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Submitted to Contest #71
Fog blurs the tops of the palms, the peeling bus stop sign, swallows all beyond the deserted terminal. Meira adjusts her pack straps and glances back at the readout: next stop, 7:30 pm. Only an hour away. She could wait that long, take the next bus back to civilization. But then where would she go? She has a fifty in her pocket. Cashed from her final paycheck on her way out of LA. Not enough for a single night in a roach-hotel. Forget breakfast the next morning. No there's only this. The empty plot of land her Gran left. The rest of he...
Submitted to Contest #23
Jagged white flakes tumble to the earth, collect on the wood piled beneath the cabin’s frosted window. Fuel for the only remaining source of heat since the power went out. Carmen extricates her grip from the back of the puke green couch and faces the spacious living room. A circular rug spans between her, a matching recliner, a stone hearth, and oak shelves displaying antique cookbooks and a tiny wooden train. Viola returns from one of two other rooms, a sweet fragrance mingling with that of charred timber. Her arms are loaded with two mugs,...
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