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Submitted to Contest #313
You know that certain stench, as if someone just had sex in the motel room before you settled in? Like sweat and mildew and a hint of cigarette sweetness. Because at least the scent of smoke smelled way better than that particular B.O. that makes your skin crawl. Since a deep part of you knows that foul odor better than anyone else. Sick, ain't it?That's how I knew Jennifer was cheating on me. Curled up in a sheet cocoon, undeniably naked beneath the silk fabric. I couldn't believe she was pretending to be asleep. Knowing full well I wasn't ...
Submitted to Contest #305
It took me a few seconds to realize I was utterly and completely lost...Glancing back and forth, my eyes catching glimpses of every rock, tree branch, piece of bark, and mossy mound that could possibly surround me. Biting my lips hard as I swallowed back a sob. I reluctantly spun to face the unfortunate band of Rust playing, Naked and Afraid watching frat brothers I had convinced to tag along my spontaneous urge for an urban exploration. It was of an abandoned tuberculosis clinic from the 1800's. Entrusting me to lead them to the very remote...
Submitted to Contest #178
The music swam through the warm bodies of people swaying and moving to it's gentle rhythm in the center of the large, lavish family home. The man, dancing his fingers across the piano keys entranced everyone, and those who weren't very enthused kept to themselves, lurking in the farthest corners of the house, or outside on the deck. Chattering amongst each other. The melodies, and the voices, all mixing and splashing into one another like an approaching sea storm. Ever, steadily overwhelm...
Submitted to Contest #177
It happened a fortnight ago, and I still hadn't told Askel, or Jane. The scars still stained my torso, and I swallowed hard as I stared at them incredulously once again through the mirror on the vanity. Just as I had been these past couple weeks. I still couldn't really, process what happened. It was all so fast, and the bites, the scratches, they healed so fast. I didn't even know what to fathom. But I gasped when I heard a knock on my bedroom door, and then a man clear their voice. "Lille-Ulv? May I come in?". I dropped my night gown, ...
Submitted to Contest #78
The sound of children playing outside roused Adred awake from his summer dream. Sitting up and rubbing groggily at his eyes until the sleep drifted away. He glanced at where the sounds of laughter and chatter came from the window ajar. His thin white curtains billowing in the breeze. Adred stared, and contemplated the sounds. TINK! Adred gasped, seeing a small boney hand slap the glass pane of his window, but he relaxed as his friend from the first grade's face flashed under the veil of the curtains. Malcom smiled, and called as he l...
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