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Weekly Contest #358
Author's NoteThere are two performances in this story.One is witnessed by the audience.The other is remembered by the dancer.Pay attention to both. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nobody believed in me. That was their first mistake. The stage breathed before I did. Beyond the curtain, the audience murmured in their velvet seats, restless and hungry for a show. They came dressed in silk and pearls, in pressed suits and polished shoes, carrying little golden programs with my name printed across the...
Weekly Contest #357
The sea had been trying to kill us for eleven days. Eleven days of black waves and screaming wind. Eleven days without sight of the sun. Eleven days of sailors whispering when they thought I couldn't hear them. Curse…Witch…Bad luck…Woman. The last word always carried the most venom. I stood at the ship's rail with rain soaking through my cloak and watched another wave crash against the hull. I’ve been here since sunset, growing increasingly frustrated as the crew around me whispered their exasperation at my presence. Tarian left me a note in...
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