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Submitted to Contest #71
The baker stood staring out of his window, the aged man was surprisingly tall and spry looking, with pale skin and a dignity to his character that went beyond his stained apron and worn workman hands. The squad car pulled up outside his shop, He barely saw it in the ethereal reflection of the window and the distorting droplets of rain crawling there way down the thick glass. Past the reflection he saw a single man step out of the car, a tall man whose black suit was hidden under his long brown coat and his eyes shadowed under his fashionable...
Submitted to Contest #65
The moon hung low as my foot dropped from the doorway onto the cold, damp stone below. The moon seemed brighter and larger then normal, it must have known it was Halloween. The world was large and dark, the wind blew through me like a sharp whisper and the damp air made me feel uneasily slimy. It was a night of fancy, or so I was told, I was the only girl in the neighbourhood that night; dressed in my long red cloak, and bright red wellie boots, a black gown under it that mam spent hours sowing, my favourite part was the old-timey braid my s...
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