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Submitted to Contest #308
“It was just a dream, honey,” I cooed softly to my son. My husband sat on the small bed next to me, rubbing my back as I cradled Liam’s tiny body in my arms. “It was only a dream.” Liam whimpered, further fracturing my heart. It had been weeks since his nightmares started, and they were consistent. Every night, around 2:30 in the morning, Liam would scream. “No! No! Stay away!” he’d beg the figment of his imagination. And every night, my husband and I would run to his room and comfort him until he fell asleep once again. We tried everything...
Submitted to Contest #307
“Torrence, your O2 levels are getting low, come back to Base for a swap.” Marshall's voice vibrates my earpiece, pulling me out of my focused trance. You wouldn’t think rock-collecting would be a difficult task, but in a three hundred-pound spacesuit with giant Michelin-Man gloves, it’s not exactly easy. After zipping my last sample bag, I haul myself up from the green-yellow dusty rock beneath me. I try my damndest to stretch my back, but the mechanics strapped to my shoulders don’t allow for much flexibility. I’ll have to pay a visit to Ni...
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