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Submitted to Contest #304
Claws of orange slash through the city, leaving a black scar as they crawl between buildings and devour homes. They scramble up skyscrapers, from where they hurl glowing chunks of concrete down onto the smouldering buildings below. Bright sparks are coughed up into the night sky, and soar on the wind, dancing over the libraries, banks, and malls. Spitting and crackling from the fire merge to form a low growl, crescendoing into a roar that shakes the ground. I look to my left and see the blazing beast reflected in the eyes of a stranger. Thei...
Submitted to Contest #291
Tinkling laughter and conversation float up the stairs on feather-soft wings, curling around banisters, sliding underneath doors and daintily crossing the floorboards to a bed. The clanking of pans and the pop of a toaster follow the same trail into the ears of a young teenage boy, passed out underneath the yellow covers of his bed. Soft streaks of gold filter in through the gap in the curtains, illuminating the dust floating through the air and settling on a mess of pages containing half-finished sketches scattered over a desk. A smiling fa...
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