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Niamh Neraida

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Write a short story about a person who goes to bed on New Year's Eve and wakes up in 1920.

Submitted to Contest #22

I hate this place. I’m leaving as soon as I can. I glance up at the calendar on my wall and sigh; two more years until my coming of age. They say it’ll be gone in a flash, and then I’ll wish I could have it all back again. But I know that’s all bullshit. I’m sick of hearing ‘when I was young’. That was a long time ago; you didn’t have internet, so what? No one asked. We’re in the god damn 21st century for Chrissake. As soon as I turn 18 I’m out of here, and there’s nothing they can say or do to stop me.I slump down onto my bed and scroll thr...

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