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Weekly Contest #293
THE MOVE Her fingernails were so tiny that the brush from the bottle of the nail polish was almost too big. Bubble gum pink on this finger, light pink on this one and purple on the next. And so the pattern continued until all 10 fingers, and all 10 ten toes, were freshly coated. Would she stay still long enough for the polish to dry? Only time would tell. She was three with pigtails and tiny white teeth that were bright and white when she smiled, which was often. She was happy and vivacious and carefree. She was Olivia. He was a thinker, ev...
Weekly Contest #290
THE RAIN They stood at the edge of the dock, looking out over the once beautiful lake. Lake Francine was undergoing a face lift and had been drained, almost completely, for the beautification process. Mark and Renee were so taken with one another they did not even notice the state of disrepair that surrounded them. Mark reached in his pocket and began whispering in Renee’s ear. “Do you know how long I will love you?” “Tell me, how long,” she replies. He opened his hand to reveal the shiny dime he had retrieved from his pocket. “Until someon...
Weekly Contest #286
THE LITTLE BROWN SUITCASE When Kate was born the most unusual thing happened. Although her entrance into this world was unremarkable, a little brown suitcase appeared in the labor and delivery room just after her birth. With all the commotion a newborn brings, the brown suitcase was barely noticed; the nurses stepped around it, the doctor pushed it aside. Then Kate’s dad carried it into his wife’s hospital room, thinking she had brought it along as a necessity for the big moment that was Kate’s birth. Two days later as Kate’s parents prepar...
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