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Submitted to Contest #327
Marybeth Paxton was twenty-four and fresh out of college. She was smart, driven and ready to start her life. She’d earned her masters in American literature from Wellesby College just four weeks ago. Now she was in Salem, Massachusetts looking for a new place to call home.Cromwell Catholic High had offered her a teaching position, and she’d said yes before she could talk herself out of it. But from the moment she stepped into Salem, something felt off. Marybeth told herself it was just nerves. She was wrong.It was cold for late August, so Ma...
Submitted to Contest #91
November 22, 1963 12:30 p.m. Charlie Ross was alone in his tiny apartment studying for his final exam in Successions. He had his radio tuned to WWL, and without warning, the voice said, “John F. Kennedy has been shot in Dallas, Texas. The President is dead.” Charlie froze, not believing the words he just heard. In seconds there was a loud pounding on his door. He quickly opened it, and standing there in tears was Bonnie Seger, his girlfriend. Through the sobs, she said, “Charlie, Kennedy is dead.” March 11, 1964 11:30 p.m. Charlie ...
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