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Submitted to Contest #262
I've given up on love. Ever since my ex and I broke up a few years ago, I’ve lost all hope in finding ‘the one.’ I drown myself in work and hobbies, which include reading and spending time by the lake in the summer. I go to the lake a few times a week. I focus on the sounds of families having picnics and the rattle of bike tires over the wooden bridge. There’s this one rock that sits a few feet up the shore, a patch of grass in front of it before it dips off into the murky water. It’s just tall enough for me to lean against it. I lay a blank...
Submitted to Contest #246
It's all fun and games until it's not anymore. Two girls, ages twelve and fourteen, were playing in the backyard of the abandoned house down the street. The house had been vacant for years; the owners had died and never had the chance to put it up for sale. The roof had fallen apart and windows shattered due to age and harsh weather. The city hadn't bothered to try and clean it up and resell it. No one had ever been inside since then, but the backyard was a hotspot for the kids. The backyard consisted of a stone patio, with the weeds growing...
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