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Submitted to Contest #320
This place was mine, and mine alone. I smiled as the leaves rustled; the air smelled of pine and damp earth. I stood on the front porch of my cabin, a monument to my own handwork and strength.It wasn’t just a place to lay my head each night; it was a fortress, a symbol of my life’s work. I’d cut every log, hammered every nail, and it was a testament to my solitude.I ran my hand along the newly finished wood railing; its satisfying smoothness was my best work yet. I’d honed my skill over many months building this cabin, and now I could enjoy ...
Submitted to Contest #319
“This is all my fault.”The words taste like ash and copper in my mouth. It feels like I’ve said them so many times that they’ve worn grooves in my consciousness. Yet they are the truth.Around me, the landscape, if I can call it that, breathes with impossible life. Seven, no eight, probably many more, different skies layer over each other. More like how oil layers on water, striations, swirls, a rainbow of colors that cover the spectrum, and beyond. Colors without names, that I shouldn’t be able to see. Light from nowhere, or everywhere, cast...
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