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Submitted to Contest #240
The cicadas were louder than usual. Cassie could hear them through double-paned window glass as well as the closed door of The Crossroads Bar. She was used to it though, having dealt with this for the last ten years. Standing behind the counter, cleaning out the last beer mugs, a breeze trickled past her, scouring her skin like sandpaper. She could suddenly see her breath as if someone had found a way to turn off the oppressive Miami heat. That’s when she felt it again. A breeze so cold it felt like icy tendrils were wrapping around her arms...
Submitted to Contest #239
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by,” Rhiannon stared at the sign in front of her, an overwhelming sense of dread blossoming inside her chest. The Yellow Wood was famous, or infamous, depending on how you viewed it. She sighed and readjusted the pack on her shoulders. Indecision was paralyzing her to the spot and the sign in front of her was neither ominous nor helpful. It was a single wooden pole with two weathered signs that directed travelers in opposite directions. The one that read The Road po...
Submitted to Contest #238
Anne rubbed her eyes aggressively before she remembered the mascara she was wearing. “Crap,” she muttered, glancing at the smears and flecks of black that coated her fingers. Oh well, it didn’t really matter what she looked like. There was no other soul in the office with her. The clock at the bottom corner of her screen indicated it was close to eight in the evening. She needed to close down her computer for the night but there were a few extra details she wanted to include in this proposal. It was the culmination of six months of work and ...
Submitted to Contest #65
Shay slammed her phone down on the bed, huffing loudly. This was bullshit, she thought. Her best friend since diapers had bailed again. It wasn’t like this was a first time thing, this was the seventh time Ashley had pulled this in seven days. Shay rolled her eyes as she studied her room for the first time in a while. Pale pink walls were hidden behind a layer of pictures, posters, and awards won over the years. And in all the pictures, there was Ashley; right next to or near Shay. They’d been inseparable since kindergarten through middle sc...
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