S.J. Heinze

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“Remember That Even Beautiful Days Will Turn to Ash” by S.J. Heinze

Submitted to Contest #243

I felt compelled to roll the windows down as we crested the pass. The desert beneath us glowed with the freshness of a still-wet painting, animated by the distant outlines of semi trucks crossing the valley floor. It was perfectly dry, of course, but the hot and heavy air blew by too quickly to impart any real discomfort. There weren’t many vehicles either, so we didn’t choke on diesel fumes. Out of the corner of my eye, I caught Mark signing something at me. I didn’t turn, but I got the gist of it. Looks nice. “Yeah Mark, it sure does.” Yet...

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I live and breathe computers, so I do creative writing to exercise the other part of my brain sometimes.