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The Tree

Submitted to Contest #149

The Tree Lochlyn enjoys her playtime, friends and secret place. What she doesn't know is that there are games that hold mysteries and magic from here before.   Her friends like it too because it is the best fort ever. Hide-n-seek is better than any other place, especially during the long days of summer. They get to play late into the evenings, even sometimes close to ten o’clock because it stays lighter longer.   On this mid-summer day, Lochlyn naps under the gigantic Black Walnut tree. Because it is so big and...

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Strange Allies

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Submitted to Contest #149

The dracoz made an intimidating figure against the setting sun: He had black scales with a bit of gray down the throat, two large horns jutting from the top of his draconic head, and a long tail ending in a spade point trailing behind him. His yellow eyes gleamed in the dusk light. His kilt rustled in the wind of the plains as the sun glinted off bits of armor adorning his torso. His greatsword - complete with a gem upon the pommel - swung at his side.   His name was Draknor, and for many a long year he had wandered the lands and...

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Them Indiana Boys, On Them Indiana Nights

Shortlisted for Contest #149 ⭐️

(TW/CW: Mentions of active drug use, drug activity, STD's, infidelity, foul language)➾➾Your loved ones stopped by your apartment last night. Their faces twisted in disgust as they scanned your space looking for a clear spot to sit. Their faces–solemn and united– and you thought, well, this can’t be good. When did you last see Aunt June? Or your old best friend Hank? He hadn’t returned a single one of your calls in ages. Dad lingered in the doorway in his oiled up coveralls looking like he’d prefer to be anywhere but here. Mom’s tears ha...

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The Golden Statue

Submitted to Contest #149

Deep down in a cave with a flickering light that resembled the evil within it a dangerous plot was about to unfold.       The cries of the mayor were heard throughout the town of Granbury, Texas. When Connor Baskins approached mayor Hudson and asked, “What’s happening, more Indians.” The mayor cried, “No, I lost the town cat Snuggles, the town mascot for the coming spring festival. Without him we can’t do the spring festival!” Connor told him, “Why don’t you organize some search groups to get him! Instead of c...

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War Redo

Submitted to Contest #149

I started waking up, and the first thing I remembered was that my head hurt. At lot. Everything was black except for the dim lights that were overhead. I wouldn't call them lights, in the same sense as fluoresant lights. It was more a glow, like the glow that you would get from a glow stick that one would use in the wilderness at night. They were very high up - 30 feet or more. And there was a slight vibration in the floor. I could tell that I was inside some sort of vehicle. It was massive. I tried to get up, but as I rose to ...

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Hungry, Hungry Gremlins

Submitted to Contest #149

“I still don’t understand why our father insisted we camp out tonight, Joel,” muttered Rob. “It doesn’t make sense.” Joel wasn’t about to let his younger brother spoil the fun. “Whenever something good falls in your lap and you always complain about it. Relax dude and enjoy the moment. It’ll probably the last time we’ll be camping out this year.” Being late October, Rob couldn’t argue that fact. Joel is right, he thought. In reply to Joel’s accusation, Rob stoked the coals of the campfire, stabbed a marshmallow with a stick, and slowly rot...

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Scent of Fear: Two of a Kind

Submitted to Contest #149

Lights flickered and glimmered in Hepburn.Adonis was engulfed in a silky white glow as the moonlight illuminated him as he drove through Hepburn's slums.Hepburn was once a prosperous mining and manufacturing town but now lies idle. Yet, some remnants of life still exist; Adonis realized he was not the only one there.A wall of shadows cascaded down from tarnished pewter buildings sprawled throughout it. To refuel, he stopped at a gas station. Outside, a homeless person played the drums.Adonis was perplexed. Why was a homeless person playing i...

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The Lease In The Time Of Covid

Submitted to Contest #148

The Lease In The Time Of Covid In March Covid broke out and it seemed like the opportunity for lawlessness burst wide open.  Food shortages, no diapers, people hoarding and landlords showing their teeth.  We had been living in a cute little house in a not so important suburb of Los Angeles for around six years and haggled every year over the legal raise of 75$ a year increase.  The landlord never repaired or made and upgrades then he has the “Hutzpah” to give us an 800 dollar increase or get out when and if C...

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The Three Bodies Problem

Submitted to Contest #148

For three days the bodies had been floating over the city. Decaying. Watching them from the balcony of the highest home in her tower, Danielle felt lead weights sink in her stomach. Scaffolding was slowly rising towards them. Progress was slow. No one building the improvised wooden tower wanted to be close to the force that held the corpses in place.             “It shouldn’t be long now,” said Prince Consort Carl. “They’re almost there. Then they can get them down and it will all b...

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TOP GUN AND JET

Submitted to Contest #147

May 16, 1986 is a moment in time not to be forgotten in the film world. TOP GUN was released and received mixed reviews from the film critics. However, in just a brief time, the theaters increased its viewing, and it became a huge hit. The ripping jet engine sounds, action from the get-go, with a little added bit of dramatic flair to keep it real, and this became a must-see movie.   Fast forward to May 27, 2022 and the newly released sequel TOP GUN : MAVERICK, which is sure to be a well sought-after movie given that the actor in th...

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The Adventures Of Captain Dither: Origins

Submitted to Contest #147

Captain Dither drove his truck up to the white warehouse in the middle of nowhere. He parked. He thought he was lost for a moment and rechecked the navigation on his phone. This was the right address, but Captain Dither could see no signs or markings identifying the address. Not even house numbers painted on the side of the building. “Oi!” He sighed, "Why couldn't people understand that addresses needed to be marked for delivery drivers to find them?" He saw a metal door that might be an entrance for people. He got out of his truck and tot...

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Chaos

Submitted to Contest #147

Me and my friend Ukraine(we were countryhumans)were in a movie theatre, waiting for the lights to turn on. Ukraine was basically a person, but her skin colour was blue on the top of her head and the rest was yellow. The Ukrainian flag. They flickered on-and then they turned back off. I exchanged glances with Ukraine. I also had a flag: pink on the right, blue in the middle and gold on the left.  "I wonder why that happened, Atlan?" Ukraine said. Atlan was my nickname; Atlantis was the full one. "Probably someone accidentally turned off ...

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How to Become a Better Writer

Submitted to Contest #147

Like in the movies, Samantha believed that writers magically conjure paragraphs upon paragraphs from a nonexistent void. They dance like demons at night, playing on people's emotional vulnerabilities to make them fall for such a predictable movie script and believing that life is easy without consequence.Films depict writers typing away like adrenalized freaks of nature, zombified by turning in books, so they manage to write 200 pages in one week. Book publishers, astonished by this turn of events, reward the authors for their craft, and eve...

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LOST

Submitted to Contest #147

Five Thousand feet, flying 290 Degrees Magnetic. Fuel low. I have that sick feeling in my belly that something's wrong, I'm sweating even though the cabin temperature reads 62 degrees Fahrenheit. Fifty minutes north of Sacramento and I should have seen Placerville by now: at 75 knots I should have been there 10 minutes ago. It’s only 45 miles from Sacramento! I figured 7 degrees left to offset the wind drift today; I can’t be to the west, can I? To my right, the majestic Sierra Nevada looms quietly watching my little drama - the Cambrian roc...

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A False Hero's Pride

Submitted to Contest #147

Chapter 1, Introduction (Warning: Includes Violence, and Suicide/Self Harm) The tale begins 8 years ago, in the proud kingdom of Seipin, led by the noble King Bernand. Bernand, and the kingdom by proxy, were well respected, as Bernand was an intelligent ruler, who made smart decisions, and always put the needs of the people before his own. Bernand’s child, Korro, was just as kind as he was, always doing what he could to help, just as he had learned from his father. Korro was as pure as could be, without so much as a single spec of darkn...

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