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Submitted to Contest #205
Like a locomotive, his breath exhaled against the cold night sky. Smoke trailed behind as he made his way down the tracks, rhythmic, purposeful. The full moon cast its soft white glow on the earth below, and he preferred it that way, for two reasons. One, the natural light was soothing, calming, connecting him more deeply with his natural surroundings as he walked. A flashlight just felt in his bones like he didn't belong, he was a guest of his surroundings, and he wanted to belong when he ventured out this way. Two, he only made thi...
Submitted to Contest #171
The Black Dogs Among Us By - July St. John October 7, 1829 Gloucester Police Department 10 Waters Way Gloucester, England Attn: Det. Duncansone Detective, Your presence is urgently needed. There have been two murders on Friar Isle. One, that of my father, I witnessed three days prior to this letter. The other, my sister, a little over seven years ago, for which I am responsible. I was but a boy then and though I had never harbored ill will or a harsh word toward my sister, she fell at my hand. I would rather die in a prison cell ...
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