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Submitted to Contest #319
Born in a small, shadowed town, the middle child of mixed ethnicities, Ethel faced a world filled with hatred and mockery. In a time when being different was seen as a flaw, she became a target not just from children but also from teachers and authority figures. Her name, old-fashioned and out of place, stood in stark contrast to her siblings, Lily and Billy. While Lily danced joyfully in the sun and Billy laughed with ease, Ethel drifted through life like a ghost—unnoticed and unloved. She was a product of a moment of violence, a lingering ...
Submitted to Contest #221
Susan’s Pond The tiny green traffic light blurred by the wintery mist glowed in the distance. Its glow was a stark contrast to the dark black sky and the glistening white frosted ground. The irony of what it represented struck me. The green light, a future and a hope for freedom glinting and winking, almost knowingly, at me signaled my go ahead to take that leap and finally leave behind the pain and guilt of this place which held me captive for so long. Yet, all the memories of fun adventures before that one fateful night were like the con...
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