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Weekly Contest #359
“Bang!”I’m jolted awake by the loud, unfamiliar sound. My body tenses. I look around for my mother, but all I see are the same white aspen trees I’ve seen all week standing tall around my little pocket of brush. I hear some sort of commotion far from the undergrowth where I lie. I shift my gaze a touch higher. Looking into the distance, I see a flock of grouse ascending to the sky, leaving behind a trail of loose feathers. They continue beating their wings frantically until they are no longer in sight. I can still hear them dimly until at la...
“911, what’s your emergency?”“I’m being followed by a man with a knife!” quivered Ethel as she held her Nokia to her ear. Her grandson Jake tried to show her once how to use a smartphone, but she insisted that the upgrade was an unnecessary encumbrance.“Ma’am, I need you to stay calm and tell me where you are,” said the operator in a direct but calm voice.Ethel looked around, then stuttered, “I’m at work. I work at Jolene’s at the Westwind Mall.”“We’re sending units over to your location.” He entered the details into the computer in front of...
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