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O.C. McGowan

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Summer 2010

Weekly Contest #361

CLARA’S SUMMER TO-DO LIST1. Go to a midnight movie.2. Read 20 books.3. Run 10 miles every week. (Total-ish.)4. Go skinny dipping! (Eek!)5. Go camping!6. Talk to Jake… (get his number???)7. Host a sleepover!8. Get tan.9. Save money to buy the new iPod Nano.10. Reread Harry Potter series.11. Do the rip-chord at Worlds of Fun.12. Eat healthy (gotta look good for Senior pictures.)13. Burn some new CDs for The Bug.14. Go Boating.15. Watch final season of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. DVDs.16. Go bowling.17. Take a roadtrip.18. Learn to French Braid my hair.19. ...

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Cupid's Bow

Weekly Contest #359

“Have we met before?”The words send a shiver down my spine. I’m seated at the bar with a Cosmopolitan slowly sweating onto the white, flimsy bar napkin sitting in front of me. I look up to see his distorted reflection in the mirror behind the bar: tall, light brown hair, five o’clock shadow, grey pinstriped suit, holding a whisky glass, but his face is obscured by the dim light. The brass band on stage plays an upbeat jazz song, adding to the illusion of having traveled back in time. My friend, Sydney, had recommended this hotel and Speakeas...

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For Sara

Weekly Contest #348

A dull sound is all I know. It pulses in a steady rhythm… thump, thump… thump, thump… thump, thump… Sometimes it beats faster, but usually it stays slow and consistent. Wherever I am, it’s warm and the sound is comforting. Sometimes I hear another sound. A voice. It’s muffled, but I know it belongs to wherever I am and I like to listen to it.I have no concept of time or self, but a moment comes when I emerge from my warm, comfortable home and into light. I don’t like it. A new sound fills my ears: crying. I think the sound is coming from me,...

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The Dare

Weekly Contest #237

“That guy?” I ask nervously. “Yes, that guy!” Cece yells over the music. I sigh as my stomach churns nervously. We are out for Cece’s Bachelorette party and Sara, another bridesmaid, brought a deck of Truth or Dare cards designed for bachelorette parties. As luck would have it, I’ve been dared to “kiss a stranger of the bride’s choosing.” Great. She points to a tall guy with black hair standing near the bar. He’s holding a bottled beer and talking to a blonde guy with colorful tattoo sleeves down both arms. My assignment has big, d...

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