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Submitted to Contest #329
It wasn't long into the quiet November night that the craving suddenly and inexplicably struck. Cole had been passed out, feet dangling over the edge of his childhood bed, when he awoke with a start. His head was throbbing and the thin sheets around him were soaked through with sweat.He jumped out of bed and regarded the dark space around him. In his stupor, he'd briefly forgotten where he was. Through the gloom, he could make out shapes of old toys and posters on the dressers around him. Slowly, he gathered his bearings, hand to his head to...
Submitted to Contest #326
The sneakers of my companions and I shrieked against tile floors as we sprinted through dark hallways in the dim hours of the night. Giggles and whispered commands erupted all around as groups of children split up, sliding into closed classrooms and crawling under the wooden pews that littered the sides of the passageway. In a matter of moments, only mine and two other pairs of sneakers were left bounding down the hallway. Up ahead, a set of metal double doors lay open below an archway affixed with a painted sign. St. Mary’s Catholic Church ...
Submitted to Contest #322
As the needle dropped and the record pirouetted in a formal dance, Ned Starmer felt like dancing himself. Slowly, the cluttered den he stood in came to life with the sound of music. He didn't like any of the new-fangled tunes. The tribal percussions underlying such vile and offensive lyricisms were a sign of the degrading ages to him. No, Ned Starmer much preferred the oldies. Respectful, artistic, gentlemanly—these were all things that he had in common with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Their classy instrumentals and tempered ...
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