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Rebecca Holmes

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Elavera

Submitted to Contest #107

I stared outside the bus window, as our driver took a particularly sharp corner and screeched to a halt in front of Elgy Lane bus stop (#2304). People rushed around outside, heading into and out of shops, as the sun hopscotched through the clouds. A young boy accidentally dropped his phone and quickly picked it up, stuffing it back in his pocket as he looked around in embarrassment. An older lady shuffled along past him, not noticing or caring about that little incident, her equally aged and unconcerned cocker spaniel setting a state...

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The Great Battle Between Fire and Water

Submitted to Contest #83

Water laces through the air, lancing and darting down and around the grove that stands at the edge of the sea. Although the sky is bare elsewhere, the rain falls in torrents here. Its journey speeds downward and then slowly relaxes until the droplets hang suspended, gathered in the form of a woman that in turns laughs and cries as she sits upon a mossy stump. ‘I am glad you could make it, Sul’ says a deep voice located near the sea. The goddess of rain, for it is she, looks towards Elma the Great Sea Goddess...

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The Choice

Submitted to Contest #80

‘What have I gotten into.’ I reproach myself grimly as I look out over the millions of people who have gathered here today. Out of the corner of my eye I can see, in no particular order, two presidents, a queen, and three prime ministers. I glance at them and make eye contact with the president of my country, of Meiland, who smiles at me with absurdly white teeth. I cannot read his expression, but I shiver slightly. I turn back towards the podium and once more see the endless faces spread out far before me, ...

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There and Back Again: A Modern Tale

Submitted to Contest #79

We just spoke last week, my friend and I. It had been quite a while since we had spoken on the phone, though we frequently texted and sent voice messages. She talked about her life and career, her new girlfriend and being stuck inside still. I talked about problems at my work, comically awful dates I had been on, and the hobbies I had. We had also talked about that place, the one where we had met. It comes up in every conversation - even if it seemingly has nothing to do with our current lives. The...

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