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Weekly Contest #63
By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire. It was a beautiful world of glistening colors, the red, orange, and yellow hues flickering and burning bright in the chilled wind. How long had I been trapped in that dark prison, chained down in fear by the ferocious yells of anger and spite? How long had I been cornered, trembling at the beck and call of a fickle temper? Lips scarred and torn from biting them, nails bloody and raw from the same treatment, my anxieties were visible but still well hidden. Shrouded by years of practicing...
Weekly Contest #60
Their boat drifted unsteadily, cutting a wobbly line through the sea of plastic. The floating mass of bottles, cans, and wrappers seemed so solid Reese wouldn’t be surprised if Meg could walk on top of it. His little sister was at the curious, energetic age of two, and her tiny body seemed so light and fragile from the lack of proper nutrition that he was tempted to set her down on top of the plastic island to test it out. Him and his mom had tried their best to give her the majority of the food they’d scrounge up, but now that his mother wa...
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