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Submitted to Contest #337
My headlights turned onto the single-track road scanning clumps of hedges and scattered rocks lining the verge. Briefly illuminated they plunged back into darkness - the same darkness as inside the van with only two beams searching the narrow tarmac strip ahead. Daylight had already faded on this November afternoon. The “bus”, as we had called the converted camper van, slowly climbed the narrow incline. I had not had much practice driving it. A trip in the summer to a campsite on the West Coast had been my only outing so far. Its dark brown ...
Submitted to Contest #239
Eduardo sat the kitchen table, his face staring into the nothingness of the blank wall opposite. The spoon with corn flakes found its way mechanically to his mouth with an automatic swallowing to follow. His mother stood at the sink, washing the breakfast dishes. His dad had already left the flat and shortly after he was off to school, his mum would have to leave too for her part time job. But for now he still remained there in silence, his body leaning over his breakfast bowl, the spoon rhythmically emptying its content. “Are you f...
Submitted to Contest #113
The Dream I like that state between half awake and also half asleep. My body still unmoving but my mind starting to float and drift. It is as if my thoughts become fluid and take themselves into their own directions. Usually I do not remember my dreams but by letting myself sink into this almost hypnotic state, my thoughts seem to be able to grasp the remnants of whatever dream I had that night. Today, however, there was no need for that. Today the dream stood in front of me, stark and strong with a clarity that demanded attention. ...
Submitted to Contest #112
The Interview The day had started so well. Enough sleep, new energy, sunshine blazing from a cloudless sky filtering through the still closed curtain. Yes, this is it. I will hack this. Ahead lay my interview with the oil related company. A Personal Assistant post had come up and my application, yes my application amongst 30 others, had been accepted. The invitation to the interview lay on the kitchen table, ready to be put into my bag on the way out. Whether this was a preliminary interview, it did not say. No matter, I was in. Here was...
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