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Weekly Contest #346
We were on the road to Lily's mother's house for Easter weekend when it happened. Black SUV going 90. Drifted into our lane. “Honey!” Lily had gasped. I turned to her just in time to see the other driver's red fingernails claw at the steering wheel. Her mouth opened in a silent scream. She sent us hurtling sideways, tumbling over the highway, Lily's limbs lurching like a marionette's — Until we landed in a crash of metal and glass against cement. I tried to reach for where Lily lay; but my arms wouldn't obey — tried to call for her, but i...
Weekly Contest #310
You've been speaking for a long time under the fluorescent lights. You can hear their buzz braiding with your voice. But the people in the folding chairs around you don’t seem to mind. In fact, some of them lean in. “I guess I always felt like I had this little bit of magic. I dunno. It sounds childish.” “But I felt like if I wanted something bad enough, believed it would happen, and wrote it down, it usually happened the way I wanted.” It was more than that. You could charm your way out of a hostage situation. You could land a first class ...
Winner of Weekly Contest #248 🏆
Calls for help came every day, in every language spoken from Alpha Centauri to Xanoid 10. Meteor. Famine. War!!! Help us, they pleaded. Whoever they was in that particular society that had figured out how to contact us. “Please remain calm,” I used to say. “A unit will be dispatched to your location.” But after our people went Silent, the calls went more like this: “Hello? We need help.” “We're sorry, but Planetary Assistance is no longer available. Our thoughts are with you during your pending apocalypse. Goodbye.” “Wait —” And I woul...
Shortlisted for Contest #236 ⭐️
It was exactly as you remembered it — your parents’ house at the end of the cul-de-sac — welcoming you as it did when the scrapes and bruises were on your limbs, not your soul. The two-story faux brick monstrosity — pinnacle of middle class wealth in 1990. And in much better shape than you had imagined on your drive here. It was all there. The garden bed your father mulched but never planted anything in. The porch where you and Jen sat drinking pop on hot days. The last window on the left — your old bedroom, and Eric's next to it. Not ...
Weekly Contest #230
NEW! The Baby Bubble Bum Bot Infant Rocker Soother Feeder rocks, feeds, and soothes your infant who can't seem to get over his need for human contact. Perfect for getting a moment to yourself during a busy day. Product features: + Responsive soothing motion to mimic what it would be like if his mother bothered to pick him up. + Programmable bottle feeding function if you're not breastfeeding, which you really should be. + Library of songs and stories for infant brain development — you know how important that is, right? (Monthly subscrip...
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