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Matt Pearson

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The Color of Grief

Weekly Contest #352

I crushed the cigarette in the ash tray on my desk as I reminisced on the world that once was full of light, hope, dreams, and color. My God there were so many colors. Now all that was left were shades and shadows. The smoke from the ashes looked like the last gasp of humanity trying to hold on to something. Everyone is going around trying to get on with their lives, trying to make sense of it all. Red was the first to go. I remember hearing a siren blaring only to see it come from a grey fire truck flying through the intersection respond...

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The Timekeeper

Weekly Contest #279

There was a tree, unlike the other trees around it, or any one Luke had seen before. One that stood proud, immune to the effects of war and disease. A tree so giant, that when Luke looked up, the leaves seemed to touch the sky. He wondered how old this marvel of nature was. If it had eyes, what did it see? Could it tell a story of how the world was? How did it end? After everything Luke endured, he should have felt triumphant simply for being in its presence. Instead, his heart was weighed down by guilt. It was my brother who should be alive...

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The Man at the Door

Weekly Contest #262

Refusing to get out of bed, Alan stared up at the ceiling fan and watched the blades spin with a low hum. His procrastination was brought on by something he tried to avoid whenever possible: family drama. Unfortunately for Alan, that was something he would have to face today. Just not in the way he expected. Alan was also not looking forward to enduring the thirty-year high temperature forecasted today. But the weather would be the least of his worries. Savannah, Alan’s seventeen-year old stepdaughter, was caught with some friends in the sch...

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Lessons of the game

Weekly Contest #256

“Ball Four!” The call from the home plate umpire ignited a roar from the crowd as Sycamore High’s season, and its hopes for advancing to the state championship game remained alive. Tommy pumped his fist at the dugout as he headed for first base, rallying his teammates to muster the belief they were not done yet. Everyone in the dugout responded to Tommy drawing the walk with cheers and high-fives. Everyone except for Kyle Sanderson. Kyle had been holding a bat in his hand the last two innings hoping he would get a chance to redeem his season...

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Family Business

Daniel looked at his watch.  Three minutes, cutting it close. He sat at the bar, slowly nursing a beer, pretending to be interested in the baseball game playing on the big screen TV. Externally, Daniel displayed a calm demeanor without a care in the world. But internally - despite all his years of experience - he was a nervous wreck. The phone in his pocket vibrated. Daniel pulled it out, being careful to conceal the screen. Is the package secure? In progress, he replied. Remember, your daughter is counting on you. Risking his own life ...

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