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Heather OMara

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Must See TV

Submitted to Contest #210

It was another dull Thursday night. My mother was working the late shift. My job was to feed my sister, Emma, and I fish sticks, also to make sure we stayed out of trouble. Emma forced me to watch her favorite show, “Friends”. As I lie there on the couch, my eyes glued to the television, I wondered if these people ever went to work. Also, how does a waitress in a coffee shop make enough money to pay for rent in New York City? Just then I heard the beep signaling the washer was done, I ...

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Lady and the Six Slingers

Submitted to Contest #209

I don’t usually do stupid things. I just needed a break. Getting a rental car and to drive from Denver to Las Vegas solo may not be categorized as intelligent. Especially now when the battery percentage on my phone is in the single digits and the gas gauge percentage is too. Grabbing the wrong charging cord was also a misstep and I have no idea where a gas station could possibly be hiding. The golden sun is low in the Arizona sky, amplifying the great expanse of flat nothing in all direc...

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