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Weekly Contest #271
Ethan Blake had already seen that woman in the red dress three times today. Time always seemed to fly as he sat in the coffee shop. It had been another productive day of writing. He had not actually written anything, but he would. He had had some brilliant brainstorms so far. As a writer he knew that writing was not only about putting words down on paper, sometimes spending a day thinking was good enough. There had been some real moments of inspiration, and he had even almost started a short story he had been thinking about. Ethan opt...
Weekly Contest #43
AWAKE I have never met my mother but I know that she is beautiful. She comes to me in dreams, forming out of the blackness. She is a familiar shape, one of destiny. But it is one of dissipating smoke because when I reach out she vanishes, scared of my touch. I dream of colors so vibrant they are alive, undulating in the sky of my deepest soul. I feel a certain longing. It lingers, but disappears with the rising of the sun and I and my brothers and sisters bask in the warmth of it. My thoughts turn to what binds me. My mouth feels...
Weekly Contest #42
Jerry was comfortable in the chair and thought he would like to sit there forever. You see, where he sat already existed, he had already gotten to this point and felt it sensible he stay put where he knew how things were. If he moved, for any reason, he would only invite disaster. The phone in the main desk area rang and a nurse picked it up. She spoke quickly and made many hand gestures then she hung up. She leaned over to speak to another nurse and they both looked at Jerry. The floor security guard walked over with his hands in his p...
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