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Submitted to Contest #182
I heard the pinging of the alarm first in my dream, then suddenly I was up with the force of decades of adrenaline reacting to everything, small bangs on neighbouring walls, a dog’s bark behind me on a run, the two words—“let’s chat.” I paused at the bedroom door, hand hovering over the knob before deciding to be brave. I did have a cat, after all; he could need me now like I need him. I threw open the door and shouted, “hey, it’s me! I’m calling the cops!!” The thing is, I have a shitty alarm system. Some cheap thing I bought online. It ...
Submitted to Contest #168
Back and forth. The train and then the people. Another train and some more people. The sound of suitcase wheels on rough pavement. Sit, stand, pace. Looking at tickets, squinting at tickets, squinting at the sun. Suitcase wheels on rough pavement. One catches and flips, it’s owner tries to right it, sighs with frustration. A woman, she must be with her—there’s an intimacy there—steps in and wipes the other's shoulders, rubbing off the stress, rubbing in the love and then she kisses her on red lips. I look away and down the tr...
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