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Submitted to Contest #336
Maryna Williams squints toward the horizon as she turns onto the suburban street. The rising sun shone over the red and brown oaks, a few green pines, and the roofs of colonial homes. The early Saturday morning drive from Western Massachusetts to Northern Vermont started getting to her. She let out a massive yawn and took a final sip of her gas-station coffee. Though Maryna probably didn’t need it. She was already jittery as if she had ten shots of espresso. Maryna was always like this when researching somethin...
Submitted to Contest #313
Jared Sanderson felt sick again. A nervous pain worked its way up from his stomach and decided to stay in his throat. He was anxious about going on stage. Ask any stand-up comedian if that feeling ever stops. Nine times out of ten, they will say no. As for the one comedian in that group? They’re probably lying. ***9:13 PM – Thinking about the past…*** Jared was the most popular comedian in the world. The keyword was. His filmed-in-black-and-white stand-up special, Live and in (No) Color, proved to be a massive hit among comedy fans. An...
Submitted to Contest #286
I remember the first time I walked out to the ring. There were more people in the back and locker rooms than in the audience. Most of the staff, from the refs to the popcorn guys, were volunteers. Hell, some were felons. The too-brightly lit high school gym was where I finally wore a pair of beat-up boxing gloves and made my first knockout. And I was almost a year away before I could vote, but I could still drive my dad's beat-up Buick. This certainly wasn't Vegas or LA. It wasn't in a city that any of today's fighters knew about. No, it was...
Submitted to Contest #275
I groan whenever I hear that old door burst open. It’s a pair of wooden doors that were once painted crimson. The circular handles have since rusted, showing no signs of the shiny silver they used to be. Shrieking creaks echo throughout the main hall of the house. It never used to do that. It used to open with no noise at all. Heavy raindrops greet every surface they hit, from the doors above to the toolsh...
Submitted to Contest #274
What is my biggest fear? I couldn't pinpoint when this dread first took root in me. What I do know is that I was just a child, no older than six—or was it seven? It hardly matters now. That day I was left alone on that boat is stuck into my memory like glue. The sudden shift in my surroundings was jarring—an alien landscape, vast and unknowable. And then there was the singing. Oh, the singing. That was the most horrific part of it all. Even today, the mere thought of those haunting lyrics makes me shudder, and I can almost sense the chill...
Submitted to Contest #257
Sharon Stanton is exhausted. And this time, it wasn't just the jetlag. Being a location scout for Athena Pictures had its perks: traveling, mingling with movie stars, and attending red-carpet premiers dressed to the nines. At least, that is what she thought when she applied for the job.Over the last two years, Sharon was flying all over the world for romcoms, action-packed blockbusters, and the occasional period drama. Living out of two duffel bags and drug store brand toiletries differed from what Sharon had in mind. Of course, there was...
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