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Brenda Adams

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A Lifeboat Adrift on Dry Land

Brenda Adams

Submitted to Contest #293

At six years old, and with a tomboyish spirit, I felt a profound connection to the outdoors. I resisted anything that contradicted my core values. I often imagined myself as “Sheena, Queen of the Jungle,” spending days climbing trees, feeling at one with nature as I listened to birdsong and observed the distant horizon.As I sat reminiscing on the world I left behind I softly hummed to my favorite Rod Stewart’s ‘Rhythm of my Heart’ to self soothe, cementing the melancholy feeling that had been settling over me, due to the lingering echo of pa...

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The Heart's Compass

Brenda Adams

Submitted to Contest #290

In the heart of a bustling city, amidst the towering skyscrapers and the ceaseless hum of urban life, resided a young woman named Bria. Bria was a dreamer, her heart yearning for something more than the concrete jungle that surrounded her. She longed for adventure, for a life filled with romance and intrigue.One day, while wandering through a quaint antique shop, Bria stumbled upon a peculiar object – a heart-shaped compass. Its intricate design and warm, golden hue captivated her, and she felt an inexplicable pull towards it. As she held th...

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"From Racoon to Romance"

Brenda Adams

Submitted to Contest #289

This room is unfamiliar. I don't know how I got here," Lizzy mumbled into the duvet, the floral pattern tickling her nose. She peeked through one eye, then another, taking in the pastel-pink walls, the frilly lampshade shaped like a swan, and the disconcertingly large collection of porcelain cats perched on every available surface. "Seriously," she groaned, "Did I accidentally wander into a dollhouse convention?"She dived deeper into the duvet, attempting to conjure up a plausible explanation. Had she been sleepwalking? Kidnapped by a flock ...

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A Lullaby To The Weary Earth

Brenda Adams

It pretty much look like a normal Saturday at the Kennedy Park in Florida as teens cycled with their buddies. At the same time, a few centimeters away families played a friendly game of soccer, as the laughter of the children playing in the water fountain could be heard nearby.In another scenario you have a few home owners busying themselves putting up shutters and wooden planks on their windows. Simultaneously, while adjacent their next door neighbors were bringing in sound systems and crates upon crates of savanna beers getting ready to ha...

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Journeys from home

Brenda Adams

Submitted to Contest #286

On my very first journey, I left the islands on wanderlust.The aircraft I was to go on got shut down two days before, due to some drugs they found on the plane, so I flew on British airways instead. I boarded the flight, and it decided it would get rough with me. There were rocking, lurching...huge turbulences, making it a very bumpy ride. The plane shook so hard I though it was gonna fall out the skies.There were loud screams ( could have been from me) as I gripped the arms of my seat for dear life. Later, as things settled down, the ...

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