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Posted in Character on Jul 26, 2024

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Survivor

Submitted to Contest #261

“Do you feel guilty that you continue without him?”“I… we’ve been through a lot, I mean… I know Thomas a hundred percent. I always have. He’s the best man I ever met. I speak to him about, like, everything. We’ve been through more than you think. Millions of people follow me; no one knows me like Tommy does. He’s always there for me, telling me he’s proud of me. Honestly, I feel, that’s… what fuels me… to play. Sorry, I’m sorry. All of this it’s a mess – it makes me sad because everything I ha… Thomas. I never wanted him to retire, and he ne...

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A hero From The Grave

Submitted to Contest #261

Copyright 2022Self- published by C.E. MetcalfISBN 978-1-387-76220-0 A Hero From The Grave Everyone needs a hero. There is no strength stronger than love. Even from the ones that are no longer with us. Some stories say that hero’s never truly die that their souls remain amongst the living to protect the ones they love. Whether that is fact or fiction know one truly knows. But in this case……. Chapter 1 The last thing I remember I had just returned home after a tour in Afghanistan. I came home to a loving welcome home from both my son and my...

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ESPECHERLY HARD TIMES

Submitted to Contest #261

There are, according to Mrs. D. very very infrequent good times and very very often bad times. That very morning she reported to Charlie that the rats had eaten the last of their children. There were reasons to be cheerful, of course, reasons to be cheerful included one less mouth to feed and one less or should that be fewer she could never remember not that it mattered now on account of the child being dead children to send to school wrapped only in toilet paper, not that Mrs. D. has any objection to toilet paper in principle, in fact she t...

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Orca

Submitted to Contest #261

This story was inspired by a song called "You Better Run." by Toismic.____________________________________________I once again have found strength.Because of him. All because of what that man did for me.He protected me.Single-handedly,Swiftfully,Powerfully.I should be dead right now.Ajax, the vile man. The Cobra defector.This is his doing. The Utanic Empire is at its limits.The occupation, the desolation, the confrontation, all of these ended at the destructive fists of a man they call The Bull.For years, the Utanic Empire maintained its gra...

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Thanks, Dad

Submitted to Contest #261

The grayish tinge of the sky, the chill in the air, along with a sliver of sun behind naked trees, always signals a lingering winter. As I walk the wooded path near my home, the south wind has announced its presence. It creeps past me, transporting brown, wounded leaves of the White Willows down the path. The helpless leaves pass in bunches, lithesome slaves to the wind. Down the path the leaves scurry. I lose sight of them as if they are banished into oblivion. I continue to walk past a few stragglers caught in the grasp of a fallen tree br...

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The Anonymous Donor

Submitted to Contest #261

One day, my child fell very ill and needed a heart transplant because she had a heart condition called CHD or Congenital Heart Disease. The doctors said it would never get to the point where she would need a transplant but, I guess they were wrong. My husband and I have been worried sick since she has been on the transplant list for 3 months, and no donors have come to light. That’s when we got the call we had been waiting for from the hospital; it was a bittersweet call given we knew our daughter would have a fighting chance to have the lif...

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The Rip Off

Submitted to Contest #261

The Rip Off I was in Lowndes County, Alabama, on a work assignment. Upon finishing, one of the workers on site asked, "Hey man, you like basketball?""Heck yeah!""Well, Ben Wallace's old high school is right down the street if you wanna check it out and see where he used to play ball."He gave me some straightforward directions on how to get there. I put my tools and parts in the truck and was on my way. As I was driving, I came up on a side street. The voice inside my head told me, "Turn right here." This, of course, was not the direction to ...

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Murrow Farm

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Murrow FarmBy William KelenyThe axe hit the post, causing the ravens to take flight.                                                                             &...

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