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E.J. De Gale

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Twisted Love

E.J. De Gale

Submitted to Contest #213

She walked dreamily along the streets at four in the morning, searching for meaning in the life she’s found herself enmeshed in. The events happened so quickly, she couldn’t piece together the moments that led to the many riddles in this divine comedy we call life. Only a few years ago, she was euthymic, top of her field, without any financial pressures plaguing her. Today, her bank account was zero, and none of the usual characters that moved her life to love or laughter were anywhere in sight. Like his presence, they were gone as if he wer...

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THE PRICE OF PEACE IS ONLY A FEW BILLION DOLLARS

E.J. De Gale

Submitted to Contest #210

THE PRICE OF PEACE IS ONLY A FEW BILLION DOLLARS There is an infuriating silence that fills the void of your thoughts when you emerge into the excruciating realization that the world you thought you knew, never really was. I remember the sweet surrender of the velvet sky to the illuminated brilliance of city skyscrapers one somber summer night. I remember the wet kiss of the evening breeze as I hurriedly counted my money to purchase a remedy to my parched throat. It was my last five-dollar bill spent on a cold bottle of water. My hands sho...

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