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Submitted to Contest #100
Claire Elliot stared at the crumpled-up shopping list she held in her hand. Sighing, she shoved the list into her vest and glanced down at the freezer case of turkeys, each with their plastic skin glistening in the stark overhead lights, vibrant stickers advertising the weight of the bird. For a second her hand lingered over the biggest one, but she quickly picked up the smallest size they had at the end. No use in spending all that money when itβs just me. Looking around the store, Claire felt a pang of something heavy, hitting her like a ...
Submitted to Contest #95
Idabelle Nibley had spent her twenty-one years ignorant of the world around her. Which most certainly bothered some people, the doll in the green dress on her shelf to name one. She called herself Parrot, for she had overheard Idabelle bragging to a friend about the gift her sea-faring father was to bring back to her and thought the word was simply splendid. She had no idea what a Parrot was, of course, but thought that if Mr Nibley had anything to do with it, it had to be perfect. Idabelle ...
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