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Storms - The dark circle

Submitted to Contest #102

"Wake up you wicked wretches, and wipe those stupid grins off of your faces!" bellowed the wicked Ms. Storm. "You have got alot of work to do!" At the orphanage Hyde, he always woke up like this. Sad, lonely, scared and most of all tired. Throughout the years, every day went by, and he could not stop thinking about his parents. He knew there was a reason for him to be alive, because every part of our planet is just a piece of the puzzle, whether it is a human, a child, trees or food. It all completes our planet. So, there has to be a reason ...

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Cabin in the Wilderness of My Mind

Submitted to Contest #102

TW: attempted suicide          My asinine, dead end job really has left me on the edge of depression lately. Add to this catching my scumbag boss in the sack with my brainless Barbie of a wife and the fact that my creditors seem ready to foreclose on the precious few possessions I haven’t hocked to satisfy my 15-year addiction to the trotters and you’ll see why I think the end of the road looms for my worthless existence.      I’ve made up my mind to do it and that’s why I have chos...

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The School Sports Day, a memoire........

Submitted to Contest #102

A sad but true account written in memory of lost friends............. The date is imprinted on my mind, 14th July 1972. It was a Friday, it was a warm sunny day, but the worst thing about such a fine sunny day was that it was going to be ruined. Why, because it was the school sports day. I hated school sports day because I am not the type of person who likes to be at the forefront of attention and as I was to take part in the event, for me it was a day of dread! The day began by having to attend school at eight thirty, taking with...

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Supernova Dream

Submitted to Contest #102

A powerful rain of crystals continued to fall furiously all over the protective dome. Inside the dome, a human slept soundly. His only company was an arachnid-like robot with small robotic legs, and a spherical head that emitted a scarlet red light. The robot was named Rogerick and it was a technological marvel. He had convenient skills such as temperature sensors, location radars, and the autonomous development of human emotions. Its only flaw is that, like any other organism with "life", it needed to recharge its energy regu...

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BOOKS AND TELLY

Submitted to Contest #102

 BOOKS AND TELLY By Terry Patterson 2021 The summer holidays were always a time for adventure when I was a boy. I loved reading and of the many books I had read, Scott of the Antarctic was still my favourite. The story of Robert Falcon Scotts I’ll fated journey to reach the South Pole before his rival Roald Amundsen was a thing of legend. It stirred the heart of every Englishman with the courage of all those on that fateful journey and what they endured. If Scott had eaten the ponies donated by school children for the expedi...

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The Lost Alpha

Submitted to Contest #102

"Anna hurry up, we're going to be late!" Sall yells. "I'm coming, geez," I yell back. "I don't like that tone, Missie," she says as I run down the stairs. She's already at the door holding it open. Her black veil is blowing in the cold autumn breeze, matching the pace of her dark dress. Not exactly the dress I'd choose to wear to my husband's funeral. With lase more for decoration than coverage. But what do I care, it's not like she does. Out the door, I see the strange-looking figure that has been following me my whole life. Once he s...

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Sugarcane

Submitted to Contest #102

Wonji is my birthplace where I didn't celebrate my first birthday but had my first period on a visit when I was thirteen. Tadele's graduation parties at two locations, two happenings and two songs altered the course of my life. Tadele graduated from Teachers Training College thirty five years ago. His sister Tesfina, a family friend, hosted the first party. Their parents invited lots of people at their residence in Wonji town. The moment I laid eyes on Tadele's friend, Fantahun, I had an unabashed crush! That was some overnight party in this...

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Stories are like Sunlight

Submitted to Contest #102

Feeling has no form, nor shape. It is not hidden from us, we see it in our eyes and our actions, but it is often unacknowledged and thus misunderstood.  Humans tend to explain this phenomenon with stories; words with meaning, combined as wisdom.  We speak of things, great and evil things, as if they teeter on the edge of our world - imagined. That is the lie we learn to love.  We imbue our souls with words to speak and yet cannot say exactly what we wish. Our hearts pound for truth.  And yet, it is in this illusio...

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Graffiti

Submitted to Contest #102

The sight of fascinating creatures under the water, as well as mesmerizing surroundings makes sea diving an indescribably lovely experience. However, why is it that when you're alone in the deepest parts of the ocean, there is a resounding fear? But, you can be the most courageous when you have someone beside you. Perhaps, it is proof that we were made to be in groups, fish, too, are generally  found in schools and pairs. I like water and swimming, bu...

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Where The Reflection Stops

Submitted to Contest #101

In retrospect, it was kind of odd Kitten never wondered where the old mirror came from. It was rather blatantly out in the open, set next to the spiraling grand staircase. Actually, that might be why she never really saw it before, the staircase kinda stole all the grand old thing’s attention. There absolutely would have been some if Mr. Staircase wasn’t there. The mirror was a floor to ceiling affair, all dulled silver with drops of faint gold embedded in the dark spirals framing it. The oak it was built into shone, like someone polished i...

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Time and change

Submitted to Contest #101

Sometimes, Ali dreamt of what could have been.In her dreams, blood would enter her sight like how a bug would creep out from a sewer, or a hole. It would trickle down her walls, painting spindly lines of red that slid down in a puzzling pattern toward the floor. Her hands would tremble, every hair on her body standing up, screaming at her to run away run away run away but her traitorous feet would stay, glued onto the ground.Idiotically, she would ignore the mad thumping in her chest, and her eyes would glue to the scarlet stains on the crea...

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Carli Evans and The Vigilante

Submitted to Contest #101

     “You can do this Carli. You’re a globe trotting adventurer, slayer of mythical monsters, finder of lost treasures, and star athlete in Surfing, Gymnastics, and Powerlifting. You can do this.”       Carli Evans said this to herself as she walked through the halls of her high school in the direction of Brandon Wallis, the guy she’s had an eye for since kindergarten, and since the Sadie Hawkins dance was coming up she thought she would ask him out. After all, she was pretty and adorabl...

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The Last of the Knights

Submitted to Contest #101

Theodora wakes Royse woke up to a slam at her door. She reaches for the knife under her pillow but no one is in the room.  “Royce, put your armor on and meet me at the stables.” Theodora shouts to Royse on the other side of the door, then walks away.  Once Royse realizes she's not in any danger she gets dressed, cursing under her breath. When Theodora said she would mentor Royse, a year ago she was excited to fight demons alongside the last knight of the land. But she hasn’t even been on a mission yet. She walks into the stab...

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Reflection of Fate

Submitted to Contest #101

Today was my eighteenth birthday. The wooden box from my grandmother sat on my black bedding. The gold key glinted in the yellow light of my bedroom. My hand shook as I picked up the key and turned it. A piece of velvet wrapped something heavy. With a sigh, the piece of velvet felt soft against my skin as I opened it. A scroll sat heavily in my hand. My fingers slipped losing grip of the scroll. In a tiny thump it crashed against the floor and rolled open. It read look in the mirror. Silently, I walked over to my mirror and just st...

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It doesn't matter but matter suggests that...

Submitted to Contest #101

It was the 1926th time the old man had tried this calculation in anticipation for a big astrophysics breakthrough. His was a life of constant trial and failure but never did he at anyone point yield to the fate of being destructed, he too like old men had lived his life like the albatross, full of wondering and wandering, and he hated sleep. His inspiration was driven by a charming young man, Nixon, a teenager physics genius full of vigor to learn to unlearn. Professor SamuelBest Sentt lay down his head on the edge of his office desk and the...

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