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Shelley Lerea

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Night in Hell

Submitted to Contest #20

I look up at the sky. A full moon, great. And Mercury in Retrograde, double great. Can this night get any worse? I am in Hell. As I grab my homemade pie, exit my car and slam the door, I look down at my high heels. I can’t walk in these damn heels! And this skirt is too short! I shouldn’t have listened to Lynn. “This is how you should dress”, she said. I feel like an impostor dressed like this going to this pit of noise and fakeness. I should forget about this evening and go home. But no, I need to...

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New Traditions

Submitted to Contest #17

Thanksgiving was always my favorite holiday. I love waking up, smelling my mom’s delicious cooking, watching the Thanksgiving Day parade, and eating glorious food. Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and yams made my mouth water.This is the first year that I won’t be spending the holiday with my biological family. I will be with my new family. I got married two months ago, and my in laws insisted that we all spend the holiday together. They invited my parents and sisters, but my mom doesn’t trust anyone’s cooking but h...

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Wishes Do Come True

Submitted to Contest #16

The clock struck midnight as Carrie closed her eyes. As she drifted off to dreamland, she thought, I wish that Erica and Mike would break up before this weekend so I don’t have to go to their stupid wedding. Mike was Carrie’s first serious boyfriend. She lost her virginity to him, and thought they would be together forever. On her 25th birthday, two major things happened. Her best friend Erica threw her a surprise party and Mike broke up with her. Two months later she found out Mike and Erica were a couple, and two years later they anno...

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Pumping Gas

Submitted to Contest #15

Jane felt her heart beating as fast as a runaway train. Her sweaty palms were about to cause a flood. She grabbed her phone , began a text and then stopped. She slid out of her car and stared at the monstrous gadget in front of her. She thought about her goal to fight her fears and learn new things. When she told her friends at work that she never pumped gas in her life, some laughed. “ You’re joking, right?” said Melinda as Cassie said, “You’re 45 years old and never pumped gas, oh my God!” The only friend who showed compass...

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