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Submitted to Contest #308
My finger traced through the window’s fog, each line forcing trails of condensation down the pane to sink into the old wooden sill. The stars were shaky, no doubt, some with six points instead of five, some that looked more triangular than textbook. I exhaled back onto the murals, warm breath disguising their bumps and imperfections in a fresh layer of fog. I had done this every winter since I was young, painting sunshine in its current lack thereof. At the same window too: it was the biggest one in our small condo, the wooden sill still sup...
Submitted to Contest #307
The room is silent. Not the kind of silent where you could hear a pin drop, or the kind that includes air and gives into the moment. It’s the kind of silence that breaks, the kind where nobody dares to breathe. Except for me. I stand at the center of the courtroom, the wrinkles of my suit freshly pressed away, hair gelled without a flaw. Despite the tension, I am comfortable. Confident. All eyes rest on me, looking for a breaking point – a chink in my armor. But I know – they know – there is nothing to find. The judge watches me, poised at h...
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