June King

“The Archdemin Epic: How to Not Be The Chosen One” by June King

“I’ll figure it out,” I said, bored out of my mind.  The wizard slumped in his chair and covered his face with both hands before letting out a weary sigh. Karl was supposedly the best wizard around, but his magic only worked half the time and his sorry excuse of a wand happened to be a knotted twig. He blamed it on his age. I had a few other theories. “By Fandor’s beard, you will. The fate of the Archdemin li...

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“Purple Sun” by June King

Submitted to Contest #99

*All lines followed by an asterisk are lyrics to a song called ‘Mr. Sun’ by Raffi. Credit for the lyrics go to the original songwriter. Link to 'Mr. Sun': https://youtu.be/593B-bVPWjw These little children are asking you To please come out so we can play with you Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Su...

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“Walk of Duty” by June King

Submitted to Contest #98

The what-ifs started as a game with my...

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“Gone Fishing” by June King

Submitted to Contest #96

The first week of summer was always the most exciting. Students still remembered the bitter taste of finals and were licking freedom off their fingers as they reached for more. County fairs and farmer’s markets popped up here and there, drawing crowds of people who wanted to forget life for a while. People drove with their windows down and their music up on their way home from cabins. Shorts and...

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“The Lighthouse Door” by June King

Submitted to Contest #95

I had thought that the first three letters were a scam, junk mail maybe. But the fourth letter came. And the fifth. All were the same, written in a faint handwriting and signed by a ‘Lenny O’Connor’. The last name seemed familiar to me, but I wasn’t sure where I’d heard it before. And then the sixth letter came. I sat down at the kitchen table in my apartment with my afternoon cup of coffee, ready to edit the final essay for one of my colleg...

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