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Weekly Contest #353
Ruth stood at the shoreline and took deep breaths. She had been in charge of the island for years, but sometimes, standing here, staring into the openness of the water, she felt so small.The ocean stretched out, endless and patient. Ruth let herself feel small for a moment.Then she reached down and pulled the knife from the straggler’s skull. His body jerked, a wet gurgle slipping from his throat before it went still. She nudged him back into the water with her foot.“Back to nature.”The conch shells sounded less often now. It was the signal ...
The sun is hot on my skin. I have so much to do and so many places to be but I'm not in a hurry. I've had a song stuck in my head all morning so I'm humming the melody and my toe taps the water to the beat. Little circles spread across the water with every downbeat. I belt out the lyrics and my voice echoes across the water. Birds fly out of the mangroves and soar into the sky. I giggle and sit up. I take a long drag from my joint and exhale dramatically.My head drops back and the sun is in my eyes and I yell. It comes from deep in my body. ...
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