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Submitted to Contest #35
I woke up to the familiar marimba ringtone on my phone. I felt as tired as I expected I would, on this Sunday morning after daylight savings. “Spring forward” always caught me off guard. I always questioned why we even bothered with this annual unnecessary time change, but that was my reality, so I begrudgingly accepted it.I went to the kitchen to fix myself a cup of coffee. I was nonfunctional without caffeine on the best of days; God knows I needed my coffee this morning of all mornings! I opened my fridge, and, to my shock, found it compl...
Submitted to Contest #34
      Rain pours outside. The sky is dark and dreary, venting its anger in a liquid downpour.           You see, outside is the only escape I can get from my house. My brother Jimmy, Mom and I have all been trapped here ever since the pandemic started. We can’t really go far, just in our backyard, but it is a much needed break from the stale air inside, and a chance to escape my pesky little brother.          ...
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