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Submitted to Contest #98
Mazu is the renowned Goddess of the Sea and the Deity of Seafarers. There are over fifteen hundred houses and temples dedicated to her. But, before she became Mazu, she was a mortal girl by the name of Mo-niang, living on Meizhou Island. Mo-niang was taught healing by a monk who found her both intelligent and kind-hearted, and once she had mastered medicine, she moved onto religious studies. One day, while Mo-niang sat by an ancient well, a god ascended from it. Mo-niang recognized him as good, so while everyone around her fled, she came up...
Submitted to Contest #93
Audrey made some very bad choices the day before the party. Not the normal bad choices, like getting drunk and texting your ex. One, she was twelve, two, in no way this should have been categorized as a party, and three… She made an actual deal with Death. --- Uncle Tom said to envision the funeral as a party. A really depressing party. Audrey wasn’t sure why a funeral was a party, but you know what, when your parents are both dead, you have to come up with coping mechanisms. Audrey actually saw her parents die, which is not something ...
Submitted to Contest #92
The moment the lights flickered out, she knew her time had come.Not for death, no, she wasn’t scared of death.But her magic.That was terrifying.---Lucy had been watching TV, flicking through the channels, her mind in a different place. She wasn’t sure where, it was only a floating sensation, the noise from the TV a calming buzz.Then, the buzz was gone, pitching Lucy forward to the ground. The lamp above her, bright and searing, flickered out, leaving Lucy in what she was taught to fear: darkness.---The darkness wasn’t the type that she feare...
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