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MATTHEW HANSON

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A Starry Night

A Starry night Warning* may contain a few choice words some might not find suitable for younger ages. Ellen Hunt was anxious. She gazed aimlessly across the blackboard, her mind consumed by the faint scent of disinfectant. 9th-grade Creative Writing wasn’t her favorite class, she would have rather been in the Art room, holding a chunk of clay or charcoal pencils. Ellen tried to pay attention to the lesson, but the soft beeping of machines lingered in her memory. Her long, curly brown hair fell around her face like a veil, shielding her from...

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Beyond the Frame

Weekly Contest #265

Trigger Warning: Violence, Gore, Swearing, Murder Eli typed vigorously on his computer. The brightness of his computer screen illuminated his face like a beacon. His blue eyes darted back and forth behind his wide-rimmed glasses, giving him an owlish look. The other cubicles, once filled with the hustle and bustle of coworkers, now stood empty, a testament to the late hour. Computers dark, chairs pushed in, like sentinels guarding a deserted fortress. Elijah Warner was a tall man in his mid-30s. He slouched in his chair beneath his mop of un...

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