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“The Generator” by Unknown User

Submitted to Contest #79

The Generator “It was a mistake.” It was his mantra, his motto, the only thing he could say. It was what he said to his father, right before he punched him in the face. What he said to the cops when they interrogated him and what he told the shifty-faced lawyer the state had appointed him. But no one cared. His cell mate laughed when he told him, a harsh sound from a harsh man, a man who had lived most of his life behind bars. “You are a killer. No one believes a killer. No matter how young you are.” And Harold was young. He had only turned...

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“A slightly chewed HB pencil, an exercise book cut into thirds and never-ending boredom does not a journal make.” by Unknown User

Submitted to Contest #36

April 6rd 2020. Nothing to write. I am bored, this sucks, there is nothing to do and journals are lame.   April 6th 2020. There is still nothing to write, we haven’t left our cells in three days. My TV is broken and I can’t watch Married at First Sight. Not that I like it, but it is better than nothing.   April 10th 2020. My pencil broke and I had to wait a few days to get another one. We were let out for a few hours into the yard yesterday. I tried to do laps, walking around and around the fenced off area, but that was driving m...

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Author bio

Kate Dunn lives in Perth, Western Australia. She has been an educator for fifteen years and gets paid to teach W.A.’s most notorious criminals how to read and write. Her writing credits include a host of short film scripts and some short mystery stories about her hometown. Kate spends her free time baking elaborate cakes and hiking bush trails with her two children.