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Submitted to Contest #297
If there existed a moon in the preternaturally dark night sky, Darin was unaware of it. If pinpricks of stars glittered the firmament, he had no knowledge of them. The thick canopy of forestry surrounding him would have been enough to obscure any such lesser lights, even if the moisture-heavy clouds above hadn't begun their weeping.But he was oblivious to even those.No, Darin's view of the joys of the heavens were sufficiently obscured by the malaise that had descended upon him.Returning from his sister's country house was always an exercise...
Submitted to Contest #290
WoundedWhen I first met Belle, it hurt like hell. No, I did not intend that to rhyme, but it’s nevertheless the truth.I have a habit of wandering around the local bookstore on Friday nights, enjoying the serenity that books produce just by being near them. The smell of paper and book binding and the classic wood shelving that this mom-and-pop shop still uses, are enough to wipe away most of my stress from the week. Thompson’s BookCellar was a neighborhood institution, and a personal treasure.I tended to gravitate to the sci-fi...
Submitted to Contest #289
The world shook. Wrenched from sleep, my eyes snapped open and I looked around. The room was unfamiliar, and I didn’t know how I’d gotten there. There wasn’t a whole lot to it, frankly. All I saw were three walls, a ceiling and a floor, all bright white. It wasn’t clear where the light was coming from, but there was no lack of it. Then the world shook again, but this time I saw the one who was shaking it, or, more accurately, me. “I said, why won’t you talk to me?!” the young boy yelled, from just over my left shoulder....
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