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Vanessa Zone

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Run

Vanessa Zone

Submitted to Contest #235

Jenna swung her brand-new Jeep Cherokee into the dirt parking lot of the visitor’s center. It was 7:02 a.m. and the warm sun was peeking through the trees that loomed above the parking spot she had chosen. It looked like the weather forecast was accurate for possibly the first time this spring. She smiled; it was indeed going to be a gorgeous day. Jenna had parked close to the trail head although she really had her pick of spots. The lot was surprisingly empty for a Sunday, but it was still early in the day and based on...

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A vampire tale

Vanessa Zone

Submitted to Contest #215

When I was five years old, I witnessed my parents’ death. The night of the attack I had awoken to the sound of breaking glass and my father yelling. The clock on my nightstand told me it was a little past 1:00 a.m. Cautiously, I climbed from my warm bed and made my way across the moonlit bedroom. My hands shook a little as I opened my door and stepped into the cold, dark hallway. I can vividly recall how long the hallway seemed that night and how cold the hardwood floors felt on my bare feet. I remember wishi...

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Reflections

Vanessa Zone

Submitted to Contest #206

Eisoptrophobia is the name of the fear that dominated every aspect of twenty-three-year-old Miley’s life. Eisoptrophobia is defined as the fear of mirrors. More specifically, the fear of seeing your own reflection in a mirror. Miley went to great lengths to avoid seeing her own reflection. She worked from home. She could not drive a car safely because it required the use of mirrors. Because of this she always had groceries and other necessities delivered to her doorstep. There were absolutely no mirrors in her ...

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Ear Worms

Vanessa Zone

Submitted to Contest #201

You have likely experienced “Ear Worms” or “Stuck Song Syndrome” which often occurs after listening to a catchy piece of music. The tune then gets stuck in your head, and it is difficult to shake it off. Psychologists refer to this phenomenon as “Involuntary Musical Imagery”. Whatever you want to call it, for most people this is usually a minor annoyance. For Tim, however, it was something more. For starters, he had no idea where he had first heard the melody. He did not know the words to the song or if it even had any.&...

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Drive

Vanessa Zone

Submitted to Contest #199

The speedometer on her ten-year-old Toyota read twenty miles until empty. Hannah sighed, feeling incredibly frustrated with herself. Why hadn’t she stopped fifty miles ago when she passed that gas station right off the freeway? Typical Hannah. Now she was driving down this long, dirt road in the middle of nowhere at 11:52 p.m. Pulling her phone from her pocket she tried to keep one eye on the empty road ahead as she searched for nearby gas stations. At least her phone had reception here. She had ...

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Everly

Vanessa Zone

Submitted to Contest #198

Everly thought no one was watching when she woke the mouse. It was during first recess and all the other kindergarteners were busy climbing on the play structure or happily kicking a ball around. Everly had walked away from the playground area and was sitting in the slightly overgrown grass that was still wet with morning dew. She had positioned herself right next to the fence that separated the school yard from the woods and was listening to see if she would hear the voices again. She had first heard the voices a...

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