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Submitted to Contest #314
Potter County’s last water witch was not what anyone had expected nor wanted. Anna was small, far too small for the Knoblauch’s which boasted tall, willowy women, all of whom possessed an alluring combination of strength and grace. What should have been golden hair that fell gently into waves was instead a shocking white blonde that washed-out Anna’s plain features. Her light brows were always screwed together in exasperation, and her thin mouth rarely produced a smile. Her demeanor was even more inexplicable to her family than her looks. N...
Submitted to Contest #239
The pillow had moved on from somersaults to cartwheels, its rectangular body undeterred by a lack of arms and legs. It demonstrated its newfound agility in the backyard for Bree’s five-year-old niece, Anna, who tried to imitate the particularly tricky landing the pillow had just made. Bree did not share in little Anna’s wonder. “It’s been over a month,” Bree said through clenched teeth. “Why is the thing still traipsing around my house like a gymnast?” Jess didn’t take her eyes off the scene. A tiny smile pulled at her lips and her answ...
Submitted to Contest #230
The farmer’s only companion is a nuthatch. Its warble is mournful in the early morning, conjuring an indolent mist that is slow in its descent along the mountainside. Soil cakes the farmer’s forearms and clings to the frayed edges of his shirt. A bundle of wasabi rests on the yellowed blanket beside him, plucked from soft earth after nearly two years of maturation. They do not look like newborns, wet dirt obscuring their rough, patchy green skins. They look as old as the farmer feels. Today is different, although he does not know why. He con...
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