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The Wrong Way Down

Submitted to Contest #280

“I’m late, I’m very late for an important date!”“Oh, excuse me?!”“Cannot talk now, sorry!”“Wait, please! I was hoping you could tell me where I am exactly.”“Miss, I really cannot. My clock tells me I am late, late for an extremely, extremely important date. And I am not stopping. No way!”“Well slow down a moment so I can keep up.”“Can’t slow down, you keep up!”“My goodness, I’ve never seen a talking rabbit before. Are there others like you here?”“Oh there’s many mysterious, wild creatures and games down here. And I’m on my way out.“My, reall...

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Elowye and Sylvan

Submitted to Contest #280

“Hello there. Where are you traveling to?”“I’m going to Thorindall for guild registration.”“That’s where I’m heading as well. It’s that time when everyone our age needs to register with a guild and determine the path to our destinies. Mind if I walk with you?”“Sure, my name is Elowye. Which guild do you intend to seek an apprenticeship in?”“I’m Sylvan. I’ve been working at the inn developing my skills as a bard, but possibly looking to train as a hunter as well. How about you?”I grew up learning the farming trade wit...

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The Tiger's Claws

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Submitted to Contest #280

“Are you surprised to learn that the infamous ‘Tiger’ is a woman?” Mai asked. Her eyes glinted in the halflight of the dockside warehouse, draped in a formal silk dress while her henchmen stood nearby, looming over the young-looking pilot in front of her.  Free of her disguise as the lowly cigarette girl in the Phoenix club, she now looked as elegant and as dangerous as the crime empress of Shanghai she was. Captain Sphinx shook his head. “No, I’ve learned over the years not to underestimate a woman. I’m more surprised you passed yourse...

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Revisionist Mystery

Submitted to Contest #280

I was seven miles down the road when I heard my destiny.  “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.”  Some poignant truths take a while to detonate, and the missive I wrote earlier on my steamy bathroom mirror was finally coming to fruition.  “It all stops and starts here,” said Levar, my hyperbolic Lyft driver with a flair for the dramatic. “One might say, ‘commences.’”  Close enough, I guess. I’d told him about it at the beginning the ride, and I wasn’t going to fault him for paraphrasing my words.  Bu...

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The Winged Serpent of the Pyramids - Voyages of the Destiny's Dreams

Submitted to Contest #280

“Yaretzi, what is the green winged serpent carving that you wear on the string around your neck?”The child called Citlali, meaning “Star,” looked at Yaretzi, whose name meant “You will always be loved.”Citlali’s face was lit with curiosity.Their group of family and friends were a peaceful community, wandering the ocean shores, mountains, and forests.The nomadic group still told the story of the rebel from the pyramid. Quauhtli the Eagle, led them away from the pyramid and its warlike people.They lived on the tropical west coast of the long b...

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Manzanillo Nights

Submitted to Contest #280

“Que cojones está pasando, Mariko?! Que pasa si ellas regresan?” “If they come back then I might be able to tell you what the hell is going on. But they’re not coming back. Unfortunately.” “Los mataste?” “One of them, yes. But it was kind of his own fault.” “For attacking you?” “What? No. For shooting the gas tank of the boat I was hiding in. There was a small explosion as I jumped clear, and then it fell off the lift and onto him.” “Ay Dios mi, that’s terrible. And the other guy?” “He ran off when he saw the boat rampage.” “So you’ll go loo...

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a day with my human

Submitted to Contest #281

I woke up this morning feeling groggy and disoriented. I looked around and saw my human, bob, still sound asleep. I let out a big yawn and stretched my legs, ready to start the day. It was a typical morning in the household, or at least that's how it seemed to me, K-NINE, the ever-vigilant canine companion. As the sun peeked through the curtains, I stretched my limbs and let out a contented yawn, ready to embark on another day of exploring the wonders of my domain.   Being a dog, my perspective on the world is quite different from ...

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Thing

Submitted to Contest #280

“Come here, you have got to see this.”“Ew, what is that?”“Beats me, but I kind of want to touch it.”“You're so weird, it looks disgusting. I think I'll stay as far away from this thing as I can.”“Oh come on. Don't be boring.”“I'm not boring, you're just crazy and I'm normal.”“What if we touch it together really fast? I mean, what could possibly happen?”“I could feel gross and hate you forever.”“Okay drama queen. Just do it.”“Fine, but this doesn't mean I'm going to like it.”“Never said you had to.”“Okay, whew, I can do this.”“On the count of...

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There's Not A Ghost in My House

Submitted to Contest #280

"Sally, Sally, are you running from me, Sally?""I'm not running, Jessica.""You tried to leave before I could catch you.""I'm busy, Jessica. I work.""Meaning I don't work?""Let’s say you don’t do a 9 to 5?""Oh, I work, Sally. I work plenty. I work around the clock working.""If you call what you do work.""So that's another rumor you've been spreading about me? I’m a bum now?""I don’t spread rumors, Jessica.""My name is Jesse, and you know it, since you throw it around a lot!""You’re paranoid.""Oh, really? I’m paranoid? That’s why the whole con...

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Fairy Tales

Submitted to Contest #280

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, sweetheart. There’s nothing there.” Gina was becoming exasperated, but her child was insistent.“I know I saw something, Mom! It looked like a dragonfly, but it was a tiny person. And it flew there, under the TV stand” Lila pointed and stomped her foot in frustration.“Don’t you dare speak to me like that, young lady.” Gina’s eyes narrowed at Lila, which caused the girl to shrink from her previously bold stance.“Sorry, Mommy.” Lila looked down at her red sneakers, using a toe to fidget with the untied l...

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My 1987 Nicaraguan Encounter

Submitted to Contest #280

My Nicaraguan Adventure Faced with a life-and-death situation at 17 years old caused traumatic feelings that lasted a short time or lingered under the surface for a long time before they rose to the top, and those involved were forced to deal with it head-on.  Near-death experiences are not viewed by those who hear about them from the teller’s lips as immediate, acute, and dangerous as much as they were. The fear, the bubbles of anxiety, and the emotion that runs rampant throughout the teller's body as the information is relayed are emo...

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The infinite sandwich

Submitted to Contest #280

**Chapter 1: The Dance of Flavors**Ted woke up at 6:35 a.m.Each morning he liked to drink his coffee, and prepare a sandwich for his first meal of the day. As always, he rolled out of bed with groggy determination and made his way to the kitchen. He reached into the cupboard and pulled out a polished black cutting board that gleamed with craftsmanship."Those child laborers in China are really stepping up their game." he thought darkly, shaking his head.From the breadbox, he retrieved a loaf, its crust speckled with sesame seeds. As his ...

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Circles in the Dark

Submitted to Contest #280

"Are you sure this is the right way?""Yes, for the hundredth time. I memorized the map.""Memorized? Like, in your head?""Where else would I memorize it?""Fair point. Still, it feels... wrong.""It's a trail, not a science experiment. Trust me.""That's exactly what someone who doesn’t know would say.""Do you want to lead?""No! I mean... you seem confident.""Then stop doubting me every five minutes.""I’m just saying, it’s kind of creepy out here.""It’s a forest. It’s supposed to be.""Supposed to be creepy?""No, supposed to be quiet and... I don...

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The DAM Duo

Submitted to Contest #280

“Hey! Have you ever heard the word dam?” “Um, I think so! What is it?” “I heard my dad say he forgot his dam keys!” “Dam keys? Why would he say that? That makes no sense!” “Yeah! Maybe he was talking about a big dam!” “A dam? Like the thing we build to hold water?” “Exactly! Like a wall for the river in the sand box!” “Maybe he was thinking about going to the dam!” “Yeah! Like we can go to the dam to get some of the dam water!” “Ooh! Let’s take the dam bucket and get some dam water from the dam!” “Great idea! We can splash that dam water eve...

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Genesis of Nirvana

Submitted to Contest #280

“Well, what are we supposed to do now?” I muttered, still in shock at the massive portal glowing in front of me. Poppa and I stood at the precipice of a celestial realm, a place where time and space intertwined in a delicate ballet of light and shadow. This was the Genesis of Nirvana, a mystical juncture where destinies are forged and universes birthed. With my luminescent wings folded gracefully against my back, I gazed into the abyss before us. The Genesis pulsed with an ancient energy, its pathways branching out like channels of pure li...

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