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Submitted to Contest #118
"Echo Lake," he thought to himself, "what a cheap gimmick." Then again, this was exactly what he needed. Echo Lake spans almost 16 acres in the state park of Carroll County, New Hampshire. Legend says there are exactly two points opposite each side of the lake where a sound as quiet as a whisper on one side can travel to the other. Only true lovers can find them. "Will you find yours?" Calix stood looking at the tourist board, plastered with bogus testaments and amateur photographs of the lucky ones, the true lover...
Submitted to Contest #54
There was something dark behind those steel blue eyes… Definitely a memory, not an intention. He stood there for a few seconds, studying the big, bold letters sprawled across the building: Carson County Sheriff’s Station. He recognized the name, but it looked much different now. He was staring at something that resembled a small fortress. When he walked through the doors, about ten sets of eyes shot in his direction, and not a single face that he knew. A few deputies quieted their conversations, and moved t...
Submitted to Contest #53
This was an oppressive heat. Then again, this boy was used to oppressive conditions. He had two choices: stay in the dark, cool room of The Bright Star Motel or face the heat. He chose the heat. The Bright Star Motel sat off a long stretch of country road. It straddled two opposites: a large, open plain to one side and a thick, dense forest to the other. Truckers, travelers, runaways, and any number of wandering souls found their home here, at least for some time. It was never anyone’s final destination, just a stop along the...
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