponder one question: If I disappeared, who would look for...
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Nancy E Wood
May 8, 20164 min read
My other little world (4)
The hot sun beating down on us and the sound of cars passing by seemed so foreign. We looked around, confused, squinting in the light. We...
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Nancy E Wood
May 1, 20167 min read
My other little world (3)
Something was wrong with my island. Like, the more things I brought to make it better, the worse it got. I took some bug repellent to get...
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Nancy E Wood
Apr 24, 20169 min read
My other little world (2)
From that day on, my life changed. Whenever something bothered me I left. Whenever I was bored I left. Whenever I just wanted to get away...
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Nancy E Wood
Apr 17, 20167 min read
My other little world (1)
It happened for the first time the day my sister, Rachel, left. It’s just the two of us kids in the family, so it was a big deal to all...
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Nancy E Wood
Mar 27, 201613 min read
Better (2)
The next few days were hard, much harder than I expected. I went to visit Iz almost every day with the same result. She would always be...
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