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Submitted to Contest #110
Content Warning: mild language and mention of blood/murderThey say that when you're on the run, you should never look back. You're supposed to always keep moving: never stay in one place for too long and never stop for anything or anyone.But the moment I parked in front of a small roadside diner off of I-10’s exit from LA, I broke all three rules. And to be frank, I didn’t care, because I was not about to pass up a final peaceful dinner before I spent the next five, six, seven, God knew how many months on the road. The air was stic...
Submitted to Contest #86
There were roses everywhere.Roses littered a dirt road and damp grass; were held in shaking hands; dropped into a hole in the wet earth with no one thinking about how they would just die and shrivel up soon enough: Death accompanying the dead. Around me, rational thought did not exist: tears dripped down flushed faces and caught like wildfire as they leaped from cheek to cheek, sending a hailstorm of droplets from the sky as the ground bathed in the salty onslaught. I couldn't bear being here a moment longer, but as my eyes drifted...
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