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Submitted to Contest #314
This story uses a derogatory word to describe Black people. The Cost of Freedom Elijah’s rough homespun cotton shirt clung to his back, glued there by the sweat that seemed to be pouring out of every pore of his body. The heat had been increasing every day for the last 80 miles and didn’t seem likely to end soon. He reckoned that Wheeling was only a few hours away and his anxiety increased with every mile that brought them closer. The iron collar that attached him by a chain attached to the slave trader’s wagon in front and his twelve-year-...
Submitted to Contest #255
The Chief’s Revenge D.E. Shotwell I woke up with a start and looked over to see the clock. 13:05. Rolled off the bed in a hurry, muttering, “Oh shit, shit, shit, I did it again." The fifth time in eight weeks. The last time I got thirty hours extra duty; this time, it meant a Captain's Mast for sure. Only a week and a half of ET-A School to go, and now my deployment would be delayed by at least a few weeks while I waited on the Commander’s decision. I quickly dusted off my shoes with a dirty sock to make sure they still shone and adjusted ...
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