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Submitted to Contest #321
Carlos Huston, a fit 45-year-old Black male, stepped onto the tarmac of Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena, Colombia. He thought that the many trips he made to the desert while in the Navy as a younger man would prepare him for any kind of heat, but the heat in Cartagena was different. Asia, Europe, the Middle East—more times than he could count, Carlos had been all over the world, but never Cartagena. Still, it held a place in his heart.Years ago, fresh out of boot camp and “A” School, Carlos had been chosen for a special assig...
Submitted to Contest #317
I stand there frozen as the beautiful olive skinned brunette approaches me and my business partner Chris. I guess you could see the intense emotion on my face because Chris waves his hand and asks “You good?” “I don't know,” I reply. She gets closer and I swear it's her Fadwa Bennis just as beautiful as the last day I saw her. “Table for 2?” she asks as she approaches. “Fadwa? How did you escape?” I ask. “Escape? And how racist is it to assume just because I’m brown, I’m muslim and my name is Fadwa?” she asks. “What the hell?” Chris askes “D...
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