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Submitted to Contest #81
After being gone for six years, I have moved back to the small Podunk town that I used to loathe. Surprisingly, I moved back by choice. When I lived here before, I found it boring and simple, which as a young woman who had just turned twenty-one, this was the worst thing imaginable. I never planned on coming back, but the older I get, the more I long for simplicity. I did not stay in touch with anyone while I was gone, and I’m not a fan of social media, so my return will be a surprise, plus, in a town as small as this one, a new person or a ...
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