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Julie Grenness

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Ellen meets more ants. (Part 2 of Ellen and the Ants).

Weekly Contest #363

The dark, black night in the back yard was creepy to Ellen. She clung to Thea's hoodie jacket, as her fearless twin sister followed the trail of the ant force across the yard towards their father's garden shed. The moon was hiding behind some clouds, scudding against the stars. "I do not like adventures, Thea. This was totally unexpected." Ellen moaned."Nothing to be scared about. They are only ants.""But they might be dangerous."Despite these protests, Ellen was used to following Thea. Now they were both following the ants, and Mia was also...

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Ghost of a Chance.

Weekly Contest #362

"Chocolate cake and coffee.....""Hey, hold on, that's my coffee!" Clara was usually a quiet, timid sort of young lady. But this guy had suddenly and grumpily swiped her routine morning latte with caramel moccha topping, and was heading from the coffee shop."Wait, you've got the wrong coffee. Look, it's got my initials on it, C.M." She impulsively tried to grab his arm, hoping he wouldn't spill her precious morning caffeine fix. The moody stranger turned, and checked the coffee cup he was holding. He asked, "Does it matter? What's your name?...

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Ellen and the Ants.

Weekly Contest #361

"Life can be tricky, so don't worry too much. Just keep going." Ellen's father told her. He had been listening to one of his ten year old twins asking him why she was never student of the week. Her twin sister, Thea, was bigger, braver and far smarter. Ellen had always been the shy and timid twin, never as popular as Thea. Ellen tried hard, but she was not very sporty either. She liked staying at home, reading and playing with Mia, the family cat. Mia was sleek and slim, she was very stuck up, and a picky eater. Nothing was ever quite good e...

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Will they, won't they?

Weekly Contest #360

"Happiness is power!" Owen told himself, as his sister checked his threads and hair gel for this vital first date. It was only ten minutes away, moments before everything could change for him. Owen was trying to look casual, clad in a new blue shirt, his best trousers, and his latest loafers. At the age of 25, he normally looked like the career-focused rising cadet financier he was. Compared to Primrose, his sister, Owen was the shy boy, reserved, goal orienteed, a virtual workaholic at that age.One evening, he had expressed a slight yearnin...

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God does not make junk!

Weekly Contest #358

Xander flung himself from the confrontation with his father, Sterling Collins. Being young and hotheaded, he disregarded all the warnings and advice. Xander was soon roaring down the roads leading away from his exclusive, secluded neighbourhood. He had been steadily drinking the afternoon away, fuming over his father's control freak mechanisms. He was young, he was free, he was going to own the town tonight. He pushed the engine of his impressive Kawasike motorcycle to its limits."Forget about him, he's a tyrant. Delete my old man to trash. ...

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God Help Us All.

Weekly Contest #357

"It's lucky dip time. Come along and take your ticket to Bible Group!" Pastor Bruce was beaming at his flock of very assorted followers. The newly wed couple were only recently back from their honeymoon. They were praying to be in the same Bible Study Group, and the Good Lord heard their prayers."Group 4!" Braxton said, "What group are you in, honey?"His bride, Adele, smiled, excited, saying, "Yah, we're both in Group 4."They were such a fervent couple, they did a cuddle of thanks. They were looking forward to this golden stage of their mari...

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How Inappropriate!

Weekly Contest #356

Tash was all fired up with his trademark zeal. He had arrived, a long journey in his wheels, but he had reached the Town of the Littles. That is what his new boss and mentor had told him this medium small town was. Tash had listened to Pastor Rowan's urging, and taken this opportunity to become the Youth Pastor. It must be a central focus of God's plan for him, to venture away from his sheltered comfortable middle-class existence.Being Gen Z and proud of it, Tash was navigating his trip with his GPS. He drove past the welcome sign and the la...

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Here for You...

Weekly Contest #355

"Cruise, relax, relax....." Tanith told herself, as she tried to glide around the wedding reception unnoticed. Since this was a same sex wedding, between two newly wed husbands, Tanith had adapted her hair colour and couture. She had been thrift shopping, and found a retro lavender satin frock with attractive draped sleeves. Over this she had added a silver sequinned bolero jacket. Her hair was a nice touch, after she had noted the colour of the planned wedding theme. Her hair was newly home styled, and shaded a riotous blend of purple and p...

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"What's up, Doc?"

Weekly Contest #354

"What you are experiencing is a range of complex emotions. Here is a script, something to take the edge off your distressing feelings. Take that to the pharmacist, after you sort the fee at the front desk there. Nice to catch up......."The good doctor turned away, being Dr. Siddy, a prescription machine for a conglomerate medical franchise. Before he could invite his next aging patient into his consulting room, his internal phone rang again, annoyingly. It was his new 30 year old beloved, Angelique Ha. Lately, she had been sounding more and ...

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Tree Trip.

Weekly Contest #353

Roaring, the bulldozers were rolling on. The climate justice protestors, combined with the greenies and ecowarriors were chanting abuse. Some demonstrators lay down right in the path of the machines of forest destruction. The large yellow dozers had flattened vast areas of a fragile, unique old growth stand of those precious standing people, the ancient trees.Birds squawked, insects buzzed angrily, all seemed doomed. Young Jenna was there with some of the other upper secondary students. "This is our future. Stop right now!"The council worker...

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Welcome to Red Creek.

Weekly Contest #352

"This is supposed to be Spring in the country!" Candice groaned silently, as the ribbon of dull grey asphalt road ahead seemed endless. Her sister, Montana, asked again, "Are we nearly there yet?" Their tired father did sigh, and said one more time, "I think it's only another hour before we reach the township of Dusty Hollow."Their mother was gazing straight forward, muttering, "We can see why it's called Dusty Hollow."Around them, the fields were red and bare, no crops and very few trees, only straggles of dry yellow spiky clumps of grass h...

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They're Multiplying.

Weekly Contest #351

Back in the classroom, Oliver lifted each page of a torture test, and stared in horror at Page 4. One of the girls raised her hand, and Mr. Zeke asked her what her problem was. "What's wrong with Page 4? There is a picture there, and no Maths question. What is the question for Page 4?"Tyson called rudely to Mr. Zeke, "Hey, that photo looks like Oliver with a beard on. What's that supposed to prove?""And look," Henry said, "There's a large dog paw print on it. Why does it say, Wanted?"Mr. Zeke took a second glance at his great Maths test. His...

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The Tricks of the Hidden Hound.

Weekly Contest #350

Mysteries evolve and need solving. The lads enjoyed their trip to Eastville Shopping Complex. After Simon bought some late lunch for Oliver and Henry, they all went to the sports store to buy Oliver's state of the art joggers. They were all growing boys, their feet did keep growing too, quite fast. They finally wandered off to where Oliver's parents picked them up. No one let on about Simon meeting Poppy, that was a real secret, kept private between the boys.Sunday passed quietly, quite normally, so Oliver tried to put the Hidden Hound from ...

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Bucket of Joy.

Weekly Contest #349

Rhiannon had been totally blindsided by her unexpected reduncancy. She was always regarded as one of the rising stars in her field of expertise. Until that afternoon, she had an acknowledged position in her career as a loans officer for a major bank in her land. Unfortunately, one by one, the branches had been closing down. No one, including Rhiannon, had been too keen to read the writing on the wall. The finance industry had been increasingly conducted online, as the digital world had centralized the roles of staff at any level.More than th...

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Unholy.

Weekly Contest #348

Strangely, by the time Oliver and Henry had finished breakfast the next morning, the early fog had been wafted away by a sunny breeze. Saturday was for tennis. Oliver's coach had been trying to correct his footwork as he served. Oliver and Henry were playing in a doubles match to see it they were improving. Simon somehow won his vital contest against an older boy in Year 10. Oliver was excited, walking across the grassy park to the centre court. Henry could be very speedy around the court. Their parents were ready on the sidelines, with a co...

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