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Submitted to Contest #105
Harsh sun glinted off brown bone, almost sparkling from the fossilization. Exchanging a coarse brush for a finer tipped, redwood paintbrush, Dr. Pandora Lermand worked on removing the last bit of sediment between two rib bones. The surface area of the brush, with hairs totaling the size of an unsharpened pencil, seemed woefully unprepared to handle the sheer amount of dirt that needed to be brushed off, but Lermand preferred prudence to progress. After all, skeleto...
Chiming bells signaled high noon. The wedding planner readied the bridesmaids, flower girl, and ring bearer, wrangling the wedding party like a sheepdog. Her fingers wrapped, knuckles white, around the edge of a black binder. “Marissa, I need you behind Elaine.” The girls shuffled. Eric Baysman had reported to the church foyer fifteen minutes before the chaos was scheduled to begin. He watc...
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