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Submitted to Contest #68
"It had been twenty-four years since she'd last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same. It was a dump, Jackie had to admit, but it was home. Or it had been..." The children sat, wide-eyed, as I read the story. Each leaned forward as if I just said the most intriguing thing they'd ever heard. I smiled as I read, adding as much expression as possible. The story began with the protagonist, Jackie, trying to fix her damaged home. Everything seemed to be going amiss until she meets James. Then, like every story, it ended with a 'happily-e...
Submitted to Contest #69
The cold winter air wraps around me like a cleansing blanket. The magic of Christmas surrounds us, mesmerizing in its beauty. Gold's and silver's line tall, thick pine trees. Lights twinkle and dance on buildings, wrapping their way down tree trunks and up poles. I grin at my sister, a child-like giddy overcoming me. There's nothing I love more than the Christmas season. My sister, on the other hand, believes Christmas to be a ploy for big companies to steal citizens' money. Her long, thick black hair whips around her with the biting wind. H...
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