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Submitted to Contest #300
The encyclopedias form a protective barrier between me and the world. They cascade along the built-in bookshelf behind the couch as I arch my neck along the cushions. I watch the red lava form question marks in the yellow tinted liquid, hot to the touch. I run my fingers over the dictionary’s toothy edges. The golden tin box with pheasants on its lid has embroidery thread of various colors in it, but I am too nervous to make a friendship bracelet, and I wouldn’t give it to Tegan Beckman, even if he might need it given his situation.Last nigh...
Submitted to Contest #295
A dwarf stood at the foot of my bed, holding Mother Goose’s Fairy Tales book in his left hand. He thumped its spine with his right fist and Play Doh crumbs fell out. “You called for us?” he asked. I rubbed my eyes warily. Another lucid dream. No big deal. Last night it was Prince Charming. This morning, Doc, his spectacles judging me for mismatched bedsheets. “I did? I just read the book to Evan.” He cleared his throat. The others lined up. “You said our names, pointing to each of us, so we came.” I sighed. “Don...
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