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Submitted to Contest #330
I dreamed of snow all summer long. Great swathes of it, snowflakes so puffy and big, collecting on the ground in mounds swiftly turning to mountains, drifting down from the clouds like feathers. The kind of snowflakes you can catch on your tongue that feel like icy frosting, melting in your mouth. All through those hot, sweltering days when the humidity clings to your skin, sucking the energy from your very soul, I would let my head drop to my pillow, and my eyes glaze over, and I would feel the cold, quick breeze against my face. Today i...
Submitted to Contest #283
Please note, this story centers around grief with a brief mention of alcohol use as a coping mechanism. Violence is implied without any explicit description. Christmas is the time of year for bright colors, pine needles, and unexpected, unwarranted acts of goodwill. It’s the time of year for warm mugs of hot cocoa with marshmallows floating on the surface, pillowy, soft, and white, ugly Christmas sweaters with too many loose threads, overpriced family dinners out and reheated leftovers paired with an already opened bottle of wine. You can’t...
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