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Submitted to Contest #109
Hello, I am Corey Dansworth, but around Fairview, New York, I am known as Lawn Boy. Located north of Poughkeepsie on the Hudson River, I grew up in this scenic town where there are more red oaks than people. That’s what my Uncle Troy says all the time. I used to be smart. I used to be a football star. But that was before my accident. That happened ten years ago before I became Lawn Boy. I am twenty seven now and I live at home with mom and dad. I work at St. James, mowing two acres of lawns.&nb...
Submitted to Contest #83
Emerging from his sleeping quarters, Akihiro heard the low rumbling of a large diesel engine. He had lived on this small unnamed island ten miles due east of the Isabell on an atoll in the Marshall Islands for many years. He had no way of knowing exactly how long he had been here, the sun would rise and set marking another undistinguished day. Listening to the engine, Akihiro wondered if today was the day he would meet his enemy in a final showdown. His officer’s uniform hung on the hook near his bunk. He spent time ...
Submitted to Contest #82
In this jungle of free apps to download, there are some which you should avoid at all costs. Specter is one of these apps. I am here to warn you about downloading this free app. I know, I downloaded this app three months ago and right away, my life has become something of a freak show. There is something they do not tell you about this app. Specter will develop self-awareness. I know this sounds cool, but from my own experience, Specter was a lot more than I bargained for. I am not a techie. My know...
Submitted to Contest #81
“Oh Jack, do you remember our first date?” Estelle asked, but for me this was a dangerous question fraught with many dangers, a minefield if ever there was one. Our anniversary was coming up. My blood chilled when I thought I had forgotten it was today, but then my brain cells quickly assured me that it was not. “Sure.” I was sitting at the kitchen table with my cup of coffee and Corn Flakes. I had had a bowlful of Corn Flakes each morning since I lost my first tooth, but my memory failed me when it came to details o...
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