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Write about someone who’s lived on a tropical island their whole life and is leaving it for the very first time.

Posted in Dystopian on Oct 26, 2022

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“Ani of Awaq” by Sophia Maggi

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The bombs were off in the distance, but they lit up the sky. On a small island like Awaq any large disturbance could be seen for miles. Ani scrambled up the rough rocky cliff side, determined to get to safety, and to get to her family. She reasoned that this all must be from recent rumors. Maybe the events that had taken place were worse then said. A few days prior Anis��� best friend Beau told her that the small resort located on the east beach was caught dealing drugs. Ani had been shocked since most of the Awaq people worked there, inclu...

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“TRIP TO ANAKA” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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 In the kingdom of Colada, on earth ‘s twin planet Gaia evolving 800 years behind, there lived on Island-55, Jenk a judge who was about 40. He was tall, fair and handsome. One day while he had gone marketing he saw an elderly man paying the lighthouse toll and asked  “Where’re you from?” “I’m from Anaka. I’m a wizard. I’m here for a 10 day stay.” Jenk said “I’m a judge here and have lived all forty years of my life here. I’ve never been out of I-55. I long to visit Anaka about which I’ve heard a lot.” “It’s very simple. Think ...

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“It's Your Future” by Elizabeth D

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There is something about a still ocean. You have this intrinsic understanding that such a large body of water can’t be static. It has to move, it has to live, but sometimes before dawn when the wind has dropped away and warm air feels thick enough to carve with a machete, the ocean is as frozen as the surface of an ice cube. As if, despite the tropical heat, the ocean has solidified and has invited you to take a precarious step, to test your weight on its flawless surface.I couldn’t help but stop at the end of the dock and watch the ocean fo...

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“Tropical Opportunity” by Sharon Dockweiler

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Uta awoke in his hammock to a morning chorus of wild birds. The waves of the lagoon lapped softly upon the sand. In the distance a wildcat roared. Rain had brought forth the aroma of pine needles and the fruity smell of tou-tou fruit in the trees outside the bachelor’s hut. “Uta!” he felt a tou-tou fruit hit him in the head. “Get up, Magic One! Today is the day!” Sun-kissed men and boys of all ages, with long braids, and striped tattoos, emerged from their hammocks, stretching and wandering off to relieve themselves. Each murmured a greeting...

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“Anywhere but here” by Vikki Peat

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How long is a lifetime?I have counted time in the sun and the stars as they journey across the skies, and in the tides as they call upon the shores, for as long as I have known life. A life I have lived only here, among the dense forest of palms, in the burning sands, aside the rushing fall of water. A life, I know, is coming to an end. It is the home in which my body and soul reside and as it crumbles beneath my feet like a torturously slow-motion avalanche, I can feel my soul crumble with it.I know very little of the world beyond these wat...

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“City of Culture” by Kayo Wanumu

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Olive was not content with her life. It was not her choice to live in a tropical prison with one other human. It was not her choice to abandon the society in which others lived in but she'd never seen. Nothing was her choice till the day came. At the age of 18, she was an adult and thus ousted from her government placement on Island K. A rectangular building colored to blend in with the surrounding forest. Living her whole life away from humans was the reason she was there. A Lonely Lord of the Flies if you will. She'd been taught by her ...

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“Home Lost” by Howard Seeley

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The steel bars encaging him were unforgiving. Realizing the door was his only way to escape, he tried to force the lock, but his attempts were in vain. He couldn’t understand why these humans treated him this way. He hasn’t done anything to them, not really. He looked through the dimly lit room around him. It was bare, except for empty cages next to his. He sat on the floor and felt it swaying, as the ship sailed out in unknown waters. He lost track of time since he was brought on board, but he can recount his last days before this voyage ...

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“Journey” by D&M Universe

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Journey:Somewhere in the Caribbean on the Island Jamaica is a girl named Adlyn and she doesn’t know it yet but she has some big things coming for her.Adlyn is a black young woman 18 years of age.She has been living in jamaica for her whole life and has always wanted to explore the world but she is always couped up in her room reading books about the world she wishes she could be in.A few weeks earlier Adlyn had applied for a Public Relations job in New York City without her parent's knowledge. Today is the 2 of February and this is...

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“The Memories of Rob Cru ” by Leon Moss

Submitted to Contest #83

I thought I may work in the cemetery today. It’s both a depressing and an exciting task. Depressing because I can look forward and see my future. Exciting because I can look back and see my ancestors. About 350 years of Crusoes, from Robinson to Rob Cru, my late father. From time to time, usually after the rainy season, some of the graves need repair. Weeds, washed down stones, washed down soil and protruding bones demand attention. On the bamboo cross on each grave is carved a given name and a number. CCCXXIV for instance. Those numbers are...

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“Islands on the Coast” by Nikita Linivenko

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“When he was ousted from office, Porfirio Diaz boarded his yacht to Europe, turned, took one last look at his country and said: “Poor Mexico! So far from God and so close to the United States!” Porfirio Diaz also said: “Nothing ever happens in Mexico until it happens.” The bucket hat wearing hipster snubbed out his clove and let his opened paperback of The Savage Detectives slide down his chest. Above him the canvas of a yellow parasol rippled in a wind coming off the ocean, the sorta yellow parasol you see Neil Young standing near on the...

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“Finding Home” by Cami Miller

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Rustaj lay on the sand listening to the sound of the sea. He loved everything about this island. He loved that stars filled the sky, he loved that even after the sun left the sky and the air turned cool the sand still felt warm, and he really loved the laughter of the people of the island. They were his people. He loved it when he and the boys would run along the beach. He was faster than all of them, but he sometimes would run a little slower so that it felt more like a race for them. He had only known this group of boys for a few years, an...

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“Ellison in Paradise” by Ernst Muller

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ELLISON IN PARADISE “Isn’t it just WONDERFUL to be able to live out your WHOLE life on a tropical ISLAND like this!” Ellison is one of those persons who do not ever really listen to other people; she does not need to. She KNOWS. Early in her life, she had made up her mind about life, the universe and everything. Not only is she certain about everything concerning herself, she also instinctively knows (so she is convinced) what others need or think. When she does (appear to) ‘listen’, it is merely to catch a keyword or two, as convenie...

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“First Time For Everything” by Daniel Norton

Submitted to Contest #83

It is Friday evening. All the facilities have been cleaned and the Mango Club is gathering for its ritual Friday game night. Dave's Pub and Grill is located at almost mid Maui and the back room is reserved every Friday for the Mango Club. Mango Club members are the custodians for the schools on the island of Maui, Hawaii, USof A. Eight of us began this tradition thirty or so years ago. Some faces have changed but mine has been constant. At seventy years of age I am the oldest of this bunch. Some found better jobs and some foun...

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“Fear Outside My Paradise” by Tina Miller

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I live on a tropical island with my island and two dogs. When I have to venture off my island, I become scared. This is my life. It’s quiet and the only noise around me is nature. I don’t have to encounter anyone at anytime. It is just me, my husband and two dogs that live with me on my tropical island.  When ever I have to go off my tropical island I become filled with fear.    The only thing that I know about the outside world is from what I see on the televi...

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“My Island home” by Courtney Hall

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My Island Home The hard lump sat in my throat as the waves lap at the edge of the boat; the vessel of my new beginnings rocks side to side. My body gives into its rhythmic sway. Uncertainty and inspiration rocks me from side to side, my changes in thought erratic like a poorly planned pinball ball machine. I wasn’t just leaving my home- I was leaving my life. As the figures faded into the distance, so did the comfort of familiarity. The comfort you get from slipping on your favourite knitted jumper the first day of winter or the comfort of a...

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