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Submitted to Contest #309
8:15 on a Sunday night in Dallas Fort Worth airport. All of the flights to Austin were canceled due to thunderstorms, and the forecast assured me the bad weather would continue for the rest of the night. I immediately called the rental car service line and gave them my premium card number. If I stood in line at the rental desk, all the cars would be gone. I could already see arguments breaking out in the car rental desk area. The benefits of being a frequent traveler. I had a wallet full of cards that more or less ensured I would get a car, ...
Submitted to Contest #308
“I don’t want to go on another family summer vacation! I want to stay with my friends and party. I’m too old for this.” My great niece glared at her mother and me, convinced the world was conspiring to make her life miserable.“You’re still in school,” her mother replied crisply. “I’m not leaving you here to throw parties without adult supervision. I know what you’re like.”I grinned. Winking at Britt, I said slyly “Your mom and I both did stupid stuff when we were your age. We know how much trouble you can get into on your own.”Her mother, Ja...
Submitted to Contest #307
Vienna was among the first group to disembark from the landing module on to the planet. The sun was just rising over the horizon, and she stared around in awe, taking in the mountains and the ruined city. Turning to her buddy for the trip, she said “It’s funny, I knew we’d land here but somehow I still expected to see the ocean. I just think of Terra as being mostly water.”Paddy smiled and nodded. His hair was still dark, but his beard was gray with a few white patches. He was just happy that he had been paired with Vienna for the excursion....
Submitted to Contest #306
Message from Monica (Tuesday):Hey! Remember me? We used to be married. Saw you on this Old Friends site. Message from Bill (Sunday):Long time since I heard from you. Where are you now? Message from Monica (Monday):In the US. Texas. Message from Bill (Wednesday):Still there, 25 years later? I thought you wanted to move around more. Message from Monica (Wednesday):That’s a long story. Want to swap email addresses so we can catch each other up? Message from Bill (Monday):Why not? I’m BillsDogs@dogbreeders.co.uk. Email from Monica (Saturday): ...
Submitted to Contest #305
At the intersection, I could go right and head home — but turning left would take me to the cemetery. I turned left toward the setting sun. Parking the car, I walked along the rows of grave markers until I saw the freshly turned earth over her location. There were fresh flowers there. Some bunches of roses and lilies, and wreaths saying "Beloved Daughter" and "My Love." The permanent marker was not yet installed, so no one could tell who lay there, slowly decomposing. I walked around the mound of dirt, thinking of her. I hadn’t attended the ...
Submitted to Contest #274
***Trigger warning***Contains reference to home breakin and possible sexual assault (not explicit)*** The Pacific Northwest is an ideal place to settle. I’ve lived in many places during my life, but the beauty and peace of living in the woods in a damp, temperate climate allows me to rest and redefine my life. I moved to this house more than a year ago, and I am starting my second fall in this isolated place. It’s a small house, suitable for a mature woman living alone. There is a lawn around two sides of the building, but the whole space is...
Submitted to Contest #273
The park was beautiful. A bright green, grassy expanse sloped gently down to a stand of trees and then to a lake. There were two pathways winding through the landscape, and water fountains on both of them. There were benches and picnic tables, with a few people sitting at them while others wandered around, taking in the sights and scents of the area. Everyone seemed relaxed. Bella and Malcolm walked along side by side, but she knew he was really coming here because she liked it. He would sit and work while she enjoyed the park and made frien...
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