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Submitted to Contest #106
I walked down the street as I dreaded having to go to school. My phone rang, telling me about the steps that lay ahead. I knew this route by heart but it was always nice to have my phone tell me how far steps, crosswalks, etc. were and if there were any hazards that weren’t normally there. “There is a set of five stairs approximately five feet in front of you,” my phone chimed in its robotic voice. I walked around five feet and felt for the edge of the stairs with my foot. As soon as I found it and located the handrail wi...
Submitted to Contest #87
The trees provided a comfortable shade and the wind carried the pleasant scent of the lotus flowers to my nose. The garden was magnificent and worthy of the pharaoh. Hopefully, I would grow into that title. Everyone seemed to think that I was the divine ruler of the Nile. I would argue that the gods had chosen my older brothers for that role. I was just an insurance policy my father had made who just happened to pay off. Although, I accepted the position because, without my help, Egypt would fall into a period of chaos. ...
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