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Submitted to Contest #293
The train car trundled along steadily, only slowing for the occasional station. While clean, the age of the train was obvious. The wall panels were dark, lacquered wood, matching the floor and bench seats. Shelves with woven nets for luggage ran along the length on both sides. Spots along the handrails had been rubbed shiny over the years, nearly as shiny as the polished brass fittings adorning most surfaces. The rich red fabric of the bench cushions and backing had worn thin in places, and some of the cushions were flatter than others. A si...
Submitted to Contest #291
The sound of boots on stone filled the halls as guards and attendants ran from one end of the castle to the other, looking for their wayward princess. Dawn was still hours away, but no one was asleep, not even the visiting prince and his retinue. No, after a middle-of-the-night check on their free-spirited princess and finding an empty room, every nook needed to be searched and every cranny checked. In the open-air corridors bordering the central garden, two guards clanked noisily. “We’ve checked everywhere save the sewers. You don’t think s...
Submitted to Contest #148
I have stood on this stone foundation for as long as I can remember. I remember the men and women who brought me to life all those years ago with hammers and nails, cement and brick, paint and gold filigree. They built me over long nights and days, one wall at a time. They painted my walls and ceiling, filled me with religion and children, singing and knowledge. I have been home to many things over the years, gutted and rebuilt to make room for something different. I was a marvel for years, evident in the stares of those who would stop on th...
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