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Submitted to Contest #320
The peculiar thing about fate is that it can strike in an instant after you spend your whole life waiting for it to arrive. It can also do so in the most unorthodox of ways.More often than not, there are no grand arrivals nor signs of change to come. One day, all is ordinary, and the recurring, comfortable machinations of your life surround you. Next, you are Alice in Wonderland or beginning a hero’s journey with a sword in one hand and a quest in the other.I never thought I would be a target of fate’s fascination. I thought it had woven a s...
Submitted to Contest #319
Please Note: This story deals with themes of mental illness, particularly depression, abuse, and death (in the form of murder). This material is not suitable for all readers. A touch of chill hung on the tendrils of wind as it weaved in and out of the open window. Grey skies loomed above, threatening rain and thunder. A tattered book sat on the couch, its spine bent and the words on the pages smothered against the maroon corduroy cushions. From the kitchen, the clanging of dishes sounded: a clink of glass against glass, a sloshing of water...
Submitted to Contest #318
Dear [Boy],You asked recently if the letter before this one was a “Dear John” letter, and I’ve wondered since then if you had wanted it to be. Let’s be honest, there is a very good chance that I will never send this letter, that I will just continue accepting things the way they are and forgetting all the pain that I have experienced since I have been with you. That is not to say that all the pain has been bad, but it is to say that I have not been happy on multiple occasions, actually, most of the time since you’ve moved and left me here w...
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