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David Goodman

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What Rides along

I am the front passenger seat of a small blue car, the kind with worn fabric and a faint smell of coffee, rain, and old receipts. I don’t speak. I don’t move. But I listen. And because I am always beside the driver, never the one in control, I notice things others miss. I know the weight of people before they sit down. I feel it in the way the door opens—whether it’s flung wide with excitement or cracked cautiously, like entering a confession booth. Some people lower themselves gently, respectful, as if I might feel pain. Others collapse int...

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The Last storm

The storm had come early that year. Not the kind that split trees or overturned bins, but the quieter kind—the one that arrived inside people, rearranging them in ways the outside world never noticed. For months, Maya had felt it settling into her ribcage, a weight she couldn’t put down. But this wasn’t about her. This was about the boy who had lived two doors down since she was seven—the boy who climbed her garden fence the day she cried over her parents’ first big fight, the boy who taught her how to ride a bike, the boy who grew into the ...

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The Town that waits

Weekly Contest #318

The bus hissed to a stop at the edge of town, its headlights catching the mist that curled low across the fields. Mara stepped off, clutching the strap of her worn bag. The houses looked different here—too neat, too polished—as if someone had painted them into place. She walked down the main street, past a diner that smelled faintly of coffee and grease, past a row of shops that all seemed to close at the same time. People moved with purpose, smiling at one another, but their eyes slid past her as though she were invisible. A bell chimed in ...

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Schools Out

Weekly Contest #87

April Fool's Day is my favourite day of the year because you can do naughty things and not get into very much trouble. For example, last year I decided to put frogs in my teacher’s pigeon hole. Oh boy she screamed but all she said was, “Daniel you are not going to be on the good money today no matter what you do.”  This being my final year before I went of to college. I put a lot of thought into April Fool's Day and along with my best friend Jason decided that as it was there last year they both wanted to make an impact, something tha...

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The Miracle

Weekly Contest #80

It was a typical brisk September morning as the alarm went off at 7am. Laurence wasn’t normally an early morning person but today he was going to spend the morning. His dad, Christian worked in a law firm based on the second floor of the South Tower in the world trade centre as for his mom, Mary was a teacher in a school for autistic children. As Laurence started to get dressed he could hear his dad attempting to sing in the shower shaking his head Laurence walked over to towards the calendar hanging behind the door crossing off today’s...

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The Race

Weekly Contest #78

Jack and Sam have been friends ever since university and they even ended up working at the same advertising company. Sam was you typical everyday person, mostly work driven but knew how to relax and unwind when he needed to, Jack on the other hand was what you would called an adrenaline junkie. Always trying out new adventures, new challenges and what was worse jack was always trying to convince Sam of taking part. Sam was not very adventurous but still he considered himself quite active he liked going to the gym, helping out at the local 5-...

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The Lost Cabin

Weekly Contest #77

“Three days, it’s been three days since this blizzard hit this part of the country, over” as Jacob was staying focused on the road “I’ve just got this weird feeling, I’m sure it’s nothing, over” I’m sure you’re right, over”.“Please stay safe, I love you, over” Jacob smiled “I love you too, over” before signing off. Jacob was determined to finish his last delivery. It’s been just over three months since he was last back home with his family. He knew this was no way to live but since he was made redundant he had little choice. Jacob knew it wa...

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The Hunt

Weekly Contest #76

“Where is he”, as the door flew open.  Silence filled the room. “I don’t like repeating myself” Still not a sound was made. “He was spotted here not long ago.”  “No idea stranger”. Came a reply  “Drink, whiskey”. Walking up to the bar. “There, take it”, as a bottle with a glass appeared “You”, taking a shot of whiskey “Tell me where he is”, glancing over into the corner. “Who are you looking for”. “Tall, has a scar on their cheek, walks with a limp, last seen headed this way”.  “Doesn’t ring a bell, sorry”.  “Ahhh”, ...

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