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Weekly Contest #372
CW: Kidnapping, murder Thump thump. Her concentration broke from the book she was reading. Looking around, Penny set down her book. Nothing out of sorts in the dark front yard. “What could that be?”She grumbled to herself. The clock on the wall read eleven. “Oh my,” she said to herself as she slipped her reading glasses off. The time had gotten away from her. Thump. Thump.“What on earth is that noise?” To the bedroom she went, checking out the window that faced the backyard. Again, nothing out of the ordinary. My word. It’s probably not...
Weekly Contest #371
Eleven o’clock at night, and I’m drinking coffee. My shift started at ten and ends at seven. I got up at six this morning, sent the kids to school, then headed to my day job. I took the overnight shifts a few nights a week at the local gas station to earn extra cash. It was a pretty quiet night. People usually expressed surprise that we remained open when they arrived. Most places in town closed down at nine. Especially in this town. Hell, the streets would roll up at nine if people had their way. A customer walked in as the door chime ...
12:55 a.m.Mile Marker 147 Rest stop one mile ahead. I looked in the rearview mirror. Darkness. Maybe I can stop, just for a minute. Have to keep moving. A dark, hulking shape sat on the shoulder of the off-ramp. An abandoned, burned-out car came into focus. Streetlights lined the ramp. Security on duty read a sign. Maybe it won’t be too bad. A few semi-trucks parked along the back row. No other cars were in the lot. I parked as close to the building as possible. The guard shack was dark. Maybe they’re not on duty. I sighed, turning the...
Weekly Contest #370
The following journal entries were recovered after a house fire on March 28, 2025. The remains of an unidentified woman were found. 8/25/24What a day yesterday was! It was my 35th birthday. The kids got me a candle and a card. Hubby took me out to my favorite restaurant last night. Earlier in the day, we went to the pet store, and I got a new parakeet! I put him in the quarantine cage for now. But he seems so much younger than Rosa and Reba. Of course, Rosa and Reba are both nearing ten years old. So he’s just a baby. His name is Renaldo...
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