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Submitted to Contest #274
Around 9:30 a.m. she woke to a familiar pungent burning odor that wafted into her nostrils and triggered her recognition of it before she even opened her eyes. Most people would have leapt out of bed to see if there was a fire in the house. Not Morgan. Morgan loved the scent, probably more because of what it was than the way it smelled. She had left her bedroom window open the night before, as she loved the advent of fall, even if it did get chilly by the middle of the night. “October Country,” she called it. She also loved being able to hea...
Submitted to Contest #273
Prompt: Your character is invited to a secret meeting. Who invited them, and what do they encounter?***She laughed to herself as she inspected her newly printed business cards. “Sheila McCarry, Investigator” in bold, black print. She could have included “workplace consultant” or “employment attorney,” but some part of her liked the association with one of her favorite characters from childhood, whom she considered to be a superhero--Nancy Drew. Maybe she should have joined the FBI or gone into criminal law after law school. But here she was....
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