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Submitted to Contest #186
Note: This story touches on topics related to physical violence, domestic violence, and/ or death/ murder.“Curb your anger. Restrain your emotions.”“You can’t be serious; you’re saying this is my fault?”“No. Of course not.”“Then what the hell are you saying?”“There is only one enemy at play here and it is not you. We have been robbed and deprived of our birthright. It will not stand. It cannot stand. But when you lash out and react like an animal, you harm our cause. Don’t you see?”“You’re right. I lost control and I apologize.”“Take heart, ...
Submitted to Contest #176
I sit behind the wheel of my Camry, my face full of make-up, and bawl my eyes out. The beating of my heart hasn’t stopped so I place my hand on my chest. I suck in huge chunks of air and slowly release. My throat is a desert. The sun is doing a madness and as I bake in my jalopy held together with duct tape and hope, the white and red concoction on my face starts to melt. I pull off my rainbow wig. Right now, I don't want to feel like a clown. Besides, the magic was dead. Between sobs, my will gives way, shoulders buckle and head falls to th...
I love writing. A lot of the time, I’m hesitant to write.
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