Struggling With Inadequacy

Something about splitting wood the old fashioned way was just so, so satisfying. The power of one man was still something to be reckoned with in the early 1800's. It was true that there were machines popping up in the larger cities back east that...

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Scars of Yesterday

It felt as if the pile of chopped wood was mocking him. taunting him with the vainness of his completed task. chopping dead logs helped no one. it changed nothing. he was still a coward, a failure.

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Buck's Birthday

_it's his birthday, she thought, and he's out there chopping wood. he hasn't even asked for anything_. her eyes distantly focused on his red and black flannel shirt as she rolled ideas around for how to treat him.

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Desert Mercenary: Chapter one. Finding love

Finding where he left of from last night began to chop wood it was cold but there wasn't any snow where he lived.

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How Can Something So Wrong Feel So Good? Pt. 2

As we got closer, i could see a young male outside the cabin chopping wood. i hoped he took kindly to us and gave us something to eat and drink.

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Exit Music...

A month ago; people would have said he'd be able to chop wood fine... but now? this broken, starving; barely-functional male? swinging an axe? they would have said it was impossible. it began...

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Max and Pendulum

Together, max and pendulum walked out into the woods nearby and chopped wood for the fireplace. once they had gathered enough, they scurried back inside and started a fire.

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Pleasure of the Wild North

It was a tiring job, chopping wood, but dan thought his dad would be satisfied with the job. it was not late, perhaps close to dinner, and the sun still rested up high in the sky; but he needed a rest.

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Eyes like the Forest (10)

Merrin carried an arms' full of chopped wood into her family's home, slipping in through the door with care as if she might let something out, and moved to the fireplace. practiced hands stacked the wood with care; preparations for the ever-coming night.

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Daily Changes 7: Deer

Yuri was setting up to record himself chopping wood with an axe to send to his boyfriend. the phone perched upon the stump captured the five buck's approach. yuri went for the swing, hard and fast.

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Prologue- What the fur happened last night?

There was an axe that looked like it was made specifically for chopping wood. it would still be useful for defending myself though.

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My Grand, Frozen Heart part 1

It was currently unlit, where a fresh batch of chopped wood from my warehouse sat. i went into the guest bathroom, where i got a piece of toilet paper, and wet it with soap and water.

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