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Weekly Contest #163
A Flash of Change By Courtney L. Smith Sweat saturated the eyes of Michael Beauregard as his calloused hands grasped the thorny balls of cotton waiting to caress his palms with lacerations and torment. However, he knew his back would have a fresh set of scars to accompany the many that had already healed if he stopped or slowed his pace. Occasionally, a smaller, darker set of arms working as vigorously would graze his own before he felt their marital embrace during the night. Martha’s scarred hands we...
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