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Weekly Contest #268
The absence of attendees was louder than any sentiments the priest had to offer at the funeral. The next day, five letters were picked up from the church. Roughly 4-inches by 9-inches, they looked as spectacular as a #2 pencil in a schoolroom. Their contents were written on stationary from the church’s office – as paper thin as paper can get before it disintegrates. Each envelope contained several pages folded twice and scrawled with green ink in a half-cursive font. It was obvious that the writer was unaccustomed to having others decipher t...
Shortlisted for Contest #266 ⭐️
I drop the pen, its tip scraping across the paper as I step back, paralyzed by a vast nothingness that grips my being. The emptiness is turbulent and numbing. It takes my breath away while keeping it flowing through my mouth and nose. I must break free. I must find the muse who waits for me on the mountain. She must call my name, and I must call in response. I must go. Go up the mountain. --- The mountain beckons. Its silhouette falls upon itself under the full moon’s gaze. Light shines onto the valley floor below, reflecting the snow that’s...
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