Chris King

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“The Slide” by Chris King

Submitted to Contest #49

Matt could feel the sunburn spreading across his neck. He had hoped that the SPF 70 sunscreen he had purchased and applied (not just once but twice) would help shield his pale skin from the harmful rays, but the warmth his body was emitting told him it had been all for naught. The lack of shade was one of the many things he hated about water parks. He also despised their damp, musty smell, their soundtrack of screams, cries, and whines (coming from both children and adults), and their sprawling, seemingly never-ending lines. And it was in on...

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Chris is a high school educator and freelance writer with a passion for CW shows and a co-host of the podcasts iZombie Radio and You’re Locked in Here With Us: A Watchmen Podcast. In his time as an entertainment journalist, he covered San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic-Con, and Philadelphia Wizard World, and his work has been published on FANDOM, TVOvermind, and The Marvel Report. When Chris is not writing, teaching, or podcasting, he spends his time eating spicy wings, cheering on the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles, and re-watching the greatest film of all-time, Sing Street.