Jenefer Igarashi

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“The Stoning of Emmiko Blaine” by Jenefer Igarashi

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #238

She had done everything in her power to protect them. She had endured the taunting, the scowls, and even the unbearable loneliness, yet they would not leave well enough alone. She imagined it would come to this. Emmiko was not sure why some were affected and others were left unharmed. The first time it happened she had been a toddler, playing in the front yard, as a stranger passed by her father’s small house on the outskirts of town. The man had stopped, resting his hands on the broken gate, and when she looked up at him, he turned to ...

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It started with my Grandfather's dying words. My father told me the tale. My grandfather worked in a Ford plant his entire, blue-collar life. As the end drew near, he beckoned his family to come close. As they leaned in, his eyes gleamed, and he whispered: "Never buy a Chevy." I come from a long line of Storytellers. It's who I am; it's what we do.

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Contest #238
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