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Submitted to Contest #321
Go to Josh’s party, they said. It’ll be fun. So, here I am, and it has been anything but fun. Josh has always been the “go big or go home” type when it comes to parties, especially when he’s trying to impress a girl he likes. This time, the girl he was trying to impress must have been really special because he rented a $4,000 party yacht from his dad’s boat rental business just for our end-of-senior-year celebration. It fit about 100 people, and of course, Josh intended to invite more than that. The only reason I was even invited was because...
Submitted to Contest #319
Deep in the indigenous mountains of Mexico, the small town of Izamal gets ready for the fast-approaching Christmas Day. Despite the cold season manifesting as bare trees, dry grass, snowfall, and chilly winds in some parts of the world, it was always summer in Izamal, Mexico. The Yellow City. In the outskirts of town, a small shop is opening its doors for a special holiday sale. Everything is half off! In minutes, the shop is flooded with eager and desperate customers as well as the occasional tourist. Among the chaos, you’ll find me, lyin...
Submitted to Contest #318
Where did I go wrong? It’s the question Luthor Sterling found himself asking as he stood on the winner’s podium at the Ultimate Summer Triathlon in Huntington Beach…in second place. It felt like a million spotlights dawned on him as a smiling judge approached him, carrying a shiny medal. Just good enough to avoid coming in last, but failing to reach the first-place spot. And that word stood out to him the most: failing. “Congratulations, Mr. Sterling,” he said, handing Luthor the medal. “You were amazing out there!“ Luthor tightened his lip...
Submitted to Contest #317
*contains themes of death* --Inspired by a true story-- Fresh out of college, I worked as a nurse at a community-funded nursing home and hospice center in the suburbs of Queens. It was always quiet, a place of warmth for those who needed it. It was one of the first jobs I applied to and was accepted within the same week. Being the new girl, I was assigned the shifts that no one else ever wanted to take. Graveyard. Early morning. You name it. All day. All night. Five days a week. But I didn’t complain. When I clicked “apply,” I knew what I wa...
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