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Submitted to Contest #110
“We have plenty of time,” I say casually to my best friend Tulok as we make our way onto the beach. We were fifteen when the Invaders first came upon us on those “long kayaks” we called them. Tulok and I were tasked to maintain a lookout this year and we were beyond excited. It was the first time we’d been chosen for this. This beach was the edge of the world and no one wanted the job. We took it because we’d be that much farther from the village that we hated all our lives. We were supposed to stay here for almost a year with seasonal ...
Submitted to Contest #99
Moscow The sun was setting. It was cold and Laika was hungry again. “food, more food.” There were others nearby. “water.” She’d been attacked the night before. “this isn’t food.” The others had been after her for a piece of bread. “do they have bread?” She flips her head around suddenly. Different light now. From down the alley. “food?? there could be others.” Laika wanders towards the new light to a fire on the street. The others huddled around it. “you have food? this is warm.” A new sound. A can or a bottle. The others bark defian...
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