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Submitted to Contest #169
Β The night ended with a bitter dinner of knifes and forks clicking against plates, along with a serve of silence. The evening is clouded, as usual, with the silver-grey sky occasionally peeking through the clouds. Not a glimpse of sun at all. I decide to draw the evening tonight outside my bedroom window. I drag the patterned green lounge chair from the end of my bed to the window, where I sit with my sketchpad and pencil. I draw the swift lines with one stroke. After years of practice, my hand is as steady as anything. I try to igno...
Submitted to Contest #162
The streets are crowded. This is the first time I have been in my Abuela's food stall at night time. It is really busy. The streets are lit with glowing pink and yellow lanterns, and people bustle by, hoping to buy and eat some of my Abuela's famous tamales before she sells out for the night. My family's little food stall, the Especia de la Calle is crowded with people. My Mama is making the filling for the tamales in a large frying pan over an open flame, mixing the shredded chicken, beans, red chilli and pork with a large spoon...
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