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The Growth of Abandonment

Natasha Lee

Submitted to Contest #46

It’s good to be back. The words stare up at me judgingly. Graphite loops and slashes barely take up a quarter of the first line. The first attack against the defending army of blank space: one mechanical pencil against the rest of the lined paper.  The first sentence was easy to write down with fast, confident strokes. Too easy. “It’s a cliche,” I groan. I remember that much about writing at least. It also sounds more like an ending statement than an opening hook, now that I’m thinking about it. Maybe I actually don’t remember any...

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