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THE THREE J'S

Submitted to Contest #103

         While helping her foster mother, Karen, clear the attic, after her foster father passed away, the first item Jane came across was a box of photos. She decided to have a peek and the first photo she saw was a group photo that must have been taken at the last reunion. Several faces she did not know. It was a reunion of all the foster kids that had called this place home. On the back there was no date, but only some writing. It said, “You’re next J.” What did th...

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Premonitions at Palenque

Submitted to Contest #103

              “I can’t believe it” thought Chloe as she approached the sarcophagus, “never in my wildest dreams…”. Her thought trailed off as she neared the resting place of what was sure to be an ancient Mayan Royal. Her team pried the heavy stone lid loose and slid it gently to the side. Acrid odors leeched from the sarcophagus and the team of archaeologists covered their faces with their bandanas. Chloe, having waited her whole life for a discovery such as this, could w...

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Out With Toxic Natures

Submitted to Contest #103

Alia was outside in Central Park. She still rolled her eyes whenever she got compared to Rachel Berry or Jane Gloriana Villanueva. So what if she had Rachel's dramatic need for self-expression? Sure, she could be a little high strung sometimes, but what theater kid wasn’t high-strung? Hallie knew in her mind that she was iconic. That wasn’t an ego boost that she loved to boast to others. She genuinely believed that she was destined for greatness in life. Having a peaceful life still took some getting used to. The trauma she went through w...

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Angeline's Close

Submitted to Contest #103

"It's an awesome place!" She exclaimed in her excited high pitched voice. "I wish I'd moved here sooner, the neighbors are bubbly and good-humored, they even brought me an apple pie!" Then she continued emphasizing on how much the new apartment had a certain nostalgia to it, like she'd been there before, hence, the homely ambience to it. She gets off the call and strolls into the kitchenette, her own home, she muses. Finally! This is something she had planned for many years now. Working tirelessly and constantly pondering over the new home,...

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I Think That's The Wrong Sign

Submitted to Contest #103

I was driving around in my car on a late Monday evening. I knew I was looking for something but I wasn't sure of it just yet. Let me start from the beginning and introduce myself, my name is Marcus Simmons. I still sadly live at home with my parents and my older sister ( I always thought you were supposed to move out when you turned 18 but here she is 2 years later living under the same roof). Everyday I wake up at 7:30am to go to a high school I don't care about, to go to classes I also don't care about. I suppose I just told you a little...

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Swallowed Whole

Submitted to Contest #103

When I was 10 I thought I was going to be swallowed whole by God.  I was terrified of the ocean. Fortunately, my family and I lived in one of the last surface factions on Earth. Most the rest of society claimed the bottom of the ocean as their home, great big domes of glass and recycled air shielding them from the harsh sun up here. Not so conveniently, the ocean was still very much what we land dwellers relied on for everything. The air up here had turned sour and stale, and the soil was sucked dry by overuse. Everything left is dust ...

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Coffer of demon

Submitted to Contest #103

Maria was a 12 year old living in downtown.She is living in highschool and isn't used to all the noises of the city.She had always been in a peaceful ambiance.She had recently turned 12 and so felt like an adult.She even changed her room.Before she used to stay in a room next to her parent's room but now she shifted to a room upstairs in her house.Maria would always feel she was different from other fellows and she always found herself unique and distinct and thus,less friends too .it was quite weird for everybody to see that she had being p...

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On the Road to Maddog

Submitted to Contest #103

Karen Carnes 5475 Sarvis Avenue  Waterford, MI 48327 karencarnes63@gmail.com On the Road to Maddog By Karen Lankford-Carnes Tess was hanging around her boyfriend’s music store after hours. Jim was a guitar player, she, a singer. It wasn’t an odd coupling and quite prevalent in the regional industry. She never felt anything close to passion coming from a guitar, it was her lot to date guitar players, and politely applaud their playing. This night would be different. Although the kismet and dynamics were certain to end the ...

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A Flash of Red

Submitted to Contest #103

      Keep your eyes to the starry sky           for one night you’ll see, a large blood red comet           hurling towards your planet at great speed.           You’ll want all the warning you can get.            This blazing fire will be the great destroyer      &...

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Ferries and Trains

Submitted to Contest #103

Barb and Tom got off the ferry and walked over to the sign that listed the times the boat came in and when it left. “2:30,” Tom said, setting his wrist alarm. Barb nodded. She flung her beach bag over her shoulder, grabbed her husband's hand and they walked towards Manly beach.It was September 2000, and the Summer Olympics were being held in Sydney Australia. Tom's brother and his Ozzy wife lived in a suburb of Sydney and were kind enough to host Barb and Tom for the Games. The couple saved up for 4 years for this once-in-a-lifetime opportun...

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My story is entitled In the Photo studio after long hours the young man Mr. Jeff Bezos discovered a photograph that has something written on the back.

Submitted to Contest #103

My story is entitled In the Photo studio after long hours the young man Mr. Jeff Bezos discovered a photograph that has something written on the back.Once upon a time, it was noted that photo studios were places where individuals gather to explore, interact and take all kinds of photos either passport, landscape or portrait. Others allow pictures to be framed for some prominent individuals of our society.The Photo studio as noted is a collection of materials that relates to photographs and passport pictures taken by individuals within the so...

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The Shattered Star

Submitted to Contest #103

Elisya Shuzuki hoisted her backpack higher on her shoulders. She walked down the streets of her hometown, San Francisco. It was afternoon, and she had just gotten out of school. Elli stopped at the crosswalk and hurried across. She strolled into her favorite hangout, Bella’s Bistro. She walked over to her usual booth in the corner and sat her bag on the seat, plopping down beside it. She opened up her bag and rummaged through the mess, looking for her homework. A waitress walked over to Elli, opening up her notepad.  “The usual?”&nbs...

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Amber Or Josephine?...

Submitted to Contest #103

The day was bright and beautiful as I entered the beautiful golden gates. Huge mansion came into my view which was surrounded with beautiful trees. I heard laughing and giggling, so I followed the voice. I saw a beautiful girl and a handsome man dancing with each other. She has green eyes and platinum blonde hair. She was wearing a white gown. The man on the other hand has brown eyes and ginger hair. He was wearing a white suit. They both were dancing barefoot with each other. Their laugh and soft music playing the background filled the a...

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Dancing Willow

Submitted to Contest #103

Elizabeth was an average child. She liked reading fantasy books, loved learning about astronomy, and most importantly, music. There was something magical about music that she simply couldn't resist.  Elizabeth lived in Oxfordshire, England. Her parents had died in a chariot ride just a few weeks after she was born. Four-year-old Elizabeth now lived with her grandmother, who was a little forgetful. Sometimes she would forget about Elizabeth’s homeschool lessons, and Elizabeth herself would much rather catch butterflies in the garden tha...

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The Attacks Came

Submitted to Contest #103

I was a whining apathetic little girl. I was always hanging on to someone else like a burr caught in fabric. I wasn’t brave, and I didn’t scamper or play. I never ran or shouted. Listless and pale, I mostly cried. The elders said it was because I was more sensitive to the world than the other children. I could sense the trees; woes, they said. I think I was just a spoiled and ignored little girl, nothing more. I remember I spent most of my time sitting and moaning about some imagined ache that was in my head or my legs. When I was content I ...

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