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Submitted to Contest #312
I have never had a name, and yet there are moments when I feel the weight of one pressing against the inside of my ribs, aching to be spoken. No human in this city wears a name, nor do we speak of ourselves. Names are forbidden or perhaps simply forgotten. We drift through the glass-and-steel corridors, wrapped in the comfort of anonymity, as if the very concept of individual identity has been set aside in favor of a vast, humming unity.This is a city where every window shines with blue light at dusk, and the streets coil around themselves l...
Submitted to Contest #310
Would she ever finish a story? It was a question always left unanswered. Nora could never stay with her story ideas long enough. Her characters were stuck in the pages of her notebook screaming to have their stories told, but she could never commit. Maybe tonight would be different. For now, though, she took comfort in her usual routine. After a light dinner on the patio, she spent a little time with her favorite websites. One gave her daily help to cope with her anxiety, and another was full of articles shared by her favorite writer. Then, ...
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