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Submitted to Contest #54
The sky was as a vaulted ceiling above my head, with not a single cloud in sight. A hot summer day in July made hotter by the distinct lack of any wind. Retribution, I guess. An echo of her fury. Or maybe her pain. Heart in hand, I wiped the sweat from my brow, stepped from my car onto withered grass and leaves, and entered the yard. Its crunch was the only thing I heard as I approached. I slowly advanced, passing through the crowd of others gathered on the dried-up lawn. They all seemed to sneer at me. If I didn’t know any better, I woul...
Submitted to Contest #48
I don’t remember much about that night, but I remember distinctly three things. One, the flickering brilliance of a fantastic fire. Two, the screaming voices of my sister and mother. And three, that it was my fault.I woke up the next day, covered by a fallen area of roofing, to the sharp smell of smoke, soot and ash. I was bathed in it. It stifled me as I tried to breathe. My blackened hair and shirtless form were rivalled only by the darkened walls surrounding me. Pushing the wood off my body, I sat up in the midst of what I once called hom...
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