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Weekly Contest #356
The sound of the woodpecker beat against the tree so loudly that morning. I could hardly open my eyes at the brightness, the rhythmic beat moved down from my ear to my chest and filled it like a solid form inside me. It shoved into my nausea as my puke came up to meet it.I ran to the bathroom and fell onto my knees as the party from last night leapt out of my throat. It tasted like vodka and old pasta. I could feel the pieces of it coming out of my nose. I blew it to get the rest out and found myself gagging at feeling the small solid pieces...
Weekly Contest #355
The body lay in the ground of the open grave, wrapped lightly in a thin blanket, loose specks of dirt already falling down upon its edges as if the earth itself wanted to swallow it whole. Elijah bore the weight of his guilt like a leaden coat as he choked out, “he was a part of our family before I was even born and will be forever.” He knew he would carry it in his heart longer than anyone else in his family because of his part in the demise. Tiffany had tears running down her cheeks, she felt so forlorn it extended into the very tips or he...
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