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Submitted to Contest #97
The Quiet He managed to tear his eyes from the winter scene beyond upon realizing that the fire was dying down. He grabbed one of the dry logs that sat next to the old brick fireplace and tossed it in gently, sending a flare of sparks up into the dark. The sudden crackling of the wood as it was consumed by the flames was accompanied by a burning and smoky scent that had become as familiar to the man as any possibly could. He had been coming to this cabin his entire life, first as a child with his family and now as an adult with his own ...
Submitted to Contest #96
Adelaide Runner’s cow died the morning the stranger first came to town. It had been ailing for weeks and had been unable to give over any milk. Adelaide had known for some time that the cow would have to be put out of its misery, yet she could not help putting off her part in such an event. She hoped every morning that the thing had taken things into its control and simply died in its sleep. As Adelaide stood over the cold and rigid corpse of her last heifer, swatting away the worst of the summer dust and flies, she considered ...
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