Elizabeth VerBryck

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“The Firefly” by Elizabeth VerBryck

Submitted to Contest #154

July 20, 1949The day of the discovery began with a muted sun and a balmy breeze, a rarity in July. Dillmont, the sleepy suburb I grew up in, awoke with the sun. Its bleary eyed residents emerged from their homes and soaked in the refreshing Saturday morning on their wicker porch furniture. As the sun rose above town, lawn mowers traced uniform lines across the primped front yards, tea kettles screamed, and the weekend seemed to be off to a pleasant start.Unbeknownst to us, the object sitting in the center of Sunday Road was prepared to chang...

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I'm Liz VerBryck, and I am a 19 year old college student and writer based in Pennsylvania. I am working towards a BSE in English Education and am trying to kickstart my writing by getting some of my works out there.