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Submitted to Contest #224
From the moment Oliver spotted the man perched on the parapet of the bridge, he knew he wouldn’t jump. The great suspension bridge that spanned the gorge stood still and silent, awaiting the final hour before sunrise. On the horizon, a slender band of blue was beginning to appear, outlining tiny farm houses and copses upon undulating hills. Observing it all was the solitary man, his elbows on his knees, his head in his palms. He sat still as a statue despite his precipitous position. Oliver dared not startle him. Though he was confident ...
Submitted to Contest #119
Content warning: references to suicide, government-directed violence towards migrants. We didn’t save the world today. But nobody really talks about that anymore. The island lies dormant this evening. Everybody goes straight home after work now. We used to get together, usually for a drink, perhaps for a board game, and sometimes, when the weather was forgiving and the tide was low, we’d set up the badminton net down on the beach. I miss those days. We all do, but we’re all too tired to do anything about it. I come up here daily. It’...
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