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Weekly Contest #90
A little one comes. I’ve seen so many little ones over the years and everyone is precious. I remember the first time. I was just a sapling hidden in the undergrowth but the child saw me and cooed over me and talked to me and I felt loved. We grew together, that child and I. She came and visited often, told me her secrets and her wishes and so we grew. The nibblers of the forest passed me by so I grew tall and straight, reaching for the sky. Time passed and then the girl child came and brought her beau and introduced me to the man she loved....
Weekly Contest #83
Content warning: adult content Star Light Was I really watching a man walk out of the sea towards me? Or was I finally going mad? The soft shushing of the waves as they moved through the shingle was background to my tangled thoughts – thoughts, ideas and visions. It felt as though my brain was going to explode. I struggled to hold on, afraid to let go. What would happen if I did let go? I giggled as the cartoon picture of a brain exploding flashed behind my eyes. The night was dark yet bright. The sky black and lit with countless stars. ...
Weekly Contest #43
What is normal? I was scared but I was not going to let these strangers know it. I don’t know what I was doing here. Last week I was in the local school with my mates (two of) and now I was miles away in the middle of nowhere in a boarding school! What was that all about? I stood in the middle of a large hall with others milling around and I was very, very uncomfortable. I felt as though ants were crawling all over me, my skin hurt everywhere. And that was what was scaring me. I usually had enough confidence to carry anything off and if I di...
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