Stories by TDonnBallenger, by newest first

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  • Chapter 2
    There were several families and groups of friends wishing well their loved one as they boarded one of many coaches, of the sort that college basketball teams might travel to games on. She had come alone since most of her frie
    by TDonnBallenger 600 words, on Mar 10 6:08 PM
  • Chapter 1
    As the fog of sleep cleared from her eyes and they became adjusted to the twilight, it became evident she had fallen asleep, or passed out
    by TDonnBallenger 600 words, on Mar 8 11:56 PM
  • Seventy-Five Words is Too Many to Waste on You.
    I must lack discretion1
    by TDonnBallenger 100 words, on Mar 7 1:45 AM
  • A Decent Proposal
    It has come to my attention in recent months that the United States of America as a whole is facing some financial difficulty. The housing market is in an irreparable slump and the stock market has followed suit. Many folks w
    by TDonnBallenger 600 words, 2 comments, on Mar 4 7:16 PM
  • Self-Loathing at the Spanish Cloister
    T. Donn Ballenger1
    by TDonnBallenger 700 words, 1 comment, on Feb 25 11:07 PM
  • 201005 ii
    Quite poetic indeed. Maybe closing my eyes hadn't been the best idea. What began as a series of swirling geometric patterns, unfolding and
    by TDonnBallenger 300 words, 2 comments, on Feb 15 11:23 AM
  • Porphyria's Tourniquet
    Robert Browning's dramatic monologue "Porphyria's Lover" employs shocking and violent imagery and gross sexuality consistant with that of M
    by TDonnBallenger 700 words, 2 comments, on Feb 4 5:24 PM
  • The Corridor
    As the ambient light shifts from non-existant to a soft dim glow, we find our character, a well dressed man of about thirty shuffling down
    by TDonnBallenger 800 words, 3 comments, on Jan 29 10:30 AM
  • 201005
    Planted. Firmly on the hood of my car as the world below me shook, swayed, dipped and dived. Planted, I kept re-assuring myself. My eyes we
    by TDonnBallenger 100 words, 1 comment, on Jan 22 3:58 PM
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