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Submitted to Contest #284
Red, green and white visible all over the house. Elf (doesn’t he have an evil eye?) on its last shelf. Bright lights: some blinking, some steady. A burned out light here and there (but the remaining lights keep on burning, so they say). Their light is superficial. The lights don’t truly illuminate anything.Christmas tree filled with ornaments. Several handmade and from years past. The white Santa (indoctrination had already started?) the oldest son made from paper when he was a toddler. The black Santa with tight curly hair on his head and b...
Submitted to Contest #189
It was so terribly cold. Snow was falling, and it was almost dark. I shivered in my thin blouse and short A-line skirt and desperately searched for shelter. It’s weird how I arrived here. I had been walking along Jackson Street. It was a beautiful day and instead of taking the bus, I’d decided to walk the two miles to my apartment. I had been looking at the multi-hued blue-ish sky and constructing animals from the soft-looking puffy clouds. I’d taken off my work shoes with their uncomfortable heels and had put on the ratty sneakers I’d store...
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