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Weekly Contest #31
GOING TO THE CORNER STORE TO BUY EVERYDAY ITEMS BY DEBORAH DURKIN One day my neighbor Carol and I got permission from our Mom’s to walk to the corner store. We strolled leisurely along our partly wooded, two-lane road. New homes were encroaching the woods and now lined both sides most of the way. Our pockets were heavy with pennies. I loved going to Quigley’s. It was a one-room store about two miles from my house. A straight walk to a crossroad that, if we turned left would take us to where I attended school. We might sometimes go that way ...
Weekly Contest #30
THE LINES BETWEEN AWAKE AND DREAMING BY DEBORAH DURKIN I’m afraid to open my eyes. Where am I? It feels cold and strange. It’s hard to describe. Wherever I am it is assuredly dark. There’s no faint light gleaming through my closed lids. How did I get here? The last thing I remember is feeling uncomfortable and scared. Surrounded by metal and astringent smells. I have to open my eyes. It’s the only way to escape this feeling of dread. I peaked them apart. It took a moment to adjust my sight to the darkness. I know this place. It’s the crawl...
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