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Submitted to Contest #84
Paper, pencil, eraser. and hand sanitizer. Bags, keys, list. and mask. Eggs, apples, pork. and extra hand soap. After the pandemic began to slowly conquer the world forty-three years ago, life had changed drastically for those who survived the first wave. Adjusting as quickly as possible, the inhabitants of the planet were forced to cut off most forms of long-distance communication such as phones and computers, tablets and televisions. Even letters were hastily banned, as the virus spread through what seemed like everything...
Submitted to Contest #83
trop-ic-al: adj. hot and humid; torrid. I wake up. The distant cawing of the birds reminds me of my existence on these lands. This land. It's been a while since I've seen a blue sky, or a thick forest, or even a sandy white beach. Lately, I've begun to wonder whether the books are lying. Whether the pictures are lying. Whether my memory is lying. The sky is black. Not blue, not grey, not littered with clouds, and never lit up with lightning. Black. Black, like the birds which caw in the trees each morning. Black, like the color of the pa...
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