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J. Aubrey

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After the Before

Weekly Contest #352

[Spoiler alert: Story contains spoilers from the Before movie trilogy.] The scene goes dark on screen as the two peer onward from their seats. He leans into her ear.Him: “So, Before Sunrise?”Her: “No,” she said.Him: “Oh, Before Sunset, then?”Her: “Also no.”Him: “So . . . Before Midnight?”Her: “Even more no.”Him: “You can’t hate the entire Before trilogy. How is that possible?” She put her feet on the chair in front of her. He turned his body toward her, leaning into the armrest. Romance is Gross, Point BlankHer: “What’s the point? What’s the...

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The Winter of My Discordtent

Weekly Contest #336

RavenRyder102: This isn’t what I signed up for.I typed but then deleted. Discovering 100-plus notifications from my homeowners association’s Discord server seemed like an unprecedented level of . . . discord . . . for our building’s residents.*ding-ding*Something chirped from somewhere. The app? I rarely use it, so I wouldn’t know. Today, I especially wasn’t interested in it. Back to the chat.HollyHillsHappyHomes is where everything happens. It’s where our board shares reminders for upcoming meetings, construction projects, and security issu...

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From the Margins: A Harsh Critic

Weekly Contest #328

Black Ink: A Writer’s Prophecy This is going to be the piece that saves me. This will be my masterpiece. A vision of a world infused with glamour and brilliance, crossed with naivety and self-destruction. Everyone loves a Fitzgeraldian tale of dreams, drama, and descent. Our young author, Adrian, is a man of modern marketing who has just begun to achieve success with his words. He has taken to wooing Gerryann, an up-and-coming influencer and a self-proclaimed mix of beauty and brains, who is ready to inspire a fanbase from her feeds. When th...

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I Swear on my Nine Lives

Weekly Contest #327

I swear on my nine lives I didn’t mean to do it.The jar was too close to the edge. Way too close. Not just “cat” close, but too close by all standards. I know it’s a classic on-edge cat trope (I see them watching the videos all the time), but this time it’s true. Even a dog would have knocked it over. With their fat, idiot tail or goofy, oversized paws. They simply put it too close to the granite cliff and the tiled abyss. I didn’t even have to try.But first, let’s be clear: I usually do not bother the good stuff. We have a mutual respect in...

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I Do. I Don't. I Might?

Weekly Contest #326

Part 1: An Unraveling ProposalThe silence was somehow sending a shockwave. The glistening of the ring was radiating through both of them, their eyes both locked on it.“So, what do you say? Will you marry me?” he asked.She continued to stare. Idiotically dumbfounded. A decade together—a decade undeniably full of love, adventure, fun—and somehow she was struck immobile and mute.He was down on one knee, a knee about to quiver if this moment endured.“Becky?”“James . . .”“Becky . . .”She took his hands and knelt as well, but quickly collapsed to ...

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Washed Ashore

Weekly Contest #324

Part 1: Waking Up at Sea Oh no, I’m going to be sick, she thought. She lay there, eyes shut, taking a deep breath. She could feel the spins through her feet. Oh no, I can’t be sick. Overwhelmed by the feeling she was moving in a wave, she felt like a boat in the ocean—her stomach rising with the tide in her throat. Oh no, I’m going to be . . . seasick? She opened her eyes and sat up. There was no time to question where in the nautical hell she was; she locked eyes with the bucket at the bedside, and there went the remains of whatever was ye...

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