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Weekly Contest #329
There was once an old man by the name of Howard Thomas who worked at a local department store. He was a friendly old man who enjoyed the company of the store’s customers and frequently told them about his adventures. One of his most frequent stories regarded a trip to a famous mountain named the Heavenpeak, even though in truth, he never made the trip. One day, a group of customers asked him to tell the story, and he happily obliged. “Alright, let me think,” he started, “alright, I was with my team, and we managed to reach th...
Weekly Contest #328
The Local Healer In Europe during the medieval era, there lived a woman named Isabella Aarden who lived in a forest with the animals for company. The forest was vast with many different kinds of trees populating the area. Isabella often walked around the region, and gathered local herbs for both food and seasoning. She was able to brew different kinds of stew and drinks with the plants she collected. Isabella even said that she could lived completely on the forest alone, never needing to venture to the local town. ...
The Old Veteran There once lived an old veteran in a European country named Eraldo Aalmers who lived on a farm with his family. He was a hard-working old man who woke up everyday at 5:00 AM to work in his garden. Eraldo also took his grandchildren to school everyday where they learned mathematics and science at a local church. To his community, he was a hard-working and honest man who was a pillar of the community. He was also popular with his neighbors as he frequently hosted events at his church where he played games with th...
Weekly Contest #326
Realization Mary Anne lived in a rather picture-esque marriage where she and her husband enjoyed a life without many worries. They were never hungry, and they never worried about being homeless. Her husband, James Alberts, worked as an accountant where he earned a respectable salary. Mary Anne often bragged to her friends about all the luxuries that she was able to buy with the money and that she was able to send her children to a competitive private school. Even though Mary didn’t have a career of her own, her husband assure...
Weekly Contest #325
Walking with Shadows There was a young woman in California who lived in the San Francisco area. Her name was Sarah Wilson, and she was an aspiring student at a nearby university. She studied everyday and maintained a 3.5 GPA. She said that her parents were proud of her, and that they were going to buy her a new car for her birthday. Next year will be her final year at university, and then she would go on to finish her PhD at another school. As she walked along the Golden Gate Bridge, she could feel a cool breeze brush across h...
Weekly Contest #324
New Home for a Wanderer Located in a forest in the Western United States, there was a raccoon named Scruffy. He was similar to other raccoons in that he depended on the forest as both his home and source of food. He lived on a diet of fruit, nuts, insects, and the occasional fish. He was also friends with the other raccoons who lived in the forest. The raccoons whom he spoke to the most were named Claws and Hunter. During a long winter day, he came across his two friends looking for food. “Hello Claws,” greeted ...
Weekly Contest #323
The Quiet Escape It was the afternoon of a winter Sunday, where the birds were chirping and the squirrels were running around. Freya Alexandre was running across the forest, and the birds sang as she passed them. The sun shone on her brown hair as it reflected the light across the trees. As she ran, the birds began to sing a more somber song she the maiden began to run faster, as if for her life. Freya began to run faster and faster through the forest, in a faint hope that she could find one of her friends. Fre...
Weekly Contest #319
Monsters of the Green Mountain There was once a country named Coldwind, and a group of beings known as the Icehooks lived in the region surrounding a green mountain. The Icehooks had an appearance similar to Bigfoot combined with a werewolf. Stories from the local human village describe than as savage monsters who hunt and kill for sport. It was recommended that people from the village never travel to mountain alone for the fear that the Icehooks would abduct and eat them if they did. One day, a group of village...
Weekly Contest #318
The Leader and the Real Leader Governor Harry Wright had served as the governor of South Dakota for about ten years now. He took pride in not only the development he oversaw in the state, but also for what he perceived as his forceful and effective leaderships style. He believed that he was able to create change from his ability to not only lead, but to inspire courage and optimism in people. The truth was that he could neither inspire nor get many of his constituents to like him. Governor Wright had what many p...
Weekly Contest #317
Warning from Oneself Alex Rogers was a mostly normal person who enjoyed playing video games and drawing. He was also a student at a local college named Hilltown College studying engineering. One day, something strange happened. Someone who looked like him suddenly appeared while he was playing video games. To his surprise, it was the future version of him. “Hello Alex, I bring dire news,” begin future Alex, “it is important that you know this right now, so that you can make the appropriate changes.” “You will be...
Weekly Contest #316
The Lingering Shadow A college student was reading in class, and his teacher quickly noticed and approached him. “Alex, can you pay attention in class,” asked the teacher who was named Professor Baker, “we are in the middle of my mathematics lecture.” “I apologize,” replied Alex politely, “I will pay attention from now.” The student didn’t complain or argue, and paid attention for the rest of the class. Afterwards, he left the classroom to meet his friends, Charles and Ashley, who just finished their chemistry lectur...
Weekly Contest #313
The Elected There was recently an election in a city in the USA. The elected individual had the first name of Blake, and he had a supporter who had the first name of Eric. After Blake won his election, Eric requested that they meet at a local bowling alley to both celebrate and talk. Much to the chagrin of Blake, Eric arrived two hours late, but Blake, being the gracious host that he was, greeted Eric friendlily and graciously. “Hello Eric,” greeted Blake, “what can I do for you.” “I am happy that you agr...
Weekly Contest #312
My Friend, An Angel Matt Baker was a writer who felt lost at the moment. He didn’t have much to hope for as he struggled to write new novels and was wondering if it was time for him to finally get a new job. Suddenly, something happened that wouldn’t have happened in Matt’s wildest imagination, an angel appeared and introduced himself as Moonglare. “Hello, my name is Moonglare,” the angel introduced himself “Am I already dead,” asked Matt. “Haha, no you aren’t,” replied Moonglare. ...
Weekly Contest #311
The Seventy-Year-Old Thief David Taylor was a thief for over forty years, but in the end, he was tired. As he walked and looked around the city he lived in, named Northborder, he pondered about his action. “The Brown Crust is around here,” he said to himself, “I wonder if Joseph is still making that pizza the way he used to.” “The pizzas he makes is better than most of the slop that pizza chains try to pass of as food,” continued David. As cars drove by, the noise comforted him as the sound reminded him of home. “It wasn’t tha...
Weekly Contest #310
Book of the Distant Dimension Timothy Ward was an aspiring, albeit unsuccessful writer, who was trying to publish multiple novels that editors seemed to be uninterested in. “This will never work,” bemoaned Timothy as he attempted to write another book. “Not enough people are reading,” continued Timothy as he tried to write dialogue even though it tended to come off as stiff and unnatural. As he was writing suddenly, a mysterious being, which had the appearance of an angel combined with a vampire appeared to Timothy. “I am I insane,” asked...
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