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Submitted to Contest #53
College Bound Wayne Rutherford stood at the foot of his mother’s bed and didn’t say anything. The room was dark, quiet, serene. It was cloudy outside and he hoped that the sun would make an appearance. Her mood improved drastically when it was bright and sunny. The woman needed all the breaks she could get. Mary opened her eyes slowly and smiled at her son. “Morning.” “Good morning, Wayne. You have grown to be such a handsome young man.” “Awe mom, seriously.” He was embarrassed. “The girls are going to...
A Summer Kiss This was supposedly the summer that it was going to happen. Danny Murtag was going to not only kiss Karen Stephens, but they were going to have a high-in-the-pie-sky summer love that they would tell their children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They met when they were twelve and it wasn’t exactly the greatest encounter. It was summertime and Miss Karen was collecting shells on the deserted beach. She made necklaces and bracelets with them sometimes giving them to friends o...
A Popsicle and Responsibility On this impossibly hot July day, Melinda Adams was eating a popsicle outside the convenience store. She worked there part-tine and the owner Mr. Tam noticed that when the pretty girl worked business went up one-hundred percent especially with men. Being nobody’s fool, he made sure to schedule her at a time when the boys got off work at the cement factory and stopped by for something to eat and drink. Some of the men were married others had girlfriends, but it didn’t matter. They were all willi...
Submitted to Contest #52
The Moon Program In July 1969, when man first landed on the moon there was talk of colonizing it immediately. The earth was becoming very overcrowded and the Authorities were looking for different places to stash warm bodies. Years later, the Mars idea surfaced and some people actually signed up to become pioneers or settlers on the Red Planet. Well, that idea fell through and it was back to the original plan to populate the moon. Fifty-one years later from that initial moon landing there...
Submitted to Contest #51
Swinging on a Star Kateesha looked up at the stars and smiled. One of them winked at her and she winked back. There was a momentarily giggle that was quickly stifled when a siren wailed in the distance. The sound crested and it felt like the trouble was in her building — it wouldn’t be the first or last time. But, then it turned down a different street and the noise subsided. Every night the sirens wailed. There was activity down below some of which she understood and some of which she did not understand. ...
Submitted to Contest #49
The Green Pin It was a blistering hot day on the beach. The place was packed with sun worshippers from the youngest toddler running amok trying to keep their swimming trunks on to grandmothers with burnt elbows toting large, multi-coloured bags. There were bronze beauties some bathing with a friend or some hunky guy or alone. The gulls floated back and forth waiting for someone to drop the tiniest morsel of food to be scooped up. Their cries filled the bright sunny day with as much noise as the waves crashing ...
The Vet Clinic Andrew Cain sat patiently in the vet’s clinic waiting his turn trying to keep Ohio, his five-year old Pug happy. The room was packed and everyone was trying to give everybody else some breathing room. Doreen, a thirty-something woman with her three children in tow kept on eye on the rabbit that was in the cage. The kids, particularly Dylan her eight-year old son was getting antsy. Sid, a twenty-something dude with tattoos and piercings sat with a snake in a cage. It looked like a ...
Submitted to Contest #48
The Comic Book Kid Henry Moffat stood in front of his new grade five classmates and thought he was going to pass out. They glared at him with those judgemental, accusing eyes already forming a negative opinion before he had even said one word. The teacher Mrs. Applegate smiled at him. “Okay, class we have a new student Henry Moffat.” There was a snicker from the back. He smiled and already he could sense the bullies in class were plotting all types of nasty things to do to him. “I want everyone to make him feel rig...
If you asked anyone in Slatterville, Jane Anderson was your typical suburban wife/mom. All the neighbours and townsfolk commented on her. “Jane always looks great.” “Jane is the nicest woman and is always smiling.” “Jane is always one of the first to volunteer for community events.” She drove the family SUV to soccer practice or to the mall, hosted summer barbecues and dinner parties on a regular basis. There seemed nothing quirky about the tall, elegant lady with the very nice smile. And she loved animal...
Submitted to Contest #47
The Beachcomber You can hear the morning rumble of thunder and then some type of decision must be made: do I go beach combing or not? It could be risky. There is no penetrating sun and the sky is one grumpy looking stretch of dark, menacing clouds. The cloud heads are building up like an advancing army poised to attack. There is a good chance of very severe weather. But the elements whisper to you like a big adventure brother inviting you to go on a great quest. The Southwest wind has been strong and st...
The Nobel Prize Winner Yes, this is happening in real time. After so much self-doubt, major setbacks, super triumphs and more effort poured out of a soul then seems humanly possible, you are heading to accept your Noble Prize for Literature. You are fashionably late not because you are a snob, but because you needed to calm your nerves. Your first book, Red Sun Rising didn’t do much, but the sequel Black Day in America caught everyone’s attention. It was so groundbreaking that it pulled Red Sun Rising out of the bargain bi...
Submitted to Contest #46
Darryl’s Birthday Present Felix Johnson casually walked down one aisle after another in the Dollar Store looking for the perfect gift. It was his nephew Darryl’s ninth birthday and the present had to be special. But, it was more complicated then that. Darryl was Linda’s boy. Felix was a successful writer, something his sister had aspired and strived to become, but had only tasted misery and failure. This created tension between the two siblings - they only had each other. “It isn’t the boy’s fault that his ...
One Dark And Stormy Night It was a writer’s night. Every surface was slick and it didn’t look like the rain was done dancing. The thunder rolled through like a war machine. The fog was creepy delicious and the interspersing flashes of lightning only intensified mother nature’s power. A chill ran through Betsy Monroe. She carefully removed the relic typewriter from the back of the closet and blew the dust off it. The woman, mousy, petite with an additional couple of pounds smiled and remembered p...
Submitted to Contest #44
True Love Has No Boundaries Jaleel Karoob stood under the chaperone moon her long dark, curly hair slowly bouncing to the music of the night breeze and basking in the glow of the beaming moonlight. On the other side of the fence, Yosef Benin a handsome, slender individual stared at her with the courage of a lion. Their fingers interlocked, the grip powerful fuelled by love. “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” She always smiled when he quoted Shakespeare to her. “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee...
Submitted to Contest #43
The Yard Sale Purchase Lizzie Anderson was twelve years old with a crop of golden hair and a smile you could hang on forever. She had vivid blue eyes and was of average height and weight. At the moment, she felt like she was six inches tall. “But, mother, I really do love Aunt Beatrice. I just don’t want to gallivant the countryside running from one stupid yard sale after another. It’s not how I want to spend my Saturday. I had plans.” Lizzie’s mother smiled at her. “Your father has an important golf tournament and I...
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