Write about someone who has chosen to disconnect and live an analog life.

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“Frequency” by Kade Baker

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The curved rockers snap clean from the hooves under the pressure of her weight. The rocking horse Dad built for her when she was only three years old finally gave way. It was no surprise; Sophie had been truly pushing it to the limit recently. Dad might be upset with her, even though Horsey had been coming up to five years and didn’t owe her anything. She gets up from the hard floor and inspects the broken rocker. Ancient, yellowed adhesive shimmers against the light of the lantern by the table. Toys aren’t fun anymore. Maybe she’s too bored...

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“The Greatest Reboot” by MaryAnn McCarn

Submitted to Contest #184

Jason Henderson had never believed in reincarnation, but as he stood at the door of his newly-acquired business, he knew he must have died and returned in the year 1940. Nothing, at his first glance, indicated he was still in 2021, although he knew that to be true. The convenience store specialized in “drinks, food, and all things fishing.” He knew that because the weathered wooden sign out front proclaimed it – not boldly,...

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“The Analog Getaway” by Paige Befeler

Submitted to Contest #184

For the first time in years, Annalise picked up a pen - a real pen with ink - and placed it to paper. Real paper she could feel, smell, and flip the pages of. It felt wrong. She could hear her thoughts much too loudly with no media to fill it. No videos. No music. No games. Just her own thundering thoughts. Before deciding to do it, the idea of actually staying at a cabin in the woods with no internet, no friends, no entertainment other than...

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“Unplugged” by Nell Benton

Submitted to Contest #184

Artwork from several generations gazed at Sarah as she sat slumped in an old green wingback chair wondering “what now?” Dusty and neglected, the paintings and needlework patiently waited. They had embodied the feelings, time, styles, and imaginations of their makers. Time long ago had been captured and crystalized in the art. Sarah had once treasured these items. A lavender doily under the lamp had brought her grandmother’s scent and presence into her being and comforted her. Colorful abstract paintings by friends and relatives had energized...

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“Switched Off” by D.J.J. MIZZI

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Switched Off. 2:00pm on the eighth of May. That was when he decided to switch off. Or rather, he decided to pack up and get the heck out of there. Switching off and going analogue was only part of it. His fiancée had just left him for another guy and he was laid off at work; they were planning to replace him with a machine. A four-year science degree, a Masters in biology, and a PhD; all for nothing. Who knew that a computer could measure soil acidity better than he could. They told him that he could probably get work elsewhere, but he ju...

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“Eventual Death” by Isaac Jeon

Submitted to Contest #184

It all started when my father died, he was the only family I had left so with him gone I was all on my own. That’s when I began to think. What is life if death will eventually kill us all? Honestly, why care for anybody on this planet? They will all eventually die and so will I. That’s when I decided I would go on and live in the woods, I have some people who I call friends but they’re really just people I’m forced to be around because of school. Leaving school behind and living in the woods would have no effect on society. I...

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Write about someone who has chosen to disconnect and live an analog life.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 36 stories

“Frequency” by Kade Baker

“The Greatest Reboot” by MaryAnn McCarn

“The Analog Getaway” by Paige Befeler

“Unplugged” by Nell Benton

“Switched Off” by D.J.J. MIZZI

“Eventual Death” by Isaac Jeon

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