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Submitted to Contest #124
The underbelly of this city was frightening. I couldn’t shake the skin crawling itch of phantom insects as I stared out the passenger side window. It was as if the darkness was hungry, leaching away the streetlights feeble attempts at illumination, showing nothing but silhouettes in the shadows, and the glowing eyes of feral animals “Are you sure we are going to the right place, Lala?” I asked, reaching for her phone to check the GPS. It said we were on track and set to arrive at the abandoned building in less than ten minutes. Lala’s s...
Submitted to Contest #123
For twenty years I’ve played the beast and I would have played it for another hundred given the opportunity. I stubbed the smoldering cigarette into the ashtray and watched the lit orange embers turn cold while waiting in my dressing room.“Do you ever wish you could play the hero?” Reporters had asked me in the far and few interviews I had been selected to do. “Never in a million years.” I answered. I’ll admit, there was a certain level of anonymity in playing a role where I had to wear a mask. No one cheered for me like they cheer...
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