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Submitted to Contest #211
When I was a teenager studying for my A-levels, I went to my favourite library. It was known as Charlton House library and loomed in a grand way at the end of the village. With elegant wrought-iron black gates, through which I imagined a large carriage and its occupant, a powdered nose looked out at the peasants scything the lawns. Looking up close to the carved masonry and stained glass windows, it was clear to me that it was something special before it was an ordinary village library, tea rooms and meeting rooms. During the years of livi...
Submitted to Contest #210
The garden of Cass Emeritt was a mess, as she had been ill for a while. Her grass was stomach high, and she lacked the strength to sort it out. Last summer Cass was seven stone lighter. She had regularly been in the gym, where she had developed strong muscles and her back and knee pain had gone. With less effort than ever, she had cut the lawn. Bagged up the grass and sat sipping an iced cordial while smiling at the fruit of her work. "Cass, do you want another cordial with ice?" asked Emily. "Yes please, I'll be coming in for dinner soon, s...
Submitted to Contest #204
They say humans will one day be grateful to be extinct, then Aliens will come and pick their bones, creating museums of their past. "Marks Town next stop Jennyville in two hours, so go freshen up and eat." "Oh my aching bones Neville, I think we could settle here rather than Jennyville, don't ya think?" "Sure Ma,” said Neville Prendergast, at seventeen with thick flame red hair and pale skin. Because he was gentle, he had been bullied everywhere they had settled. So his mother took them far from civilisation, hoping she wouldn't regre...
Submitted to Contest #203
Pulled underneath the water gasping for air, Jonah couldn't see what tightly gripped his ankles. He let out a huge bubble of scream with his last breath, while losing consciousness. "We need to wake him up and get him adjusted before the Queen sees him," the translucent-skinned woman said, prodding Jonah with a long finger as she glanced down her nose at him. The next human male to save their race. "Wake him, then test him. I want him to suffer like Grandpa did, it makes them grateful in the end." The junior guard nodded, and pres...
"Oh Marnie""Stop it Steve.""Oh Marnie, you know I adore you.""No Steve, you're married to my sister, get away from me.""Oh Marnie, you are so pretty and bright, let's go up stairs.""No Steve, I need to get back to my kids soon, as my mum has picked them up from school today.""See that gives us time for a cuddle upstairs, let me show you how I adore you.""Steve, are you up there? I need the wine to be opened, as Marnie has to go soon.""Coming pumpkin."Steve licked his lips at the thought of sharing both sisters as he went back downstairs.&nbs...
Submitted to Contest #201
"I want you, even if no one else wants you, '' soothed Koo to the photo on his bedside table of Jeon Jung-Kook before heading to the hotel to work."This way Sir", Koo nodded his head showing Park Jimin to the hotel lift."Wait for me," smiled Jeon Jung-Kook. We can have drinks before sleep.The two idols chatted about food and aching legs from dance practice while the hotel person listened, staring at the glass lift to enjoy their reflection."I am sure he smiled at me, I bet he would have asked for my number if Jimin wasn't there." Koo sa...
Submitted to Contest #192
During Carry’s after-breakfast nap she dreamed of sandy adventures and a dazzling silver castle. Within its grounds, a little girl skipped in a pink rose garden, with a laughing Queen whose golden hair gleamed in the desert sun. Carry still felt full, stretched and did some yoga, then explored her new home until she reached the unlit attic floor. Clicking on the light switch that remained dark, she put on her phone torch. A gold ornate key was on a hook outside the room. Carry took it and unlocked the room, which smelled of sand and seas. ...
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