K Arlington Andrews

“They All Belong to Him” by K Arlington Andrews

Submitted to Contest #206

Part One  It happened for the first time, the summer the girl with the pigtails went missing, abducted from a small town along the interstate. Manny was just a little boy and staying with his Big Momma for summer vacation. His trips down south were the tapestry of his youth, but his memories of the summer of his ninth birthday would always be special.   Big Momma’s old farmhouse, and the sprawling Louisiana...

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“DEVIN AND THE THIEF Part One: Found” by K Arlington Andrews

The antique pendant shimmered brightly in the hazy morning sunlight when the police officers pulled it from the pocket of his jeans. The intricate piece was a miniature silver pocketbook that opened on a little hinge, and a hook had been jimmy rigged from a paper clip attached to a tarnished chain.             “That’s all I got left from my dead Momma,”The man mumbled through swollen and cracked lips, as the officers continued their search. In his pockets he ha...

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“VIRUS 2057” by K Arlington Andrews

Submitted to Contest #190

Jefferson City, Missouri Outlander Territories  UNDERGROUND BUNKER   December 9, 2055   5:11 am  Cassie pushed through the pain, her brow damp, her face fixed in a look of grim determination. She willed herself to stay quiet, but her contractions were fast and furious now.  The dimly lit room was a depraved space to give birth ...

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“How the Devil Stole Pastor Henry's Soul” by K Arlington Andrews

Submitted to Contest #182

How the Devil Stole Pastor Henry’s SoulBy K Arlington AndrewsPart One: Traynesha       The night I met Hen, the -stroll was hot and popping like fish grease.  When he pulled up, I got in, and our conversation just clicked off the bat, ya know? Didn’t take long before he was blowing up my phone, all the time. He was one of my regulars, and I didn’t know he was a prea...

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“ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED” by K Arlington Andrews

Submitted to Contest #179

On a balmy Friday afternoon, right before the dawn of a New Year, Craig pushed through the revolving glass doors of the skyscraper downtown, where he used to work. Beneath the massive plastic snowflakes that hung from the ceiling in the lobby, he was a slender figure, with glasses and an attaché case, barely a speck of sand, in a sea of nameless strangers.Relieved to finally free himself from his slavery as a number crunching peon, ensconced in the clouds, he charted a reckless path across LaSalle Street, ignoring the blin...

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“Have You Seen Me, Elijah Blue” by K Arlington Andrews

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #11

               Momma took the hot water from the stove and poured it into the tub. My naked backside got splashed, and I tried to shield myself from Momma’s bad aim and evil eye.                “Ouch…That’s too hot.”                “Boy hush!” she said.

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