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Weekly Contest #352
The first time the train came, I thought it was thunder.I was standing on my back porch, staring at a sky so clear the noise felt like a mistake. But up was still the first place I looked. It was just a sky. Clear dark blue, that had no reason to be unsettling. Head tilted all the way back, I looked for a change in the weather, like it had made a secret decision I couldn’t know. I stood there waiting for rain that never came.Then, the wires above the street started humming. I heard it again, closer this time. Somewhere past the trees, someth...
Weekly Contest #349
Today is April 31.I write it the same way every morning. Even though the days don’t move like they used to and no one is checking. Even though the numbers have started to feel like guesses more than facts.I still write the month out. April. All the way through. Momma used to say numbers could slip, but words made things stay where you put them.You watch me when I do it. Not the writing itself. Your eyes don’t follow the page anymore. They stay on my hand, the way it moves. The way I press too hard sometimes, like I’m trying to carve the date...
Weekly Contest #346
The air inside was warmer than it should’ve been, like the house had been holding its breath and finally let it out when I stepped in. My footsteps echoed louder than I remembered, every creak of the floor announcing me. I dropped my bag by the door out of habit, already knowing no one would call out asking why I dropped it there. Felt weird, coming back to a place that still knew me.The smell hit me next- not strong, not fresh, but familiar. Grease and sugar and something faintly sweet, like vanilla hanging in the air. Made me think of Satu...
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