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Submitted to Contest #72
Electricity buzzed in the dark and tight alleyway as the lights flickered on and off. The flies, programmed to be attracted to light, flew in circles around the flickering light, hypnotized by the bright fluorescent globe in the sky. The alleyway, which is filled with litter and stray cats. “9:25 pm. All citizens please report back to your homes for curfew. Any violation will result in immediate p...
Submitted to Contest #71
The sun was barely up, peeking through the bakery’s window, shinning light directly into Lilac’s eyes. She blinked rapidly, not having time to stop focusing on the recipe in front of her. The bakery smelt like sugar, flour, and strawberries, making anyone who walked by want to enter the store to purchase the delicate dessert Lilac was working on. Lilac’s forehead was covered in some dough, from the earlier endeavor of ba...
Submitted to Contest #24
AdalynI ram the screwdriver into the panel to open it. Dust falls out and I cough. “My jobs Fantastic” I muttered sarcastically to myself. Being a mechanic aboard a ship s...
Submitted to Contest #22
I hate going to these kinds of things. My Mom says it’ll be better to go out into the ‘Real World’ or whatever that means. I despise Holiday parties. They are just another ruse for people to be drinking and doing stupid stuff. Yet I’m here anyway, stuck between two people making out and a fat guy smoking his lungs ...
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