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Submitted to Contest #308
[This story contains strong language and fictionalized references to real places/institutions. Any resemblance to actual events/people is purely coincidental. Reader discretion advised] “Look at you. Pleased as punch, ain’t we?” Gunnar dropped the final pages of her article onto his desk. His voice carried an even mix of exasperation, fury, and (grudging) admiration.Elsa was feeling rather pleased with herself and had been about to say so, but the flush of pink creeping up her boss’s neck made her shut her mouth.Don’t poke the bear, she rem...
Submitted to Contest #298
[This story contains strong language]Jay woke up with a jolt, his heart racing. He blinked, feeling the darkness pressing on him, unyielding, impenetrable. He flung his legs to the side and would have fallen had his lower body not been ensnared in the thin sheets.“What the fuck, dude,” came a croaky voice beneath him, “I’m trying to sleep here.”Tre, Jay thought, breath still hiccupping in his throat. That’s Tre. You know where you are. Get a grip on yourself, dawg. He ran a shaky hand across his face, then lightly tapped the bed frame twice ...
Submitted to Contest #297
“‘Remove the test from the foil. Take off the cap’,” Mads murmured as she scanned the instructions on the cardboard box. “‘Hold the test with the absorbent tip pointing downward. Place just the tip in either your urine stream for 5 seconds or in a urine sample collected in a clean, dry container up to where the tip meets the plastic housing for 20 seconds.’ Yeah, clearly that’s not an option,” she mumbled, eyeing the cramped confines of the convenience store’s restroom. “So, straight to the source for me, I s’pose.” She resumed reading. “‘Wa...
Submitted to Contest #296
Helen tilted her head back, the sea mist tender as a lover’s kiss on her flushed skin. She gasped for air, the distant rumble of the tidal flow echoing her own labored breaths as the waves surged at the beat of her heart. Shh-shh, thump thump. Shh-shh, thump thump.A tremor passed over her, and she wrapped her shawl tightly around herself. She sensed warmth leaving her body, oozing from her wet clothes like vapor from a saturated fire log. Her own feelings tugged at her, throwing her off balance, and she shifted her weight.Coming here was a m...
Submitted to Contest #295
JULS“Let’s play a game,” Julia said.The kids were sprawled on the floor as flotsam washed ashore by the riptide. The air was thick and heavy, dust motes swimming through it like overcooked pasta.“What game?” Emma asked, her face flushed a beet-red.“Hide-and-seek!” Ella shouted, dislodging a drop of sweat from the tip of her nose. Before Julia could reply, the twins jumped to their feet and scuttled away, stubby legs pumping at the rhythm of their giggles.“Guess I’ll be the seeker,” Julia called after them. “Again,” she sighed wearily, closin...
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