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Submitted to Contest #28
I grew up in a fairly small town, in which almost everyone was Catholic or Christian- including myself. In fact, the only things I really remember from my childhood is the scent of incense and some random fragments of sermons from various masses.Β I lived with my religious grandparents and believed anything they told me about the Bible, including their own personal intolerances. When I was seven, they sat me down and talked to me about homosexuality. βIf you ever find yourself feeling that way towards a womanβ, they warned me, βtell us,...
Submitted to Contest #11
This is it. I sat in my car and took a deep breath as I promised myself to keep a calm composure. I couldn't make a habit out of crying, no matter how badly I needed to. I looked out of the window at the rusty, metal sign that read Northern Hills Cemetery. My mother wanted to bury him in a Catholic cemetery, but she didn't know my brother like I did. Although twin telepathy isn't real, it may as well have been, because there wasn't anything we kept from each other, and I knew he always preached about his belief in Atheism. I broke out of my ...
Submitted to Contest #10
Blank. The word haunts me as I sit in front of my pure, white canvas, without an idea in the world of what to draw. I take a deep breath as my eyes scan the room, searching for nothing that will strike me as everything I need. After what seems like forever, something hits me- although, it's not an idea. "Hey, stupid," my little sister, Jade, yells as she slaps me right in the back of the head. "Mom says dinner will be done soon. We're having green beans, so take it or leave it." God, I hate her sometimes. "Just-" I cut myself off before I s...
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