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Submitted to Contest #216
Gabby managed to squeeze her vehicle into one of the few empty slots in a colony of rubber and metal. Her phone chimed, and she picked it up to read the text from Julia.Julia: Can you grab a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon?Gabby: It’s already on the list.Julia: Aren’t you sweet?Gabby: Anything for my dry, Mrs. Wine-o!Julia: Mrs. Wine-o needs Mrs. Cheesy home. FYI I made chicken just how you love it, overcooked. You’re welcome :)Gabby crossed the scorching black asphalt, her hand gliding over her face to mask the infectious effect Julia had on h...
Submitted to Contest #215
Warnings: Physical violence and gore, brief mentions of animal abuseAbe looked out his living room window to see his son’s smiling face, who had been dead for six years. His son’s face was a vivid image framed between the shadows in the forest. The sight lifted the dimness from the corners of his dilapidated farmhouse. Pieces clicked into place and a weight lifted off his chest.Abe stood on his worn-out bones and rushed to the warped doorway, eager to greet his son. But as he pulled back the curtain at the entrance, his son’s face vanished, ...
Submitted to Contest #214
The two seats up front in the front row of the gymnasium remained vacant when the concert started. I was flattered that someone assumed a loving couple would sit in those two chairs tonight. Knowing those two, they would just compare my performance to the concerto they saw in Italy that they loved so much. The band teacher motioned to commence the concert. I sank onto my cold duet bench. I began to ram my fingers into the ivory and black keys. Everything around me blurred with each passing note that filled the empty spaces of the room w...
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