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They said it was haunted, that old Queen Anne mansion at the end of Maple Street. Every night there was a faint light flickering in the third-floor tower window. When anyone dared to climb the steps onto the wraparound porch, no one would answer the door. The yard was always immaculate, though no one ever saw the grass being mowed or the bushes being trimmed. Rumors flew that a witch lived there and put a spell on the plants so they would neither grow nor wither. The house became a favorite subject in the game of Truth or Dare for th...
Submitted to Contest #15
Quinn was all nerves. She was on a private jet with the president of the United States.Of all the White House interns, she had been handpicked to accompany the Commander in Chief to a special summit. Quinn could only guess where the summit was located and what it was about. They weren't even taking Air Force One so know one would know the president was gone. Up until the airplane doors were shut, President Meier had been very hush-hush about the whole thing. Now that they were taxiing down the runway, however, the graying middle aged woman s...
Submitted to Contest #14
Something growing? Click.Something wooden? Click.Something white? Click.This quaint neighborhood was proving to be a great place to complete my photography instructor's scavenger hunt assignment. So far I had snapped pictures of nearly every item on the list. Five elusive items remained.Something purple? After meandering several blocks, I spotted a cluster of lilac bushes in front of a quaint old house with a perfectly manicured lawn. Wishing for a close-up, I pushed open the picketed gate. When I was halfway across the grass, I noticed a li...
Submitted to Contest #13
Mabel was a cranky old lady who called the police when the neighbors' kids played too loud outside or when someone's pet strayed into her front yard. On this particular day, I was the only emergency dispatcher on duty, and Mabel had called in three times about a certain cat who had decided to make itself comfortable on her front lawn. I have to be honest, I was getting a bit flabbergasted by this lady."Ma'am, don't you have a back window you can look out of instead?""Well yes, but I am not looking out the window for entertainment. I have to ...
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