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Submitted to Contest #274
Being an only child, when I was young I spent a lot of time with my grandparents. My grandmother made a point of always telling me “I’ll always be with you, you’ll know I’m around if you find a stray nickel.” As a kid I just blew it off, yea yea Grandma and went about my day. How was I to know she actually meant it? I was 24 years old when my grandmother passed away. I had still talked to her almost everyday, and went to see her at least twice a week. I knew her time was coming, she was out of reality more than in, and talking to my gr...
Submitted to Contest #272
It all began so long ago, everyone has lost track of the years, the eons. We are the Nightblood, originating underground close to the earth’s core. Over time as it is with the evolutionary process, we formed into human shaped beings. Our only difference was because of our origins, we require a lot of iron and red blood cells to sustain ourselves. The first known of our kind to live on the surface was Andina. I admit it, I’m somewhat of an introvert for the most part. I work at home; I shop online and have almost everything delivered. Occasio...
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