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Submitted to Contest #104
Are you coming tonight" she said as she pressed the button on my espresso machine, making yet another cup of coffee. It was 12:00 AM. I sat there on my sturdy little rocking chair with a wide range of tiny cushions behind my back. I fidgeted with my cookie and aimlessly bit at it piece by piece, tearing each crumb and chocolate chip apart with the grits of my teeth.Β She set down my espresso in front of me on the blue glass coffee table and gave me an awkward grin.Β I placed the half eaten cookie on my plate. Then, I got up fro...
Submitted to Contest #36
Age 10: Doctor's OfficeDear Diary,Today mommy told me to wake up early and get ready to go to the doctor's office. I'm going to tell u guys the truth, I was SUPER SCARED. I mean what if he gave me an injection!! Or what if I found out I had the flu! Mommy would make me stay in bed forever and I could never go outside to play with Carter and Emily and they would be sad and alone. Oh no! Then after I eat breakfast Mommy said she had to get ready and that I have to be downstairs waiting for her in about 10 mins. I decided to go talk to my older...
Submitted to Contest #32
It is a foggy summer day. However, all the sunshine is gone and the rain is slowly pouring out of the unreal clouds.Β just how Leonardo liked it.I walk down the street to the library because Leonardo says technological advancements are overrated and just increase pollution.Β he's right though.I step over each large puddle of water and let the whirls of oxygen caress my deep blue hair. I head to the dark brown establishment, inside, the smell of finely roasted coffee arouses the room. I look at the delectable donuts each topped with p...
"Write drunk; edit sober" - Ernest Hemingway
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