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Submitted to Contest #325
Liam bowed his head into the damp gusts raking him as he strode with Maria and Sadie down the length of the rain-slickened pier. Their destination, the tiny, cinder-block aquarium that housed Reefer the octopus, seemed to recede as they advanced.Dark, sinuous forms plied the slate gray waters on either side of the pier that reflected the close, bruised sky.He shouted, trying to make himself heard above the wind and the sea’s roaring churn as he related to his companions his octopus reverie of a day earlier.Whitecaps lashed and clawed at the ...
Submitted to Contest #324
CW: Grief, loss Liam gaped, mesmerized, at the octopus staring back at him. It hovered gracefully above its colorful garden of shells, polished stones, and sand-scoured glass shards arranged in intricate patterns. Some of the shells lay in spirals or mosaics. Neon-pink, blue, and orange anemones and sponges popped against the background of leaden, barnacled rocks, extremities swaying as the restless current dictated. Iridescent fish darted about in tight schools.The creature’s tapered, nimble tentacles furled and unfurled in an exquisite slo...
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