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Submitted to Contest #93
T’was a day like any other day. The sun was shining, the mockingbirds were mocking, and Steve was in love. He watched as Cheryl crumpled up greasy paper plates and lobbed them into the trash bin with the precision of an eagle swooping in on prey. Her glossy ponytail gleamed red like the blood of slain enemies. She looked like an angel. Cheryl looked over. “Hey Steve. Steve! Dreamer boy. You agreed to help so get off your ass and clean up the living room.” She was a snarky, demanding angel.&nb...
Submitted to Contest #92
“Fly, you --” “Fools!” Winston booms. You blink. His baritone rings loud, too loud, before a heavy silence rushes in. You wonder, dumbly, if the Balrog has somehow dragged you down too. Your hand fumbles in the dark for Winston. “Mom!” the cracking voice of your teen son calls down. “Did you pay the power bill?” “Yes.” Your strained voice floats like a tiny island in this blackness. Winston’s warm hand finds yours, squeezes reassuringly. “It’s okay, love, just a power outage. Where do you keep the c...
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