Elizabeth Abbott

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“Sugar Maples” by Elizabeth Abbott

Submitted to Contest #63

(Part 1)By the time I step outside the leaves are on fire. I can almost feel the heat of the red-orange flames dancing on the sugar maples. I inhale deeply, wanting to feel the burning heat in my lungs. Smoke. Such a lovely scent in autumn. Is it quite the same when you feel it in the thick air all around you?As I watch the flames twirl and twist, they begin to spread. They no longer dance only on my beloved sugar maples. I see them fly towards my entire property. My trees’ leaves are being burnt, leaving their trunks charred and alone. The ...

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A perfectionist writer trying to write despite her unrelenting standards which cannot be attained.