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Write about someone who doesn’t remember their past — and doesn’t want to.

Posted in Thriller and Suspense on Jul 30, 2021

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“Why would I want to remember?” by Isabelle King

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Trigger warning: mention of terror attack   I remember when I woke up from this horrible horrible state. I remember feeling the cold temperature in the room. That was the first thing that I remember. I heard those horrible beeping noises beeping over and over again. I also remember the way I was sore I felt like there was a thousand needles puncturing me all at once. I tried to open my eyes but the light was so bright it was like looking at the sun. I was in agony. I don't know how all of this pain had managed to hit me so suddenly but ...

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“To Scar and Shatter” by M.J. Weisen

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When the wind would roll through the mountain's trees, and they would creak and groan like old rocking chairs, he felt the least alone. When he would light the rusted lantern that hung before the threshold of his one-room cabin, and the smoke would flee to the darkening sky, he didn't feel alone. At night when he sat in the silence of his makeshift home, and through the lantern's leaking light, he stared at the chasmic, jagged scars that covered his skin and he would wait for the swirling of broken thoughts in his mind to fade into an uneasy...

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“Medical Mystery” by Samuel Liddicott

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I looked at the cast iron frying pan. It seemed heavy enough for the job. It wouldn’t dent either which meant I could still use it to cook breakfast after. That is, if I remembered how to cook breakfast. Which I would, wouldn’t I? ************ “Sir, sir. Can you hear me?” A combination of flashing lights and people moving about the room met my unsteady gaze. Was that smoke I smelled? “I…I think so…” “He’s conscious” a voice replied “Sir, we’re going to move you onto a stretcher and take you to the hospital. Everything is going to be okay...

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“Elmira and the Serum.” by David Dicaire

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Elmira and the Serum Elmira Steep lived in Section Five in Hemisphere One.  There were five hemispheres on the planet now each in their own separate dome.  Outside the dome was dangerous as the air was toxic from the accidental nuclear bomb that was exploded.  But, that was ancient history. Elmira had married and produced two children all that she was allowed to have under the new restrictions. Her daughter was very intelligent and was scooped up and became a member of the medicine team in Section One in Hemisphere T...

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“Cracked Sunshine ” by July July

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The flag was planted. And then BOOM the world lit up like fire and lights and the contents of happiness spilled everywhere and it was a mess. Smiles were contagious and everyone was infected with this disease of joy and pride- because it was 1969 and the Americans had reached the moon. But not me. Not me. I let the gravity that was such a force here increase the speed of the shovel as it plummeted into the soft brown earth dirt and scooped another heap of it onto the small casket. It was gleaming like a silver bullet in the July sun, and it’...

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“Full Circle” by Debbie Teague

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“We cannot see our reflection in running water, it is only in still water that we can see” – Zen. Timid Jason dreaded the walk home from school, but it was a dread he would have to face. His two older brothers had gone into the military and were no longer around to protect him and the school bullies knew that. He waited around after classes let out, hiding in one of the stalls in the bathroom (standing on the toilet so no one saw him) until he thought it was safe, then left the building and started the trek home. So far so g...

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“Tread in My Shape” by Breahna Lesemann

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It’s strange when everybody in the world knows more about your past than you do. It’s a bit disorienting to wake up cuffed to a hospital bed and be interrogated for crimes that I didn’t remember committing. People never forget those crimes. I’m haunted by newspaper articles and distrustful cops. Most of all the cops.  They thought I was faking it when I first woke up in the hospital. Then when they realized I wasn’t there was a nationwide debate over whether or not I should stand trial for my apparent crimes. It was a whole big thing, ...

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“Gravity's Embrace” by Dino Lirios

Submitted to Contest #75

Whenever the weekend was in sight, it seemed like time slowed to a baby covered in molasses and crawling in quicksand. It was made worse by James watching the clock’s every hand tick. Each individual hand tick was a small blow to his brain. He wished that he could take the clock and hurl it across the room, voiding the time requirement to clock out.  However, he knew he couldn’t. He kept his head down and fortified his mind against the marching tick-tick-ticking blows.  Everyone in the office was in their own little space. Each...

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“A Letter From Me” by John Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #75

Your Excellency, I have been living in this monastery for 18 years. The brothers have been good to me. I think that I must be around 50 years old. I wandered onto the lands of the monastery, and was allowed to stay. I find that I like a life of contemplation and work making the beer for which the monastery is renowned and which allows us to be left alone in the main. I don’t want to think much, and it is not required of me. I get up for the canonical hours and recite prayers and chant songs in Latin. I learned these by repetition, by heari...

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“Dog-Water Dreams” by Kiera DeWalt

Submitted to Contest #75

All of the dogs at the Shelter are healthy, except my sister and I. Whenever clients come to the Shelter, they coo over my sister’s fluffy tail and blue eyes, and then wonder why I’m here, with a smushed muzzle and patchy coloring. My fur sticks up in the wrong places, and from what I’ve heard, my eyes are a sickly yellow. “What’s that dog doing there?” I heard a toddler ask as he’s dragged through the Shelter. “It doesn’t look like the other dogs. It looks wrong.” The family laughed, and chatted, and dragged their boy to the back section (t...

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“Mama” by Fatimah Z

Submitted to Contest #75

We sat across from each other at a table. She was eating sushi, her usual favorite, while I ate orange chicken. I poked around at the food on my plate. My appetite was scarce and I felt that there were important things to be discussed. My attention shifted From my plate to the face infront of me--Beautiful and Round. Black eyes that looked just like mine with hair flowing to the start of her shoulders. I inched my chair forward. "So" I said as I cleared my throat of orange chicken "Mom, hows your food". She didn't respond, she just remained ...

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“Cory” by Coty Ward

Submitted to Contest #75

In another galaxy much like our own. On a planet similar to earth, where heroes are in abundance and life is easier, there lived a special boy. He lived in a small town with a few low-key heroes. The big heroes normally stayed near the big cities. On planet Dracor the sun was red, the sky pink, the trees where purple and blue surrounded by a lavender grass  The boy, Cory, was from a normal family with no history of heroes in the family ever. Cory had no illusions of one day becoming a hero as his friends did. Cory in fact hated the her...

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“A troubled past” by Michael Schild

Submitted to Contest #75

Hank sat in his car which was a tangled up mess while the paramedics worked on getting him out of his car. His seatbelt was stuck as so he just sat there grimising in pain. The loss of blood made him pass out. It took paramedics an hour to cut him out of his car. Finally they removed him and took him to the hospital where he was taken to ICU. Hank's daughter Mary came down as soon ad she heard. She was 18 a cheerleader, class president, straight A student, and on the honor roll. She come running into the ER screaming at the doctors. Let me s...

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“The last note” by Jana Sison

Submitted to Contest #75

It was dark all around, there is a big ancient house nearby the lake. It was made of solid brick, stone or concrete walls on top of a masonry foundationThe night was quiet but the chirping of the bird was like a music to the ear of the maiden happily writing in her book. “I hope I finish you, I always forget to update. A story of us when I give my all to have you by myself”. she just laughed at what she was thinking. We did not exist but we would have been. She turned off the candle before tearing the long cloth in her dress. She natura...

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“Planning for the Future” by Andrea Kepple

Submitted to Contest #75

“Please, have a seat Mrs. Stone and Ms. Stone.” Darlene Hudson, Esq. sweeps her hand like she is about to hit a forehand, indicating the two seats facing her desk. Winter light filters through the white curtains behind the desk embracing Ms. Hudson and her high-backed black leather chair in its glow. “How can I help you today?” “I need to make out my Will, I told your assistant when I made the appointment.” Mom grips the armrest of one the chairs. My hand on the back of the chair keeps it stable while Mom lowers herself. Once Mom is comfort...

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