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Submitted to Contest #310
Jerry looked out the foggy window as he sat in his apartment, rain came down in thick sheets that covered all he could see beyond the glass. It was cold but humid, having a thick blanket draped over himself to compensate, but only to take it off after a few minutes because he’d get too hot. A lamp flickered on his desk with a sticky note on it that read, “CHANGE BULB,” it's been there for months at this point. Tall stacks of paper filled with uncompleted ideas surrounded the typewriter, like pillars, to remind Jerry of his half-cocked ideas....
Submitted to Contest #297
“Dear Mr. James HolgerIn three days time from this letter arriving, you will receive an invitation. It will be from your old friend Walter Coven. It will talk of a party that you will be the guest of honor for. Go to it, and kill Mr. Coven. We hoped that he would never discover the secrets of his family's history. But, to the detriment of all mankind, he has. The box of bullets that came with this letter are for your Webley revolver. They are special, as they are encased within a layer of sap. The sap came from a tree that is one of a kind. ...
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