Your character checks their balance at an ATM and is surprised by the number they see.

Posted in Adults on Oct 31, 2022

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“ATM F/X” by Herbert Perez

Submitted to Contest #159

The waterfall of tears from the sky fall to match my tears as thoughts of my ex-boyfriend appear as I run past by our favorite spot to eat as we chilled out playing board games by the boat basin overlooking the Hudson River. The pounding of the raindrops on my back starts to pick up even more so I decide to cut my run at five miles and head out. As I run up the hill making my way out of the park a biker comes riding down past me yelling, “Wow this is some rainstorm, isn’t it?” “I yell back. “Yeah, it is for sure and props to you for riding i...

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“The Real Win” by Denise Gibson

Submitted to Contest #159

The Real Win This is a story about a woman named Lisette Freeman, and her big win in life. You see, Lisette came from a small town in Georgia, is was so small that where everyone knew one another, they went to the same schools, worshiped together, and most of the worked together at the chicken or candy factory which was considered good jobs for the people in that small town in Georgia. Over the years as Lisette was growing up, Lisette always said that when she graduated High School, she wants to go to college in the windy city known a...

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