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Submitted to Contest #231
CW: Language, blood, suggested violence Jason closed his laptop and sipped his coffee. He enjoyed coding; it was much cleaner than his previous profession while providing the same level of planning and strategy. Every job was a puzzle to solve—without the blood. Functions, loops, recursion—a beautiful symphony of parts coming together in an elegant orchestra. Transforming the esoteric symbols in his editor into delightful images and functionality on a screen made him feel clever, magical. He also enjoyed the social aspect. Today he was...
Mai stirred. She pulled the blanket around her for warmth—she had never been this cold. The damp darkness enveloped her in this strange place so far from her jungle homeland. It seeped into her bones and made her feel brittle and weak. She had escaped to this frozen land only a month ago. Then it had been golden and full of bright colors: red, yellow, and orange. Over the last month, the colors of nature had slowly faded to grey and brown and white as it died. The Smiths called it winter. Mai could understand why some animals slept throu...
Submitted to Contest #225
Anna sensed the hidden world all around her. Sometimes she heard whispers when she brushed past a bookshelf. Other times, she would feel vibrations when she touched a table. She felt this other realm strongest at her aunt’s antique store. This was one of Anna’s favorite places and she volunteered to work there every chance she had.Anna enjoyed helping her aunt. She was a fun, loving woman who raised her after she lost her parents as a baby. In the shop, the two of them enjoyed discovering old objects and fabricating stories about their pasts...
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